ACCUPLACER READING COMPREHENSION
FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
What is a conclusion?
ANSWER
A judgment reached from evidence
Question 2.
What is a passage's organization?
ANSWER
How its ideas are arranged and connected
Question 3.
What is the relationship between two sentences?
ANSWER
How their ideas connect
Question 4.
What is figurative language?
ANSWER
Language used beyond its literal meaning
Question 5.
What is a fact?
ANSWER
A statement that can be verified
, Question 6.
What is a primary source?
ANSWER
Firsthand information from the time or person involved
Question 7.
What should you compare in paired passages?
ANSWER
Main ideas, evidence, purpose, tone, and viewpoints
Question 8.
What is a claim?
ANSWER
A statement the author presents as true or arguable
Question 9.
What is a transition word?
ANSWER
A word or phrase connecting ideas
Question 10.
What might two passages disagree about?
ANSWER
A viewpoint, interpretation, or conclusion
Question 11.
What is sequence?
ANSWER
Steps or events presented in a particular order
FREQUENTLY TESTED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Question 1.
What is a conclusion?
ANSWER
A judgment reached from evidence
Question 2.
What is a passage's organization?
ANSWER
How its ideas are arranged and connected
Question 3.
What is the relationship between two sentences?
ANSWER
How their ideas connect
Question 4.
What is figurative language?
ANSWER
Language used beyond its literal meaning
Question 5.
What is a fact?
ANSWER
A statement that can be verified
, Question 6.
What is a primary source?
ANSWER
Firsthand information from the time or person involved
Question 7.
What should you compare in paired passages?
ANSWER
Main ideas, evidence, purpose, tone, and viewpoints
Question 8.
What is a claim?
ANSWER
A statement the author presents as true or arguable
Question 9.
What is a transition word?
ANSWER
A word or phrase connecting ideas
Question 10.
What might two passages disagree about?
ANSWER
A viewpoint, interpretation, or conclusion
Question 11.
What is sequence?
ANSWER
Steps or events presented in a particular order