ACCUPLACER READING COMPREHENSION
TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1.
What does 'most nearly means' usually ask?
ANSWER
Meaning in context
Question 2.
What should a correct main-idea answer cover?
ANSWER
The passage as a whole
Question 3.
Why might an author include an example?
ANSWER
To illustrate or support an idea
Question 4.
What should you avoid when making an inference?
ANSWER
Going beyond what the passage supports
Question 5.
What does 'for example' usually signal?
ANSWER
An example or supporting detail
,Question 6.
What does a paragraph's first sentence often do?
ANSWER
Introduces its main idea
Question 7.
What does 'best supported by the passage' mean?
ANSWER
Choose the answer with the strongest textual evidence
Question 8.
What should you reread for a vocabulary question?
ANSWER
The sentence and surrounding context
Question 9.
What is literal language?
ANSWER
Words used according to their direct meaning
Question 10.
What is a serious tone?
ANSWER
Thoughtful and not playful
Question 11.
What should a paraphrase preserve?
ANSWER
The original meaning
, Question 12.
What should you do if two answers seem correct?
ANSWER
Choose the one most directly supported by the text
Question 13.
What does a concluding sentence often do?
ANSWER
Wraps up or reinforces an idea
Question 14.
What does 'explain' mean as an author's purpose?
ANSWER
Show how or why something happens
Question 15.
What does 'as used in the passage' mean?
ANSWER
Find the word's meaning in that specific context
Question 16.
What does it mean when one paragraph supports another?
ANSWER
It gives evidence or explanation for its idea
Question 17.
What is a definition context clue?
ANSWER
The passage directly explains the unfamiliar word
TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1.
What does 'most nearly means' usually ask?
ANSWER
Meaning in context
Question 2.
What should a correct main-idea answer cover?
ANSWER
The passage as a whole
Question 3.
Why might an author include an example?
ANSWER
To illustrate or support an idea
Question 4.
What should you avoid when making an inference?
ANSWER
Going beyond what the passage supports
Question 5.
What does 'for example' usually signal?
ANSWER
An example or supporting detail
,Question 6.
What does a paragraph's first sentence often do?
ANSWER
Introduces its main idea
Question 7.
What does 'best supported by the passage' mean?
ANSWER
Choose the answer with the strongest textual evidence
Question 8.
What should you reread for a vocabulary question?
ANSWER
The sentence and surrounding context
Question 9.
What is literal language?
ANSWER
Words used according to their direct meaning
Question 10.
What is a serious tone?
ANSWER
Thoughtful and not playful
Question 11.
What should a paraphrase preserve?
ANSWER
The original meaning
, Question 12.
What should you do if two answers seem correct?
ANSWER
Choose the one most directly supported by the text
Question 13.
What does a concluding sentence often do?
ANSWER
Wraps up or reinforces an idea
Question 14.
What does 'explain' mean as an author's purpose?
ANSWER
Show how or why something happens
Question 15.
What does 'as used in the passage' mean?
ANSWER
Find the word's meaning in that specific context
Question 16.
What does it mean when one paragraph supports another?
ANSWER
It gives evidence or explanation for its idea
Question 17.
What is a definition context clue?
ANSWER
The passage directly explains the unfamiliar word
