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For
Bridging the Gap:
College Reading
Thirteenth Edition
Brenda D. Smith, Georgia State University, Emerita
LeeAnn Morris, San Jacinto College, Emerita
Prepared by
Carolyn Poole, San Jacinto College, Emerita
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, CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Active Learning ............................................................................................ 1
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................1
Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Are You Stalling? Win the Battle against Procrastination ...................9
Concept Prep: Psychology......................................................................................................10
Reading Selection 2: Home Front Workers, Rosie the Riveter, and Victory Girls ..................11
Concept Prep: History ............................................................................................................14
Reading Selection 3: Is There Enough Earth for Everyone? ...................................................15
Concept Prep: Science ............................................................................................................17
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #1: Over, Under, Around, and Through .........................................18
Chapter 2: Strategic Reading and Study ........................................................................ 19
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................19
Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Madam C. J. Walker: Business Savvy to Generous ...............................23
Reading Selection 2: High-Risk Drinking and College Students .............................................25
Reading Selection 3: The Entrepreneurial Spirit ....................................................................27
Concept Prep: Business ..........................................................................................................29
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ............................................30
Chapter 3: Organizing Textbook Information for Study ................................................. 31
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................31
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Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Marketing ‘Tasty Fun’ and ‘Dashing Speed’.........................................40
Concept Prep: Communications and Language .....................................................................41
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Reading Selection 2: Managing Stress in College ..................................................................42
Concept Prep: Health .............................................................................................................44
Reading Selection 3: Police DNA Collection Sparks Questions...............................................45
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Vocabulary Booster #3 Quiz: Who’s Who in Medicine? ........................................................48
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Chapter 4: Vocabulary .................................................................................................. 49
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................49
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Comprehension Quiz: Mobile Devices, the Internet, and iDisorders .....................................55
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #4: What in? What’s Out? What’s Hot? What’s Not? ..................57
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, Chapter 5: Main Idea and Supporting Details ................................................................ 58
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................58
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: The Obedience Study ............................................................................67
Concept Prep: Psychology......................................................................................................69
Reading Selection 2: Life with Cooper: “Working” the Trains ...............................................70
Concept Prep: Literature ........................................................................................................72
Selection 3: Fighting Violent Gang Crime with Math ............................................................73
Vocabulary Booster #5 Quiz: The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars ...........................................75
Chapter 6: Patterns of Organization .............................................................................. 76
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................76
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Managing Conflict ................................................................................84
Reading Selection 2: North Americans before Columbus ......................................................86
Concept Prep: Art History ......................................................................................................88
Reading Selection 3: The Dark Side of Consumer Behavior ...................................................89
Vocabulary Booster #6 Quiz: Can I Get That in Writing? .......................................................91
Chapter 7: Inferences ................................................................................................... 92
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................92
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: A Dip in the Poole .................................................................................100
Concept Prep: Philosophy and Literature ..............................................................................102
Reading Selection 2: Religion Today ......................................................................................103
Reading Selection 3: Fear the College Years ..........................................................................105
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Concept Prep: Political Science ..............................................................................................107
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #7: Say, What? ..............................................................................108
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Chapter 8: Point of View ............................................................................................... 109
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................109
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
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Reading Selection 1: Decision ................................................................................................115
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Reading Selection 2: Earth’s Changing Climate .....................................................................117
Reading Selection 3: Mental Disorder and Personal Responsibility ......................................119
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #8: Lights, Camera, Action! ...........................................................120
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, Chapter 9: Graphic Illustrations .................................................................................... 122
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................122
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Little Income, Big Debt: Managing Money in College ..........................127
Reading Selection 2: Get Fit!..................................................................................................129
Reading Selection 3: Freedom of Speech, Technology, and Teaching ...................................131
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #9: Play It Again, Sam ...................................................................133
Chapter 10: Critical Thinking ......................................................................................... 134
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................134
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Technology and Criminal Opportunity .................................................139
Reading Selection 2: Technology in the Fight against Crime .................................................140
Reading Selection 3: The Writer and the Troll .......................................................................141
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #10: Foreign Terms .......................................................................142
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1-4 ......................................................................................... 143
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 ..................................................................................... 153
Answer Keys:
Chapter 1 – 10 Quizzes ..........................................................................................................159
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1 – 4................................................................................................164
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 .............................................................................................164
Vocabulary Booster Review Quiz .................................................................................. 165
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For
Bridging the Gap:
College Reading
Thirteenth Edition
Brenda D. Smith, Georgia State University, Emerita
LeeAnn Morris, San Jacinto College, Emerita
Prepared by
Carolyn Poole, San Jacinto College, Emerita
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, CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Active Learning ............................................................................................ 1
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................1
Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Are You Stalling? Win the Battle against Procrastination ...................9
Concept Prep: Psychology......................................................................................................10
Reading Selection 2: Home Front Workers, Rosie the Riveter, and Victory Girls ..................11
Concept Prep: History ............................................................................................................14
Reading Selection 3: Is There Enough Earth for Everyone? ...................................................15
Concept Prep: Science ............................................................................................................17
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #1: Over, Under, Around, and Through .........................................18
Chapter 2: Strategic Reading and Study ........................................................................ 19
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................19
Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Madam C. J. Walker: Business Savvy to Generous ...............................23
Reading Selection 2: High-Risk Drinking and College Students .............................................25
Reading Selection 3: The Entrepreneurial Spirit ....................................................................27
Concept Prep: Business ..........................................................................................................29
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ............................................30
Chapter 3: Organizing Textbook Information for Study ................................................. 31
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................31
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Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Marketing ‘Tasty Fun’ and ‘Dashing Speed’.........................................40
Concept Prep: Communications and Language .....................................................................41
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Reading Selection 2: Managing Stress in College ..................................................................42
Concept Prep: Health .............................................................................................................44
Reading Selection 3: Police DNA Collection Sparks Questions...............................................45
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Vocabulary Booster #3 Quiz: Who’s Who in Medicine? ........................................................48
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Chapter 4: Vocabulary .................................................................................................. 49
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................49
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Comprehension Quiz: Mobile Devices, the Internet, and iDisorders .....................................55
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #4: What in? What’s Out? What’s Hot? What’s Not? ..................57
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, Chapter 5: Main Idea and Supporting Details ................................................................ 58
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................58
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: The Obedience Study ............................................................................67
Concept Prep: Psychology......................................................................................................69
Reading Selection 2: Life with Cooper: “Working” the Trains ...............................................70
Concept Prep: Literature ........................................................................................................72
Selection 3: Fighting Violent Gang Crime with Math ............................................................73
Vocabulary Booster #5 Quiz: The Sun, the Moon, and the Stars ...........................................75
Chapter 6: Patterns of Organization .............................................................................. 76
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................76
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Managing Conflict ................................................................................84
Reading Selection 2: North Americans before Columbus ......................................................86
Concept Prep: Art History ......................................................................................................88
Reading Selection 3: The Dark Side of Consumer Behavior ...................................................89
Vocabulary Booster #6 Quiz: Can I Get That in Writing? .......................................................91
Chapter 7: Inferences ................................................................................................... 92
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................92
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: A Dip in the Poole .................................................................................100
Concept Prep: Philosophy and Literature ..............................................................................102
Reading Selection 2: Religion Today ......................................................................................103
Reading Selection 3: Fear the College Years ..........................................................................105
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Concept Prep: Political Science ..............................................................................................107
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #7: Say, What? ..............................................................................108
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Chapter 8: Point of View ............................................................................................... 109
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................109
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
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Reading Selection 1: Decision ................................................................................................115
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Reading Selection 2: Earth’s Changing Climate .....................................................................117
Reading Selection 3: Mental Disorder and Personal Responsibility ......................................119
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #8: Lights, Camera, Action! ...........................................................120
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, Chapter 9: Graphic Illustrations .................................................................................... 122
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................122
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Little Income, Big Debt: Managing Money in College ..........................127
Reading Selection 2: Get Fit!..................................................................................................129
Reading Selection 3: Freedom of Speech, Technology, and Teaching ...................................131
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #9: Play It Again, Sam ...................................................................133
Chapter 10: Critical Thinking ......................................................................................... 134
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................134
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Technology and Criminal Opportunity .................................................139
Reading Selection 2: Technology in the Fight against Crime .................................................140
Reading Selection 3: The Writer and the Troll .......................................................................141
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #10: Foreign Terms .......................................................................142
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1-4 ......................................................................................... 143
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 ..................................................................................... 153
Answer Keys:
Chapter 1 – 10 Quizzes ..........................................................................................................159
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1 – 4................................................................................................164
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 .............................................................................................164
Vocabulary Booster Review Quiz .................................................................................. 165
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