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
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Concept Prep: Science ............................................................................................................17
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #1: Over, Under, Around, and Through .........................................18
EL
Chapter 2: Strategic Reading and Study ........................................................................ 19
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................19
Comprehension Quizzes:
AN
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
IE
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ............................................30
??
Chapter 3: Organizing Textbook Information for Study ................................................. 31
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................31
Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Marketing ‘Tasty Fun’ and ‘Dashing Speed’.........................................40
??
Concept Prep: Communications and Language .....................................................................41
Reading Selection 2: Managing Stress in College ..................................................................42
Concept Prep: Health .............................................................................................................44
Reading Selection 3: Police DNA Collection Sparks Questions...............................................45
Vocabulary Booster #3 Quiz: Who’s Who in Medicine? ........................................................48
Chapter 4: Vocabulary .................................................................................................. 49
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................49
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
M
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Managing Conflict ................................................................................84
Reading Selection 2: North Americans before Columbus ......................................................86
EL
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
AN
Chapter 7: Inferences ................................................................................................... 92
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................92
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
IE
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
Concept Prep: Political Science ..............................................................................................107
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #7: Say, What? ..............................................................................108
??
Chapter 8: Point of View ............................................................................................... 109
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................109
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Decision ................................................................................................115
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:
M
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
EL
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #10: Foreign Terms .......................................................................142
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1-4 ......................................................................................... 143
AN
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 ..................................................................................... 153
Answer Keys:
Chapter 1 – 10 Quizzes ..........................................................................................................159
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1 – 4................................................................................................164
IE
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 .............................................................................................164
??
Vocabulary Booster Review Quiz .................................................................................. 165
??
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, Chapter 1 Active Academic Reading
Test A
Name ________________________________________________________
Answer the multiple-choice questions based on the content of the chapter.
1) Cognitive psychologists
A) study how the mind works.
B) study about the connection between grammar and comprehension.
C) believe that cognitive processes are visible.
2) In describing how the brain works, cognitive psychologists use the analogy of how the brain
M
works and
A) how the engine in an automobile keeps the automobile running.
B) how the recorder on a telephone can receive messages when the phone isn’t answered.
EL
C) the workings of the central processing unit of a computer.
3) Chapter One includes the discussion about divided attention so that readers will understand
A) that it is possible to do more than one thing at a time.
AN
B) that they can expect to successfully read college assignments while they watch television.
C) that reading college-level material should not be done at the same time as another activity.
4) One automatic aspect of reading is
A) recognition of technical vocabulary.
B) common word recognition.
IE
C) comprehension of the intended message.
5) External distractions include all of the following except
??
A) an argument in the apartment next door to yours.
B) a cluttered desk area.
C) worries about money.
??
6) To reduce internal distractions, students can
A) make a list of minor concerns and take action if necessary.
B) study only in the college library in the evening.
C) take many long breaks that include snacks while studying.
7) To improve your self-concept, it is suggested that you
A) be concerned about how others view you.
B) change a negative feeling into a positive one.
C) make a list of things you have not yet accomplished.
8) To reduce anxiety, you could
A) think about how failing one test can set you back for the whole semester.
B) stop and take several deep breaths and visualize yourself calm and relaxed.
C) stop and think about how disappointed your family will be if you fail.
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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
M
Concept Prep: Science ............................................................................................................17
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #1: Over, Under, Around, and Through .........................................18
EL
Chapter 2: Strategic Reading and Study ........................................................................ 19
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................19
Comprehension Quizzes:
AN
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
IE
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #2: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ............................................30
??
Chapter 3: Organizing Textbook Information for Study ................................................. 31
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................31
Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Marketing ‘Tasty Fun’ and ‘Dashing Speed’.........................................40
??
Concept Prep: Communications and Language .....................................................................41
Reading Selection 2: Managing Stress in College ..................................................................42
Concept Prep: Health .............................................................................................................44
Reading Selection 3: Police DNA Collection Sparks Questions...............................................45
Vocabulary Booster #3 Quiz: Who’s Who in Medicine? ........................................................48
Chapter 4: Vocabulary .................................................................................................. 49
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................49
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
M
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Managing Conflict ................................................................................84
Reading Selection 2: North Americans before Columbus ......................................................86
EL
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
AN
Chapter 7: Inferences ................................................................................................... 92
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................92
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
IE
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
Concept Prep: Political Science ..............................................................................................107
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #7: Say, What? ..............................................................................108
??
Chapter 8: Point of View ............................................................................................... 109
Chapter Tests .........................................................................................................................109
Reading Comprehension Quizzes:
Reading Selection 1: Decision ................................................................................................115
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:
M
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
EL
Vocabulary Booster Quiz #10: Foreign Terms .......................................................................142
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1-4 ......................................................................................... 143
AN
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 ..................................................................................... 153
Answer Keys:
Chapter 1 – 10 Quizzes ..........................................................................................................159
Mastery Tests: Chapters 1 – 4................................................................................................164
IE
Mastery Tests: Chapters 5 – 10 .............................................................................................164
??
Vocabulary Booster Review Quiz .................................................................................. 165
??
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, Chapter 1 Active Academic Reading
Test A
Name ________________________________________________________
Answer the multiple-choice questions based on the content of the chapter.
1) Cognitive psychologists
A) study how the mind works.
B) study about the connection between grammar and comprehension.
C) believe that cognitive processes are visible.
2) In describing how the brain works, cognitive psychologists use the analogy of how the brain
M
works and
A) how the engine in an automobile keeps the automobile running.
B) how the recorder on a telephone can receive messages when the phone isn’t answered.
EL
C) the workings of the central processing unit of a computer.
3) Chapter One includes the discussion about divided attention so that readers will understand
A) that it is possible to do more than one thing at a time.
AN
B) that they can expect to successfully read college assignments while they watch television.
C) that reading college-level material should not be done at the same time as another activity.
4) One automatic aspect of reading is
A) recognition of technical vocabulary.
B) common word recognition.
IE
C) comprehension of the intended message.
5) External distractions include all of the following except
??
A) an argument in the apartment next door to yours.
B) a cluttered desk area.
C) worries about money.
??
6) To reduce internal distractions, students can
A) make a list of minor concerns and take action if necessary.
B) study only in the college library in the evening.
C) take many long breaks that include snacks while studying.
7) To improve your self-concept, it is suggested that you
A) be concerned about how others view you.
B) change a negative feeling into a positive one.
C) make a list of things you have not yet accomplished.
8) To reduce anxiety, you could
A) think about how failing one test can set you back for the whole semester.
B) stop and take several deep breaths and visualize yourself calm and relaxed.
C) stop and think about how disappointed your family will be if you fail.
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