Reading Test 2

What function does the third paragraph (lines 20-34) serve in the passage as a whole?

A. It acknowledges that a practice favored by the author of the passage has some limitations.
B. It illustrates with detail the arguments made in the first two paragraphs of the passage.
C. It gives an overview of a problem that has not been sufficiently addressed by the experts mentioned in the passage.
D. It advocates for abandoning a practice for which the passage as a whole provides mostly favorable data.

Which choice does the author explicitly cite as an advantage of automobile travel in North America?

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

The central idea of the fourth paragraph (lines 35-57) is that

A. European countries excel at public transportation.
B. some public transportation systems are superior to travel by private automobile.
C. Americans should mimic foreign public transportation systems when possible.
D. much international public transportation is engineered for passengers to work while on board.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

As used in line 58, “credit” most nearly means

As used in line 61, “favor” most nearly means

Which choice best supports the conclusion that public transportation is compatible with the use of personal electronic devices?

Which choice is supported by the data in the first figure?

A. The number of students using public transportation is greater than the number of retirees using public transportation.
B. The number of employed people using public transportation and the number of unemployed people using public transportation is roughly the same.
C. People employed outside the home are less likely to use public transportation than are homemakers.
D. Unemployed people use public transportation less often than do people employed outside the home.

Taken together, the two figures suggest that most people who use public transportation

A. are employed outside the home and take public transportation to work.
B. are employed outside the home but take public transportation primarily in order to run errands.
C. use public transportation during the week but use their private cars on weekends.
D. use public transportation only until they are able to afford to buy a car.

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