Reading Test 5

1. Question

How do the words “can,” “may,” and “could” in the third paragraph (lines 19-41) help establish the tone of the paragraph?

A. They create an optimistic tone that makes clear the authors are hopeful about the effects of their research on colony collapse disorder.
B. They create a dubious tone that makes clear the authors do not have confidence in the usefulness of the research described.
C. They create a tentative tone that makes clear the authors suspect but do not know that their hypothesis is correct.
D. They create a critical tone that makes clear the authors are skeptical of claims that pyrethrums are inherent in mono-crops.

2. Question

In line 42, the authors state that a certain hypothesis “can best be tested by a trial.” Based on the passage, which of the following is a hypothesis the authors suggest be tested in a trial?

A. Honeybees that are exposed to both pyrethrums and mites are likely to develop a secondary infection by a virus, a bacterium, or a fungus.
B. Beekeepers who feed their honeybee colonies a diet of a single crop need to increase the use of insecticides to prevent mite infestations.
C. A honeybee diet that includes pyrethrums results in honeybee colonies that are more resistant to mite infestations.
D. Humans are more susceptible to varroa mites as a result of consuming nutritionally deficient food crops.

3. Question

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

A. Lines 3-5 (“These mites…viruses”)
B. Lines 16-18 (“In fact…cream”)
C. Lines 19-21 (“We suspect…deficient”)
D. Lines 24-28 (“Without…bees”)

4. Question

The passage most strongly suggests that beekeepers’ attempts to fight mite infestations with commercially produced insecticides have what unintentional effect?

A. They increase certain mite populations.
B. They kill some beneficial forms of bacteria
C. They destroy bees’ primary food source.
D. They further harm the health of some bees.

5. Question

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

A. Lines 1-2 (“Honey bees…mites”)
B. Lines 6-7 (“Little…control”)
C. Lines 31-35 (“In addition…infestation”)
D. Lines 47-50 (“Mites…control colonies”)

6. Question

As used in line 35, “postulate” most nearly means to

A. make an unfounded assumption.
B. put forth an idea or claim.
C. question a belief or theory.
D. conclude based on firm evidence.

7. Question

The main purpose of the fourth paragraph (lines 42-50) is to

A. summarize the results of an experiment that confirmed the authors’ hypothesis about the role of clover in the diets of wild-type honeybees.
B. propose an experiment to investigate how different diets affect commercial honeybee colonies’ susceptibility to mite infestations.
C. provide a comparative nutritional analysis of the honey produced by the experimental colonies and by the control colonies.
D. predict the most likely outcome of an unfinished experiment summarized in the third paragraph (lines 19-41).

8. Question

An unstated assumption made by the authors about clover is that the plants

A. do not produce pyrethrums.
B. are members of the Chrysanthemum genus.
C. are usually located near wild-type honeybee colonies.
D. will not be a good food source for honeybees in the control colonies.

9. Question

Based on data in the table, in what percent of colonies with colony collapse disorder were the honeybees infected by all four pathogens?

A. 0 percent
B. 77 percent
C. 77 percent
D. 100 percent

10. Question

Based on data in the table, which of the four pathogens infected the highest percentage of honeybee colonies without colony collapse disorder?

A. IAPV
B. KBV
C. Nosema apis
D. Nosema ceranae

11. Question

Do the data in the table provide support for the authors’ claim that infection with varroa mites increases a honeybee’s susceptibility to secondary infections?

A. Yes, because the data provide evidence that infection with a pathogen caused the colonies undergo colony collapse disorder.
B. Yes, because for each pathogen, the percent colonies infected is greater for colonies with colony collapse disorder than for colonies without colony collapse disorder.
C. No, because the data do not provide evidence about bacteria as a cause of colony collapse disorder.
D. No, because the data do not indicate whether the honeybees had been infected with mites.

Reading Test 5

Justice August 20, 2017

Reading Test 5

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