ACCUPLACER READING ACTUAL TEST

ACCUPLACER READING ACTUAL TEST

PRACTICE CORRECT

ANSWERS AGRADE

Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of the United States on March 4, 1933. An anomaly of the time was that the government did not systematically collect statistics of joblessness; actually it did not start doing so until 1940. The Bureau of Labor Statistics later estimated that 12,830,000 persons were out of work in 1933, about one-fourth of a civilian labor force of more than 51 million.Roosevelt signed the Federal Emergency Relief Act on May 12, 1933. The president selected Harry L. Hopkins, who headed the New York relief program, to run FERA. A gifted administrator, Hopkins quickly put the program into high gear. He gathered a small staff in Washington and brought the state relief organizations into the FERA system. While the agency tried to provide all the necessities, food came first. City dwellers usually got an allowance for fuel, and rent for one month was - ANSWER✔✔D. The creation of President Roosevelt's FERA program 1 / 3

With varying success, many women around the world today struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have achieved greater equality with men during periods of social adversity. The following factors initiated the greatest number

of improvements for women: violent revolution, world war,

and the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped land. In all three cases, the essential element that improved the status of women was a shortage of men, which required women to perform many of society's vital tasks.

We can conclude from the information in this passage that

• women today are highly successful in winning equal

rights.

• only pioneer women have been considered equal to

men.

• historically, women have only achieved equality

through force.

• historically, the principle of equality alone has not been

enough to secure women equal rights. - ANSWER✔✔D. historically, the principle of equality alone has not been enough to secure women equal rights. 2 / 3

All water molecules form six-sided structures as they freeze and become snow crystals. The shape of the crystal is determined by temperature, vapor, and wind conditions in the upper atmosphere. Snow crystals are always symmetrical because these conditions affect all six sides simultaneously.

The purpose of the passage is to present

• a personal observation.
• a solution to a problem.
• actual information.
• opposing scientific theories. - ANSWER✔✔C. actual information.

In the words of Thomas DeQuincey, "It is notorious that the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If, like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of

those you have just met, try this: The next time you are

introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself, "I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be sure I have it, and I will remember." You'll discover how effective this technique is and probably recall those names for the rest of your life.

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