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READING HESI EXAM
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Question 1: A. They are examples of groundwater reservoirs.
Answer:
THE WATER CYCLE
What can the reader conclude from this passage about ponds and lakes?
- They are examples of groundwater reservoirs.
- They are not important in the collection of runoffs.
- They do not play a role in water collection.
- They consist of only water collected through precipitation.
Question 2: (c) Obliterate
Answer:
The word "erase" in line 19 is closest in meaning to (a) Change (b) Impact (c) Obliterate (d) Erupt
Question 3: (B) 2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest
Answer:
AMAZON RAINFOREST
Look at the end of paragraph 2.What does the author refer to when he says "rich and diverse land" at the beginning of paragraph 3?(A) 400 types of insects in the Amazon rainforest (B) 2,000 birds and mammals in the Amazon rainforest (C) The many kinds of plants growing in the Amazon rainforest (D) The large variety of Amazonian plants and animals Question 4: c. Maggot therapy would have been more popular if antibiotics had not been discovered
Answer:
What can be inferred from the passage about maggots?
- Modern science might be able to develop new drugs from maggots that would fight infection
- William Baer later changed his mind about the value of using maggot therapy
- Maggot therapy would have been more popular if antibiotics had not been discovered
(d) Sulfa drugs were developed
Question 5: D. To summarize the main features of immigration
Answer:
IMMIGRATION
Why did the author write the passage?(a) To outline the ways immigration has been restricted (b) To emphasize the impact of migrants from Europe (c) To explain and give examples of the concept of a "melting pot" (d) To summarize the main features of immigration
Question 6: (a) Around
Answer:
The word "some" in line 11 is closest in meaning to (a) Around (b) Over (c) Nearly (d) Exactly
Question 7: (b) the surface gravity of the Moon is less
Answer:
A person on the Moon would weigh less than on the Earth because (a) of the composition of lunar soil (b) the surface gravity of the Moon is less (c) the Moon has no atmosphere (d) the Moon has no active tectonic or volcanic activity Question 8: (b) Many of Wright's architectural ideas have not been taken up by others
Answer:
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?(a) The Taliesin Fellowship was a grant of money (c) Wright used his wife's money to set up his own architectural office in an exclusive neighborhood in Chicago (d) Some of Wright's most notable buildings have been demolished because they were not popular Question 9: (a) preserving a developing "American" culture was a major factor leading to the introduction of the qouta system
Answer:
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage (a) preserving a developing "American" culture was a major factor leading to the introduction of the qouta system (b) Racial and ethnic assimilation did not occur as planned(c) Racial and ethnic tensions would have increased if the quota system had not been introduced (d) The quota system was introduced to limit population growth
Question 10: (b) to learn the language of architecture
Answer:
Frank Lloyd Wright first worked as a draughtsman because (a) for twenty years he lived above his shop and employed draughtsman (b) to learn the language of architecture (c) that is what he studied at the University of Wisconsin (d) that is the work of new employees in architectural firms
Question 11: the Moon is not able to support human life
Answer:
MOON Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?(a) the Moon is not able to support human life (b) if the Moon had no gravitational influence, the Earth
would not have tides (c) people living in Hawaii and Arizona would feel at home on the Moon (d) Mars could have been formed in a similar way to the Moon
Question 12: (a) To show the result of the Moon not having an atmosphere
Answer:
Why does the author mention "impact craters" in line 16?(a) To show the result of the Moon not having an atmosphere (b) To show the result of the Moon not having active tectonic or volcanic activity (c) To explain why the Moon has no plant life because of meteorites (d) To explain the corrosive effects of atmospheric weathering
Question 13: (c) White citizens
Answer:
IMMIGRATION
The word "their" in line 5 refers to which of the following (a) Immigrants (b) People of Hispanic origin (c) White citizens (d) Native Americans
Question 14: (b) Taliesin Fellowship
Answer:
The word "itself" in line 17 refers to (a) Social workshop (b) Taliesin Fellowship (c) He (d) Major universities
Question 15: (a) Origins
Answer:
The word "ancestry" in line 5 is closest in meaning to (a) Origins (b) Inheritance (c) Color (d) Freedom
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