Quiz 1

Joe will go to the movies this weekend if he washes dishes all week.

Based ONLY on the above statement, what MUST be true?

• Joe is washing dishes all week

• Joe has never washed dishes before

• Joe really likes going to the movies so he will wash the dishes all week

• If Joe does not go to the movies this weekend, he did not wash dishes all week

In the 1920s, people diagnosed with disease X were not expected to live beyond 6-12 months. Now many people diagnosed with disease X are able to survive for 5 years and even longer if they receive early treatment.

According to the above information, which of the following MUST be true?

• Modern medicine is now capable of curing disease X

• Most people no longer die from disease X

• Disease X is more easily cured than other serious diseases

• Progress has been made in the treatment of disease X

• The worst outbreak of disease X was in the 1920s

Chris is wearing his heavy coat and his sunglasses; therefore he must be racing his dogsled today.

Which of the following statements most clearly leads to the above conclusion?

• If Chris is racing his dogsled, then he wears sunglasses.

• If Chris is wearing his heavy coat, then he is also wearing his sunglasses.

• Chris only wears his sunglasses and wears his heavy coat when he races his dogsled.

• If Chris is racing his dogsled, then it is probably sunny.

Which reading skill is sometimes called 'reading between the lines'?

• identifying the main idea

• establishing cause and effect

• making an inference

• making predictions

Taking what I read and putting it with what I already know is making an inference.

• True

• False

If you come to a passage that you don't understand, first you should _________ .

• re-read it

• skip it

• summarize it

• write about it

“You been a real brother to me,” Darrell said. “I . . . I love you, man,” Darrell blurted, his voice melting into embarrassing sobs.

Malik grabbed Darrell and gave him a bear hug.

You can conclude from the following excerpt that

• Malik is Darrell’s actual brother.

• Malik thinks Darrell is acting like a baby.

• Malik is playing a joke on Darrell.

• Malik shares Darrell’s feelings.

The largest pool in the city is the Diamond Pool in Washington Park, but the highest diving board is in Lincoln Park. The swim team practiced at the Diamond Pool until five years ago when they started practicing at Kennedy Park. There is now a proposal to move practices from Kennedy Park back to the Diamond Pool.

Based on the information above, which of the following is a valid deduction?

• The pool in Lincoln Park is not used for swim meets.

• The pool in Washington Park is not used for swim meets.

• The swim team currently practices at the largest pool but does not use the highest diving board for practice.

• The swim team does not currently practice at the largest pool or at the pool with the highest diving board.

• The swim team does not dive.

Doctors recommend that everyone exercise every day, particularly those who spend many hours doing sedentary activities like reading, typing or sewing.

We can infer that when people are doing sedentary activities, they must be...

• learning

• relaxing

• sitting

• talking

We must be able to draw ________ when we are reading a wide variety of texts.

• references

• inference

• inferences

• influence