Reading Comprehension - Stated & Unstated Details

Which of the following is NOT true about the La Brea tarpits?

• They contain fossils that are quite old

• They are found in Hancock Park

• They have existed since the Ice Age

• They are located under a swimming pool

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

According to the passage, how did the Ice Age animals die?

• The water poisoned them

• They got stuck in the tar

• They were attacked by other animals

• They were killed by hunters

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is NOT discussed about Camp David?

• Its location

• Its cost

• Its facilities

• Its uses

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to the passage, who founded the Camp David?

• George Washington

• The first family

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt

• Dwight David Eisenhower

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following is NOT true about President Eisenhower?

• He has a grandson named David

• He attended a conference with Nikita Khrushchev

• He named the presidential retreat Shangri-La

• He visited Camp David

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

According to the passage, Dodgson

• Did not use his given name on his stories for children

• Used the same name on all his published works

• Used the name Carroll on his mathematical works

• Used a pseudonym for the work about the courtroom trial

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

• “Lewis” is a Latin name

• “Lutwidge” is a part of Dodgson’s pseudonym

• “Carolus” is the Latin version of the name “Charles”

• “Ludovicus” is a part of Dodgson’s given name

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

It is NOT stated in the passage that Dodgson

• Attended Christ Church, Oxford

• Studied children’s literature

• Was an outstanding student

• Was a published author of academic works

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is stated in the passage about the work Formulae of Plane Trigonometry?

• It portrayed mathematics in a creative way

• It was written by Euclid

• It was published in 1860

• It was one of the texts that Dodgson studied at Oxford

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

All of the following are stated in the passage about the work Euclid and His Modern Rivals EXCEPT that

• It was published in 1879

• It was a highly creative work

• It described an actual trial in which Euclid participated

• It described a trial in which “Euclid-wreakers” were found guilty

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2