QUIZ I

What is the passage talking about?

• The effects of dyslexia on a family

• The genetics behind dyslexia

• Signs that a child may have dyslexia

• Efforts to diagnose dyslexia

• Factors that may contribute to dyslexia

What is the main idea of the passage?

• Genetic link is found  to be the main cause contributing to dyslexia in a child

• Studies have found three main causes contributing to dyslexia in a child

• Studies have not found the cause that contribute to dyslexia in a child

• Dyslexia is a reading disabilities

• Children suffering from dyslexia will perceive reading as taxing

According to the passage, what evidence has been found to support the idea that dyslexia could be genetic?

• Males tend to read less than females in early childhood

• The gene for dyslexia is located on the Y chromosome

• Males with dyslexia often have a male relative with the same condition

• Poor vision is an inherited condition and a cause of dyslexia

• A parent with dyslexia will most likely have a child with dyslexia

It is mentioned in the passage that . . .

• Children who are able to hear subtle differences among words are not suffering from dyslexia

• Researchers have not conducted studies to uncover the factors contributing dyslexia

• The factors contributing dyslexia can be answered by one single answer

• Children suffering from dyslexia will perceive distortion when they are looking at written words

• The genetic link that affected male dyslexia sufferers is passed down through female genes

The word discriminating in the passage above can be replaced by . . .

• Discerning

• Equating

• Perceiving

• Changing

• Elaborating

All of the following are possible causes of dyslexia, EXCEPT . . .

• Genetics

• A struggle to discern sounds

• Visual—perceptual difficulties

• A hearing impairment

• Difficulty with phonics

What is the topic of the passage?

• Survival

• Expeditions

• Climbing Mt. Everest

• Risk

• Notoriety

The main idea of the passage is best expressed in sentence number

• 2

• 1

• 7

• 6

• 5

The word bravery can be replaced by . . .

• Cowardice

• Courage

• Enrage

• Compliant

• Elation

Which of these people was the first to almost reach the summit of Mount Everest?

• Edward Felix Norton

• Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

• Andrew Irvine and Tenzing Norgay

• George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine

• Edmund Hillary and George Leigh Mallory