FINAL TEST OF IC READING

The main idea of the passage is that ___

• the Earth is a cold planet

• most of the Earth's ice is found in Antarctica

• it snows more in Antarctica than in any other place on Earth

• Antarctica is only two miles wide but is 90 percent ice

The best title for the passage is ___

• Snowfall in Antarctica

• The Icy Earth

• The Cold, Cold Snow

• The Causes of Antarctica's Ice Pack

Which of the following is true about the hair of the ancestors of humans?

• There was not much of it.

• It covered their entire bodies.

• It was thin.

• It was not useful.

According to the passage, what happened as the temperature on the Earth increased?

• The hair on the head began to thin out.

• The hair on the body remained the same.

• The hair on the body got thicker.

• The hair on the body began to thin out.

The author indicates that one of the purposes of hair on the head is to ___

• fill up pillows

• help heat escape through the scalp

• ensure that the head is warm

• make it easier to think

Which of the following is NOT true about systolic blood pressure?

• It is taken during the contraction of the heart.

• It is usually given first in a blood pressure reading.

• A normal systolic measurement is 120-140.

• Hypertension exists when the systolic pressure is below 140.

Which of the following is NOT stated about diastolic pressure?

• It is one of the two components of blood pressure measurement.

• It is taken when the heart is resting.

• It is lower than systolic pressure.

• A diastolic measurement of 140 is normal.

All of the following are mentioned about Pan American Airlines, EXCEPT that ___

• it started business in the 1960s

• it received requests for its first flight to the Moon

• it kept some people on a long waiting list

• it went out of business

Which of the following is NOT true about Pan Am's Moon flights?

• People asked Pan Am about its flights to the Moon.

• Pan Am kept a waiting list for its Moon flights.

• Pan Am never really made any Moon flights.

• Pan Am's waiting list had only a few names on it.

It is implied in the passage that if a tree has 100 wide bands and 100 narrow bands, then it is ___

• a century old

• two centuries old

• fifty years old

• two hundred years old