The rules of rugby state that players may gain ground only by running with the ball or kicking it, never by throwing the ball forward.
a. to inform
b. to persuade
c. to amuse
d. to criticize
Ques. 2In geology, a hoodoo is a tall, unusually-shaped rock formation.
a. chronological order
b. listing
c. compare-contrast
d. cause-effect
e. definition
Ques. 3Transition words are used by
a. authors to indicate relationships between sentences or ideas.
b. readers to anticipate and clarify sentence and idea relationships.
c. both a and b.
d. neither a nor b.
Ques. 4All of the following transitions are associated with the cause-effect pattern except
a. as a consequence.
b. on the other hand.
c. for this reason.
d. as a result.
Ques. 5The type of logical pattern in which the material presents similarities and differences between two or more ideas is
a. chronological order.
b. compare-contrast.
c. cause-effect.
d. listing.
Ques. 6High blood pressure has been linked to diets high in sodium. Consequently, patients with high blood pressure often adjust their diets to reduce or eliminate salt.
a. sequence
b. addition
c. contrast
d. reason
Ques. 7The most reliable source of information for the topic The Environmental Impact of Mountaintop Removal Mining is
a. the Web site of a mountaintop mining company.
b. a series of news releases by an anti-mining organization.
c. an environmental science textbook published in 2011.
d. a 2005 report from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Ques. 8An advertising campaign for Armani jeans featuring tennis star Rafael Nadal
a. name-calling
b. bandwagon
c. cardstacking
d. testimonial
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