READING SKILLS 6-9 - Nuraini Indah Budiarti | Biblioteka

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It is implied in the passage that if a kayak has two holes, then ...

it accommodates two riders

it is less stable than a kayak with one hole

it is as large as an umiak

it cannot be used on the ocean

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It can be inferred from the passage that an example of the animals mentioned might be ...

a kangaroo

a snake

a whale

a salmon

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The paragraph preceding this passage most probably discusses ...

a different scientific television series

Carl Sagan's scientific achievements

the Pulitzer Prize won by Carl Sagan

public television

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The paragraph following this passage most likely contains information on what?

The popularity of science

The program Cosmos

The astronomer Carl Sagan

Topics and issues from various fields of science

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The paragraph preceding the passage most probably discusses ...

tsunamis in various parts of the world

the negative effects of tsunamis

land-based earthquakes

the effect of tides on tsunamis

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Which of the following is most likely the topic of the paragraph following the passage?

The causes of tsunamis

The destructive effects of tsunamis on the coast

The differences between tsunamis and tidal waves

The distances covered by tsunamis

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A "supernova" in line 1 is which of the following?

The iron component of a star

The core of a star

The hydrogen in a star

The explosion of a star

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According to the passage, which of the following best describes the "Magellan Cloud" in line 7?

A galaxy inside the Milky Way

A cloud composed of hydrogen

A galaxy near Earth's galaxy

A cloud in the sky above the Earth

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Look at the expression Milky Way in paragraph 2. The Milky Way is ...

part of Earth

a galaxy close to Earth

the galaxy that is home to Earth

a creamy-colored cloud in the sky

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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the "phenomenon" in line 12?

everyday occurence

misunderstood event

common belief

unusual occurence

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The word "subjugation" in line 4 is closest in meaning to ...

religion

flag

control

agreement

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In line 5, the word "decades" is closest in meaning to ...

months

centuries

long epoch

ten-year periods

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In line 9, the word "terrain" is closest in meaning to ...

land

population

minerals

prosperity

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The word "spectacular" in line 12 is closest in meaning to which of the following?

ruggedly handsome

visually exciting

completely uneven

unendingly boring

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The word "veered" in line 15 is closest in meaning to ...

arrived

ran

turned

cooled