READING SKILLS 10-13 - Nuraini Indah Budiarti | Biblioteka

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In line 3, the word "widow" means ...

a type of poison

the dead male spider

the human victim of the spider

a female whose mate has died

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Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "globular" in line 5?

earthen

luminescent

green in color

round

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The word "ample" in line 7 indicates that the spider is ...

feminine

large

dotted with colors

normal

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The word "rough" in line 1 is closest in meaning to ...

unsmooth

mean

approximate

heavy

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Stores in line 3 are probably ...

departments

markets

shops

supplies

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The word "take" in line 9 could best be replaced by ...

hold

understand

posses

grab

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Where in the passage does the author give the name of a baby beaver?

line 1

line 2

line 3

line 4-5

1

Where in the passage does the author mention the time of the year when new baby beavers are born?

line 1

line 2

line 3

line 4-5

1

Where in the passage does the author state the age at which beavers must go out on their own?

line 1

line 2

line 3

line 4-5

1

Where in the passage does the author indicate why the young beavers must leave their parents' home?

line 1

line 2

line 3

line 4-5

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Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in this passage?

To explain the details of a specific court case

To demonstrate why confessions made under hypnosis are not reliable

To clarify the role of the Supreme Court in invalidating confessions from hypnotized subjects

To explain the legal status of hypnotically induced confessions

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The tone of this passage could best be described as ...

outraged

judicial

hypnotic

informative

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This passage would probably be assigned reading in a course on ...

American law

psychiatric healing

parapsychology

philosophy