What is this passage primarily about?

President Roosevelt's FERA program.

Read the two sentences and choose the best way of combining them.

Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano.

What does the second sentence do?

It expands on the first sentence.

Which of the choices best characterizes Weston's photographs?

The have been sold in art galleries for large sums of money.

Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence.

Knocked sideways, the statue looked

From this passage, what can a reader conclude that the author believes?

television can unify people from around the world.

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Practice for the Accuplacer Reading Comprehension and English Skills assessment.

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1
What is this passage primarily about?
unemployment in the 1930s.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency.
President Roosevelt's FERA program.
the effect of unemployment on United States families.
2
What does the second sentence do?
It restates the idea found in the first.
It states an effect.
It analyzes the statement made in the first.
It gives an example.
3
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence.
is a hobby because it is
being a hobby that is
is a hobby
which is a hobby
4
Read the two sentences and choose the best way of combining them.
Lisa and Kelly too play the piano.
Both Lisa and her sister Kelly play the piano.
Lisa plays the piano and Kelly plays the piano.
Lisa and her sister Kelly plays the piano.
5
Shikibu Murasaki, who wrote almost a thousand years ago, was one of the world's ____ novelists.
too early
most early
more early
earliest
6
How are the two sentences related?
They contradict each other.
They present problems and solutions.
They repeat the same idea.
They establish a contrast.
7
Some day men and women ____ to Mars.
will traveled
will travel
will travels
will traveling
8
____ washing her sweater, Mary hung it up to dry.
Until
Before
By
After
9
The main idea of the paragraph says what about memory?
breaks down under great strain.
improves if it is used often.
becomes unreliable if it tires.
always operates at peak efficiency.
10
What does the second sentence do?
It makes a contrast.
It proposes a solution.
It states an effect.
It expands on the first sentence.
11
What will the next words be?
although there
because he
when lacking
without enough
12
The Chang children ____ their parents by making sandwiches for the whole family.
helps for
helped with
helps to
helped out
13
Which of the choices best characterizes Weston's photographs?
They contrast American cities with natural settings.
The have been sold in art galleries for large sums of money.
They belong to famous collectors.
They introduced many Americans to visual art.
14
From this passage, which of these statements can the reader assume?
Janet owns more than one vehicle.
Janet prefers trucks to cars.
Janet likes the color blue.
Janet drives her car every day.
15
Fill in the blank.
having
have had
had
have
16
Select the best version of the underlined part of the sentence.
The statue looked knocked sideways
Knocked sideways, the statue looked
The statue was knocked sideways, looked
The statue, looking knocked sideways,
17
What will the next words be?
it is easy to
we can easily
solid objects are easy to be
solid objects can easily be
18
What will the next words be?
even if bravely resisting
nevertheless bravely resisting
but it will bravely resist
and it will bravely resist
19
From this passage, what can a reader conclude that the author believes?
television can unify people from around the world.
television is as important as schools.
not every country needs to have television.
people spend too much time watching television.

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