501 Critical Reading Questions

Questions 168–171 are based on the following passage. The following passage is an excerpt from the National Institutes of Health ...

Traffic Safety Administration. Since drowsiness is the brain’s last step before falling asleep, driving while drowsy can—and oft ...

Questions 172–175 refer to the following passage. In the following passage, the author gives an account of the scientific discov ...

In line 3, inspiredmost nearly means a. introduced. b.invested. c. influenced. d.indulged. e.inclined. The quotation from Leeuw ...

joints, controlling weight, and preventing the development of high blood pressure. Some studies suggest that physical activity m ...

The primary purpose of the passage is to a. refute an argument. b.make a prediction. c. praise an outcome. d.promote a change. ...

not available to women. Yet Blackwell reasoned that if the idea were a good one, there must be some way to do it, and she was at ...

The word practical(line 5) most nearly means a. usable. b.satisfactory. c. systematic. d.professional. e.adept. The author ment ...

The passage implies that Blackwell’s attitude toward studying and practicing medicine changed from a. tenacious to wavering. b. ...

related issues). Some studies estimate a need for 36,000 geriatricians by 2030. Many doctors today treat a patient of 75 the sam ...

Healthcare providers who work with the elderly must understand and address not only the physical but mental, emotional, and soci ...

The author cites the example of untreated depression in elderly people (lines 35–38) in order to a. prove that mental illness c ...

Questions 196–203 are based on the following passage. The following passage is an excerpt from a recent introduction to the mome ...

Royal College of Physicians of London. On June 7, 1962, recently appointed Surgeon General Luther L. Terry announced that he wou ...

tributed in the United States to carry a health warning, and since 1970 this warning is made in the name of the Surgeon General. ...

The quotation by Surgeon General Luther L. Terry (lines 48–50) is used to illustrate the a. outrage of consumers wanting to pro ...

Questions 204–212 are based on the following passages. These two passages reflect two different views of the value of cosmetic p ...

it is time for members of the medical community to examine the ben- efits and results of cosmetic surgery without prejudice or j ...

The word adage(Passage 2, line 1) most nearly means a. addition. b.rumor. c. saying. d.era. e.fib. The argument of Passage 1 wo ...

The author of Passage 2 implies that feminists of the 1970s held which of the following beliefs? a. All women should have the r ...