Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Near-death experiences: Fact or fantasy? 35

9. Our depends on a healthy environment.
   a. survival
   b. surviving
   c. survive


10. What are the main of a short story?
    a. elements
    b. elemental

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EXERCISE

Nonacademic vocabulary Using a dictionary, complete the following chart with

the correct part of speech and deinition of each of the nonacademic words in the

reading text.

Word Part of speech Deinition

1. consciousness


2. determine


3. extensive


4. fake


5. judgment


6. profound


7. relieve


8. revive


9. skeptic


10. verify

Reading comprehension

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EXERCISE

Reading for main ideasChoose the boldface word or phrase that correctly

completes each of the following statements.

1. Near-death experiences are | are not a recent phenomenon.


2. NDEshave been | have not been scientiically proven to have occurred.


3. NDEs occur when people die| nearly die.


4. NDEs follow a very similar pattern, regardless of | a very diferent pattern, depending on
   a person’s age, gender, religion, culture, geographic location, and medical condition.