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Directions: Read the passage. Answer each question in a complete sentence.Reading Comprehension • Saddleback Educational Publishing ©2002 3 Watson, Irvine, CA 92618•Phone (888)SDL-BACK•www.sdlback.com
- What is the main idea of the passage? ____
- Which sentence does not belong in the passage? ___
- Why is the title appropriate for the passage? __
- What are some examples of acronyms? ___
- If you ride in an SUV you are in a Sport Utility Vehicle. Is this an acronym?
Why or why not? ___
- The following words are not acronyms. Why? VET, MATH, GYM, BURGER, FLU
FYI
An acronymis a word formed by the first or first few
letters of a series of words. Acronyms are seen and
recognized in many forms. For example, the title of
this passage is an acronym for For Your Information.
Other acronyms you may be familiar with are ASAP—
As Soon As Possibleand BLT—Bacon, Lettuce, and
Tomato. A palindromeis a word spelled the same
forward and backward, such as peep.
Some acronyms are so common that you may not
even know what words they came from. For example,
the ZIP in your ZIP code stands for Zone Improvement
Plan, your IQ is your Intelligence Quotient, and if you
get E-mail on your PC, it’s Electronic Mailon your
Personal Computer.