Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 3rd Edition

12. b. There is common sense or reason behind each
of the writer’s arguments. Indeed, there are few, if
any, emotional appeals in this passage.
13. b. This main idea is explicitly stated in the last
sentence of the first paragraph (a good place to
look for the main idea of a longer passage like this
one) and repeated at the end of the passage.
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D R AW I N G C O N C L U S I O N S : P U T T I N G I T A L L T O G E T H E R
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How did you do? If you got all of the answers
correct, congratulations! Good work. If you missed a
few, you might want to take time to review the corre-
sponding lessons.
IF YOU MISSED:
THEN STUDY:
Question 1
Lesson 1
Question 2
Lesson 1
Question 3
Lesson 4
Question 4
Lesson 4
Question 5
Lessons 6–10
Question 6
Lesson 11
Question 7
Lesson 11
Question 8
Lesson 12
Question 9
Lesson 14
Question 10
Lessons 16 and 17
Question 11
Lesson 3
Question 12
Lesson 18
Question 13
Lessons 2 and 16

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s !
You’ve completed 20 lessons and have seen your 
reading skills increase. If you’re preparing for a stan-
dardized test, you should check out Appendix A, which
provides tips on how to prepare and what to do during
the test. And don’t forget Appendix B, which gives sug-
gestions for how to continue to improve your reading
skills, along with a list of suggested books organized by
subject categories.
Now it’s time to reward yourself for a job well
done. Buy yourself a good book and enjoy!