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

P r a c t i c e
In today’s practice, you’ll combine these aspects of lan-
guage with everything else you’ve learned in this book
about reading comprehension:
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Finding the facts
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Determining the main idea
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Determining vocabulary meaning through context
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Distinguishing facts and opinions
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Chronological order
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Cause and effect
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Compare and contrast
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Order of importance
Practice Passage 1
Begin with a paragraph someone might see in a local
newspaper: a profile of a town figure. Read the para-
graph carefully, marking it up as you go, and write
your observations in the space provided.
Ms. Crawford has been a model citizen since she
moved to Springfield in 1985. She started out as a
small business owner and quickly grew her busi-
ness until it was one of the major employers in the
region. In 1991, her company was profiled in 
Busi-
ness Week
magazine. Her innovative business model
includes a great deal of community work and
fundraising, the rewards of which have brought deep
and lasting benefits to Springfield and its citizens.
Today, she is being honored with Springfield’s Citi-
zen of the Century Award to honor all her cutting-
edge efforts on behalf of our community.
If any of these terms or ideas sound unfamiliar 
to you, STOP. Please take a few minutes to
review whatever lesson is unclear.
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W O R D P O W E R : P U T T I N G I T A L L T O G E T H E R
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Your Observations:
Now answer the following questions:
1.
Ms. Crawford’s company was profiled in 
Business
Week
a.
in 1985.