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

4.
c.
The best clue to determine the meaning of
this word is found in the last sentence, which
says that Ms. Crawford is being honored for
“all her cutting-edge efforts on behalf of our
community.” Since her efforts on behalf of
the community have been “cutting-edge,” we
can assume that her business model, which
includes a great deal of community work and
fundraising and is described as 
innovative,
must also be 
cutting-edge
. Therefore, the
definition of
innovative
must be similar to
cutting-edge
, so the likely choice is 
inventive
.
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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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5.
c.
The paragraph follows Ms. Crawford’s contri-
bution to the community from the time she
moved to Springfield in 1985 to the present.
6.
c.
This paragraph uses the objective third-
person point of view. There is no 
I
or 
we
(first
person) or 
you
(second person), and the only
pronouns the paragraph uses are the third-
person pronouns 
she
and 
her
.
How did you do? If you got all six answers correct,
good work. This table shows you which lesson to study
for each question you missed.
IF YOU MISSED:
THEN STUDY:
Question 1
Lesson 1
Question 2
Lesson 2
Question 3
Lesson 4
Question 4
Lesson 3
Question 5
Lesson 6
Question 6
Lesson 11
Practice Passage 2
Now try another paragraph. Don’t forget to mark it up
as you read and make observations. Pay special atten-
tion to language and style.
There will be dire consequences for residents if a
shopping mall is built on the east side of town. First,
the shopping mall will interfere with the tranquil
and quiet atmosphere that we now enjoy. Second,
the mall will attract a huge number of shoppers
from a variety of surrounding areas, which will result
in major traffic congestion for those of us who live
here. But most importantly, to build the shopping
mall, many of us will be asked to sell our homes and
relocate, and this kind of displacement should be
avoided at all costs.