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

Parking garage manager
Radios have been stolen from four cars in our park-
ing garage this month. Each time, the thieves have
managed to get by the parking garage security with
radios in hand, even though they do not have a
parking garage identification card, which people
must show as they enter and exit the garage. Yet
each time, the security officers say they have seen
nothing unusual.
Mr. Miller’s neighbor
Well, Mr. Miller’s a pretty carefree person. I’ve bor-
rowed his car on several occasions, and a few times,
I’ve found the doors unlocked when I arrived at the
garage. He often forgets things, too, like exactly
where he parked the car on a particular day or where
he put his keys. One time, I found him wandering
around the garage looking for his keys, which he
thought he dropped on the way to the car, and it
turned out the car door was unlocked anyway.
Sometimes, I wonder how he remembers his
address, let alone to take care of his car.
Based on these two paragraphs, which of the fol-
lowing effects would be logical results (effects) of the
thefts? Circle the correct answers.
1. Security will be tighter in the parking garage
from now on.
2. People walking in and out of the garage will be
required to show their identification cards with
no exceptions.
3. The security officers will be fired.
4. Mr. Miller will get his radio back.
5. Mr. Miller will be more careful about locking his
car door.
6. Mr. Miller will get a new car.
7. Some people who currently park in the garage
will find a new garage to park their car.
8. Mr. Miller will be more careful with his keys.
Answers
Effects 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8 are logical predicted outcomes.
Effect 3 is not likely because it is too extreme; the
parking garage manager’s statement does not suggest
that he plans to fire security guards. Rather, it suggests
that he plans to look into the security problem.
There is nothing in either statement to suggest
that effect 4 (that Mr. Miller will get his radio back) is
correct.
Finally, there is no reason at all to think that Mr.
Miller will get a new car because his radio was stolen.
He’ll likely get a new radio and perhaps he’ll look for a
new parking garage, but there’s no evidence from the
two statements to suggest that a new car is a likely
possibility.