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

b. not change things much.
c. be bad for the community.
8. “Tranquil” means
a. calm.
b. disturbing.
c. chaotic.
9. This passage is organized
a. in chronological order.
b. by cause and effect.
c. by order of importance.
d. both a and c.
e. both b and c.
10. This passage uses which point of view?
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person
11. This passage is written from whose perspective?
a. that of the residents
b. that of an outside consultant
c. that of the shopping mall developer
12. The choice of the word “dire” suggests that the
consequences of the merger would be
a. minimal.
b. expected.
c. disastrous.
13. Which words best describe the style of this passage?
a. informal, conversational
b. descriptive, story-like
c. formal, business-like
14. The tone of this passage is
a. sad.
b. foreboding.
c. threatening.
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Answers
7. c. The first sentence is the topic sentence, which
establishes that the shopping mall will be bad
for residents of the town. The remaining sen-
tences support that idea.
8. a. This paragraph tells us how the shopping
mall will change the town. The sentence with
the word “tranquil” calls the town tranquil
and quiet, and it says that the mall will inter-
fere with these qualities. Since a mall by
nature is big and busy, it is likely that it will
interfere with opposite kinds of qualities.
Since “tranquil” and “quiet” are used
together, it is likely that they are similar in
nature. Therefore, “tranquil” obviously
means calm, not disturbing or chaotic.
9. e. The writer warns the readers of the effects
that a shopping mall will have on residents of
the town and arranges those effects in order
of importance, saving the most important
effect for last.