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PERT Reading Test – Questions And Correct Answers
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PERT Reading Test – Questions And Correct AnswersCovert Right Ans - (adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret;
sheltered, secluded; (n.) a sheltered place, a hiding place
Derisive Right Ans - ridiculing, mocking
Discursive Right Ans - Rambling; unconnected
Interminable Right Ans - Endless; seeming to last forever
Allusions Right Ans - hints, indirect references
Think about it in order to understand
Predilection Right Ans - Preference; special liking
Abode Right Ans - Home; residence
Surmised Right Ans - Guessed; formed an idea based on limited evidence
Contiguous Right Ans - Attached; touching
Euphemism Right Ans - Less offensive, or less blunt, word phrases
Decimate Right Ans - Kill a large proportion (of people or something)
Commensurate Right Ans - Equal; in proportion
Insidious Right Ans - Sneaky; more dangerous than is apparent
Insipid Right Ans - Without excitement or flavor
Contentious Right Ans - Involving or likely to cause argument
Main Idea Right Ans - The overarching theme or point. Provides the main
point and purpose of a single work.
Implied Main Idea Right Ans - Not spelled out, is hinted at or spelled out by
the supporting details and arguments.
, Supporting Details Right Ans - Evidence or ideas used to support the main
idea. The bulk of the paragraph
Authors Purpose Right Ans - Authors reason behind his/her writing.
Authors Tone Right Ans - To clue the audience in to how the author feels
about the subject matter.
Inference Right Ans - An idea that is assumed upon available knowledge or
evidence.
Bias Right Ans - Occurs when an author fails to consider the possibility of
any outcome or idea but one.
Reasoning Right Ans - Manner in which an author lays out his/her info and
arguments. May involve using facts to support ideas, or appeals to emotions.
Rhetoric Right Ans - The delivery of reasoning and includes three types:
logos, ethos, pathos.
Logos Right Ans - Appeal to logic
Ethos Right Ans - Ethical appeal
Pathos Right Ans - Appeal to emotion
tempestuous Right Ans - violent or stormy
Integral Right Ans - essential
elicit Right Ans - to draw forth, bring out from some source
Mere Right Ans - The smallest or slightest
Odious Right Ans - extremely unpleasant; repulsive
vicinity Right Ans - the area near or surrounding a particular place
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