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(PC) 10 Question - ParagraphComprehension Questions And Answers
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Your hearts mitral valve does it awfully big job. Letting blood from the left atrium of the heart in to the
left ventricle without losing a drop is one of the toughest test in the circulatory system. In fact, if the
system was suddenly open at that point the force of the valve closing would send blood 5 feet into the
air.
In this passage, the authors purpose is to
A. Describe the circulatory system
B. Convince readers of the stress on the mitral valve
C. Inform readers of defects in the mitral valve
D. Minimize the importance of the mitral valve Answer: B. Convince readers of the stress on the
mitral valve
Riding the mail plane is a low-budget way to visit America's largest national park, Wrangell St Elias, 13
million acres of scenic beauty. Copper first drew prospectors to this part of Alaska. From 1911 to 1938
the Kennicott mine produced 200 million tons of it. Now a Mecca for tourists, the town of Kennicott was
abandoned to the ghosts when the copper ran out.
According to the passage which of the following illustrates the correct sequence of events
A. Copper drew prospectors, copper ran out, Town abandoned, tourist attractions
B. Copper drew prospectors,tourist attraction, copper ran out, town abandoned Answer: A. Copper
drew prospectors, copper ran out, Town abandoned, tourist attractions
, Physicists seek out those features of nature that are simple and universal. The secret of their success is
not so much a matter of finding the answers as it is asking the right questions. The trick is keeping the
questions simple and sticking to universal phenomena. Simple questions can be answered
unambiguously by careful observation of repeated experiments and by logical thinking.Which of the
following questions is most clearly an example of the kind discussed in the paragraph.
A) How can the destruction of the environment be prevented?
B) What can people do to live happier lives?
C) How fast do stones of a particular size fall?
D) How large was the meteorite that was observed last night? Answer: C. how fast do stones of a
particular size fall?
An allergy is a hypersensitivity to substances that are essentially harmless. For as yet poorly understood
reasons, the immune system malfunctions and marshals up an army of antibodies to fight these
substances. For many allergies, this malfunction causes a large amount of histamine to flood into the
bloodstream. It is the overabundance of histamine that causes allergic symptoms such as headaches,
rashes, and sneezing.The passage states all of the following about allergies EXCEPT
A) Allergic headaches, rashes, and sneezing are caused by an overabundance of histamine in the
bloodstream.
B) An allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system.
C) Medical service does not fully understand why the body has an allergic reaction to certain substances.
D) The body reacts to histamine in the bloodstream by producing antibodies to fight it. Answer: B)
An allergic reaction is the result of a false alarm in the body's immune system.
There is a tremendous difference between "seeing" and orienting yourself. Mostly we orient ourselves.
We walked through a door without noticing it; we into a room and know where we are without being
conscious of the color or texture of the walls. But it is consciousness of visual detail that constitutes
seeing.
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