Reading Comprehension 2

The new housing form discussed in the passage refers to ....

• row houses

• apartment buildings

• single-family homes

• hotels

The word "inviting" in line 7 is closest in meaning to ....

• encouraging

• asking

• open

• attractive

Why was the Stuyvesant a limited success?

• The was no shopping areas nearby.

• Most people could not afford to live there.

• The arrangement of the rooms was not convenient.

• It was in crowded neighborhood.

It can be inferred that the typical New York building lot of the 1870’s and 1880’s looked MOST like which of the following?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The word "sumptuous" in line 9 is closest in meaning to ....

• luxurious

• modern

• distant

• unique

It can be inferred that the majority of people who lived in New York's first apartment were ....

• wealthy

• young

• unemployed

• highly-educated

It can be inferred that a New York apartment building in the 1870's and 1880's had all of the following characterictics, EXCEPT ....

• It was rectangular.

• Its room arrangement was not logical.

• It was spacious inside.

• It had limited time.

The word "yield" in line 15 is closest in meaning to ....

• provide

• amount

• harvest

• surrender

Why did the idea of living in an apartment become popular in the last 1800's?

• Large families needed housing with sufficient space.

• The city officials of New York wanted housing that was centrally located.

• Apartments were preferable to tenements and cheaper that row houses.

• The shape of early apartments could accommodate a variety of interior designs.

The author mentions the Dakota and the Ansonia in line 24 because ....

• they were built on a single building lot.

• their design is similar to that of row houses.

• they are famous hotels.

• they are examples of large, well-designed apartment buildings.