ITP practice test A reading questions 22-32

The passage mainly

discusses the .....

• difference between

  amber and mineral

  fossils

• places where amber can

  be found

• various characteristics of

  amber

• types of trees that

  produced amber

Why does the author

mention dinosaur bones in

the first paragraph?

• To emphasize the age of

  fossils

• To explain why there are

  more mineral

  replacement fossils

  than organic fossils

• To compare them with

  amber as a different

  type of fossil

• To give an example of

  an object in which

  amber is commonly

  found

The word “intact” in line 8 is

closest in meaning to .....

• beautiful

• unusual

• obvious

• unchanged

The word “trace” in line 11

is closest in meaning to

• unknown

• decreasing

• very small

• somewhat similar

According to the second

paragraph, which of the

following is true about

deposits of amber?

• There is a limited

  number of large

  deposits of amber in

  the world.

• Most deposits contain

  large quantities of

  amber specimens.

• The major amber

  deposits were formed

  at approximately the

  same time.

• The deposits were

  formed primarily by

  tropical broad-leaved

  trees.

The word “misconception”

in line 16 is closest in

meaning to ...

• false belief

• known fact

• scientific theory

• subject of debate

The word “them” in line 18

refers to ...

• deposits

• pine trees

• conifer trees

• broad-leaved trees

The word “Thus” in line 23 is

closest in meaning to ...

• consequently

• instead

• moreover

• initially

The word “bury” in line 26 is

closest in meaning to ...

• cover

• color

• fill

• damage

It can be inferred from the

passage that amber is most

commonly used ...

• to determine the age of

  other ancient

  materials that are

  found with it

• as jewelry

• to compare the

  characteristics of

  living trees to those of

  ancient trees

• to preserve fossil

  impressions