ASCEND READING TEST LESSON UNIT 1 LESSON 1

1. 1. Choose the answer that best describes the purpose of the passage.

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WHICH PHRASE FROM THE PASSAGE PROVIDES THE BEST EVIDENCE FOR YOUR ANSWER TO THE PREVIOUS QUESTION?

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3. 3. In paragraph 1, the author implies that the traditional approach to portraying common people is to:

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4. 4. According to paragraph 2, the trail that makes a common person (character) most interesting is:

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5. 5. The author suggests that "commonplace" people can be divided into two classes, and that the happier class can be described as having:

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6. 6. Choose the statement most closely paraphrases the sentence in lines 39-42 ("To a...misgiving")

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7. 7. The author suggests that there are three classifications of people of "limited intellect." Choose the answer that is is NOT one of the three classifications.

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8. 8. As it is used in line 74, DEATHLESS suggests that a clever person's despair is:

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9. 9. As it isused in line 82, the word BASE most nearly means;

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10. 10. The author of the passage would agree with which one of the following statements?

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