REX5 Reading 3A

Your feeling today

Which of the following is NOT one of the extra words in the footnotes* (at the bottom of the reading)

• skepticism

• vaccine

• conflict

• egalitarian

• hierarchal

Which of the following would be the best alternative title for the passage?

• The Danger of Vaccines: A New Perspective

• The Scientific Method

• Naive Beliefs

• Scientific Facts under Fire

Which of these beliefs would the author probably agree with?

• Airborne Ebola virus may cause a huge epidemic.

• Eating foods made with GMOs may make people sick.

• Vaccines may cause autism in some people.

• Climate change may pose a serious threat.

What does the author imply about "naive beliefs"?

• They typically become stronger as people age.

• They persist even in people with a scientific education.

• They are much less common than they once were.

• They are not present in prominent scientists.

What would the author probably tell the people in a town with a waste dump and a high rate of cancer?

• You should move to another community as soon as possible.

• You should no longer permit the dumping of toxic wastes in your town.

• You should perform tests to determine if there is cause and effect.

• You should remove the dump to a safer, more remote location.

What does the author NOT say about the scientists who review the work of other scientists?

• They enjoy finding flaws in the works of their fellow scientists.

• They try to duplicate the results of the other scientists' experiments.

• They tend to be supportive of the scientists who publish their findings.

• They will publish their review of the findings of these other scientists.

Where would be the best place in paragraph P to insert this sentence? The journal later retracted the study because of inaccuracies in the findings.

• after the first sentence

• after the second sentence

• after the third sentence

• after the fourth sentence

According to the author, the "science communication problem" mentioned in paragraph Q is caused by the fact that

• the majority of scientists don't explain their research well

• most people don't have the background to understand scientific research

• there are fewer and fewer outlets for scientific research studies

• people tend to believe only findings that fit into their belief systems

distrust government intervention

• egalitarian

  (group-minded)

• hierarchical

  (individualistic)

• both