Regents Exam Reading Comprehension

The references to Laistrygonians, Cyclops, and Poseidon in the first stanza convey the idea that people

• can create their own obstacles

• can be guided by intuition

• should avoid taking risks

• should be motivated by fear

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The repetition in lines 2 and 14 stresses the

• value of seeking truth

• impossibility of fulfilling desires

• importance of embracing life

• danger of delaying decisions

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As used in line 30, the concept of “wealthy” refers to

• power

• love

• money

• insight

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Which phrase best clarifies what Ithaka represents?

• “your thoughts raised high” (line 7)

• “a rare excitement” (line 8)

• “harbors seen for the first time” (line 17)

• “what you are destined for” (line 26)

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The anecdote in lines 1 through 9 best serves to

• make a prediction

• establish a conflict

• issue a warning

• propose a theory

Knowledge of earworms (lines 28 through 31) can be utilized in

• education

• advertising

• recording music

• product design

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Details regarding individuals’ brain structure (lines 45 through 49) serve to

• estimate the duration of earworms

• reject a hypothesis about earworms

• demonstrate the danger of earworms

• explain a susceptibility to earworms

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As used in line 53, “exacerbate” most nearly means

• postpone

• intensify

• contradict

• prevent

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Lines 56 and 57 serve to highlight a central idea that earworms are

• habitual and damaging

• insignificant, yet pleasurable

• bothersome, yet temporary

• familiar and therapeutic

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The research of Professor James Kellaris (lines 58 through 64) supports the idea that IMIs may

• disrupt ordinary routine

• cause insomnia

• distort hearing

• interfere with learning

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