Hard Reading Comprehension from Test Innovators PT 1 & 2

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86.2% of people got this correct

Average Time: 25 sec

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86.2% of people got this correct

Average Time: 37 sec

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61.3% of people got this correct

Average Time: 62 sec

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55.2% of people got this correct

Average Time: 61 sec

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Which choice best describes the function of the third sentence in the text as a whole?

• A. It criticizes naive readers for believing that The Odyssey should be read by children.

• B. It presents a commonly held belief about The Odyssey that the author questions later in the text.

• C. It provides a transition from a description of The Odyssey’s reputation as a work of entertainment to a discussion of other elements found in the epic that interest the author.

• D. It provides a summary of The Odyssey’s events and characters for readers who are unfamiliar with the original epic.

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66.0% of people got this correct

Average time: 95 sec

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Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the discussion in Text 1?

• A. By claiming that New Historicist theory is a valuable approach for at least those who want a greater cultural awareness.

• B. By agreeing that New Historicist theory is a fundamentally flawed approach to literary study.

• C. By explaining that New Historicist theory offers insights that can provide a more nuanced interpretation of texts.

• D. By pointing out that New Historicist theory focuses primarily on historical texts, not literature, through a cultural lens.

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62.7% of people get this correct

Average time: 124 sec

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52.1% of people get this question correct

Average Time: 60 sec

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47.6% of people get this correct

Average Time: 75 sec

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Which choice most effectively uses data from the graph to illustrate the survey results?

• A. the percentage of people who had listened to an audiobook more than doubled since 2011, growing from 11% to nearly 25%.

• B. the percentage of people who had listened to an audiobook nearly doubled since 2011, growing from 17% to 30%.

• C. since 2011, the percentage of people who had listened to an audiobook has increased to nearly a third of the total percentage of people who read a print book.

• D. the percentage of people who had listened to an audiobook decreased for the initial 7 years, then increased substantially.

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87.5% of people get this correct

Average Time: 93 sec

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