For questions 16-20  1 Stereotyping consists of assigning traits to people solely on the basis of a category.  2 Some researchers suggest that stereotyping has four clear phrases.  3 First a person distinguishes a particular category of people—for example, economists. 4 Second, the person notes that one or more of the people in this category have certain traits—for example, dullness.  5 Third, the person generalizes that everyone in this category has these characteristics—for example, that all economists are dull.  6 Finally, when meeting someone the person is not acquainted with but knows to be, for example, an economist, the person stereotypes this individual as dull. *************** In general, the major supporting details of this paragraph are _____.

Choose the letter of the best meaning for each italicized word or words. After winning the basketball championship, the players flaunted their victory by screaming over and over, “We won!”

For questions 16-20  1 Stereotyping consists of assigning traits to people solely on the basis of a category.  2 Some researchers suggest that stereotyping has four clear phrases.  3 First a person distinguishes a particular category of people—for example, economists. 4 Second, the person notes that one or more of the people in this category have certain traits—for example, dullness.  5 Third, the person generalizes that everyone in this category has these characteristics—for example, that all economists are dull.  6 Finally, when meeting someone the person is not acquainted with but knows to be, for example, an economist, the person stereotypes this individual as dull. *************** In general, the major supporting details of this paragraph are _____.

How many major details are in this paragraph?

Read the item below.  It includes a word or words that are an antonym of the italicized word.  Write the antonym of the italicized word in the space provided. Though the United States is one of the most affluent nations in the world, one of four children grow up in poor circumstances.

Choose the letter of the best meaning for each italicized word or words. Even while in the womb, a baby can discriminate beween the voice of its mother and that of another woman.

The following selection has a main idea that may appear at any place within the paragraph.  Identify the main idea of the paragraph by choosing the number of the sentence. The number of each sentence comes before it. 1 Until the 1940s, most Americans were born and died at home.  2 Births and deaths happened when they happened, often without medical intervention.  3 If a baby was too premature or defective, or if a seriously ill person was dying, there was little the family doctor could about it other than to offer comfort.  4 Today, most Americans are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who sometimes decide to keep them alive long beyond the point at which they would normally have died.  5 Patients can be hooked up for days, months, or years to machines that sustain their lives.  6 This step may be taken even if they are in constant pain or permanently comatose. 7 Obviously, technology has greatly changed how we are born and die.

The following selection has a main idea that may appear at any place within the paragraph.  Identify the main idea of the paragraph by choosing the number of the sentence. The number of each sentence comes before it. 1 Until the 1940s, most Americans were born and died at home.  2 Births and deaths happened when they happened, often without medical intervention.  3 If a baby was too premature or defective, or if a seriously ill person was dying, there was little the family doctor could about it other than to offer comfort.  4 Today, most Americans are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who are born and die in hospitals under the supervision of medical personnel who sometimes decide to keep them alive long beyond the point at which they would normally have died.  5 Patients can be hooked up for days, months, or years to machines that sustain their lives.  6 This step may be taken even if they are in constant pain or permanently comatose. 7 Obviously, technology has greatly changed how we are born and die.

Choose the letter of the best meaning for each italicized word or words. Even while in the womb, a baby can discriminate beween the voice of its mother and that of another woman.

Choose the letter of the answer that best describes the relationship indicated by the italicized transition. You can use various methods to get your listeners’ attention.  For one thing, you can tell a joke or an anecdote. The relationship of the second sentence to the first is one of _____.