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AP English Language and Composition Unit 1A: Rhetorical Reading & Claims Analysis — practice questions

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Sort each statement as Fact or Opinion (Reading skill).Read the answer and worked solution →Sort each statement as Main Idea or Supporting Detail.Read the answer and worked solution →Sort each statement as Fact or Inference.Read the answer and worked solution →Match each reading-question type to a defining feature.Read the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Inference / Reading — T/FRead the answer and worked solution →SAT · English · Reading Evidence — Tap OrderRead the answer and worked solution →GRE · Verbalability · Reading Strategy — Tap in OrderRead the answer and worked solution →GRE · Verbalability · Reading — Spot the Inference TrapRead the answer and worked solution →Read: "Newton, an English scientist, formulated three laws of motion that became the foundation of classical mechanics." How many laws did Newton formulate?Read the answer and worked solution →Read: "Newton, an English scientist, formulated three laws of motion that became the foundation of classical mechanics." Newton was a:Read the answer and worked solution →Read: "Newton, an English scientist, formulated three laws of motion that became the foundation of classical mechanics." Newton's laws are the foundation of:Read the answer and worked solution →Pick the closest meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Sort inborn from learnedRead the answer and worked solution →Rebuild the business linesRead the answer and worked solution →Judge each claim about the economyRead the answer and worked solution →Match each pair of words to the distinctionRead the answer and worked solution →Fewer or less?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: commonly misused wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Compare to, or compare with?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the shall and will ruleRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every expression Strunk says to avoid or cutRead the answer and worked solution →Due to, and other trapsRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Noun or verb?Read the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: word with its meaningRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: more usage entriesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: fix a misused wordRead the answer and worked solution →

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Sort each statement as Fact or Opinion (Reading skill).

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Fact
Items
  1. Item
    Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.
    Answer
    Fact
  2. Item
    The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.
    Answer
    Fact
  3. Item
    India became independent in 1947.
    Answer
    Fact
  4. Item
    Paris is the most beautiful city in Europe.
    Answer
    Opinion
  5. Item
    Cricket is the best sport in the world.
    Answer
    Opinion
  6. Item
    That movie was boring.
    Answer
    Opinion
Right
Opinion
Instructions
Critical for IELTS Reading T/F/NG.
_Source: Cambridge IELTS Reading skills training_

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Sort each statement as Main Idea or Supporting Detail.

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Main Idea
Items
  1. Item
    Climate change has wide-ranging effects on agriculture.
    Answer
    Main Idea
  2. Item
    Agriculture faces several challenges from climate change.
    Answer
    Main Idea
  3. Item
    Wheat yields fell 15% in Punjab from 2010 to 2022.
    Answer
    Supporting Detail
  4. Item
    Rice production declined 8% in 2023.
    Answer
    Supporting Detail
  5. Item
    Drought affected 30% of farms in Karnataka.
    Answer
    Supporting Detail
  6. Item
    Farmers' income decreased by ₹50,000 on average.
    Answer
    Supporting Detail
Right
Supporting Detail
Instructions
Topic for: Climate change effects on agriculture.
_Source: ETS TOEFL Reading skill training_

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Sort each statement as Fact or Inference.

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Fact (stated)
Items
  1. Item
    The author cites 2020 data on emissions.
    Answer
    Fact (stated)
  2. Item
    The paper lists 3 case studies.
    Answer
    Fact (stated)
  3. Item
    The graph shows a 25% rise.
    Answer
    Fact (stated)
  4. Item
    The author probably opposes the policy.
    Answer
    Inference (implied)
  5. Item
    The data implies a turning point in 2018.
    Answer
    Inference (implied)
  6. Item
    This suggests further research is needed.
    Answer
    Inference (implied)
Right
Inference (implied)
Instructions
Critical Reading: stated vs derived.
_Source: ETS TOEFL Reading inference skill chapter_

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