VOCABULARY
501
READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
N E W Y O R K
501
READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
3rd Edition
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501 reading comprehension questions—3rd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 1-57685-540-6
1. Reading comprehension—Problems, exercises, etc. I. LearningExpress (Organization).
II. Title: Five hundred one reading comprehension questions.
III. Title: Five hundred and one reading comprehension questions.
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ISBN 1-57685-540-6
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INTRODUCTION
vii
SECTION 1
Vocabulary
1
SECTION 2
Analogies
9
SECTION 3
Main Ideas, Themes
15
SECTION 4
Topic Sentences
19
SECTION 5
Short Passages
25
SECTION 6
Nonfiction and Information Passages
45
SECTION 7
Reading Charts and Graphs,
Understanding Directions
65
SECTION 8
Analyzing and Interpreting Poems
79
SECTION 9
Philosophy and Literature
85
SECTION 10
Longer Passages
91
ANSWERS
131
Contents
v
A re you having trouble with reading comprehension questions on tests? Do you want to know how
to improve your reading ability or pass placement tests in school or work? If so, then this book is
for you. Read on to find out why.
Maybe you already like to read and want to use this book to sharpen your skills for an important test. If so,
that’s fine. In fact, you can skip this part of the Introduction—or skip the Introduction entirely—and go straight
to the questions.
But maybe you’re one of the millions of people who have trouble with reading, especially with reading care-
fully while reading quickly. If so, this Introduction will give you some direction.
First, know that you’re not alone. It’s a fact that some people relate