Reading Comprehension Questions
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Multiple-choice Questions--Select One Answer Choice: These are the traditional multiple-choice questions with five answer choices from which you must select one. Multiple-choice Questions--Select One or More Answer Choices: These questions provide three answer choices; select all that are correct.
Select-in-Passage: Choose the sentence in the passage that meets a certain description.
Text Completion Questions
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Sentence Equivalence Questions
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During the mid-twentieth century the United States began a policy toward Native Americans called "readjustment." This policy stemmed from the rise of the civil rights movement. Because of the movement, there was greater awareness that all Americans needed to be able to exercise the rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Readjustment recognized that life on reservations prevented Native Americans from exercising those rights. Reservations had created segregation that caused just as much damage as the racially segregated schools still prevalent throughout the nation during the period. The readjustment movement advocated the end of the federal government's involvement in Native American affairs and encouraged the assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream American society. The belief was that if it were beneficial for African American children to be placed in schools with white children, it would also be beneficial for Native Americans to become integrated into white society. The policy, however, failed to recognize the emergence of a new generation of Native American leadership and efforts to develop tribal institutions and reaffirm tribal identity. The new leadership did not desire assimilation, but instead wanted more segregation. The Native American community was vying to reassert its distinct identity and separate itself from mainstream America.

单选题 According to the passage, the readjustment policy sought to

• A. discourage assimilation of Native Americans
• B. decrease the responsibility of tribal leaders
• C. encourage desegregation among Native Americans
• D. increase government involvement in Native American affairs
• E. increase segregation among tribal institutions

填空题 Select the sentence that suggests the U.S. government believed that all minorities had equivalent educational needs.

单选题 The passage suggests that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements?

• A. Readjustment was a well-intentioned, though flawed, attempt to redress historical wrongs.
• B. Integration into predominantly white classrooms is the only option for minority schoolchildren.
• C. In the mid-twentieth century, tribal leaders refused to allow Native American children to attend mainstream schools.
• D. Tribal leaders did not understand the benefits of integration.
• E. In the mid-twentieth century, government leaders never visited actual tribal reservations.

单选题 Eli Whitney's cotton gin famously changed the face of the agricultural industry by greatly increasing productivity. Although the gin was enormously popular, Whitney himself struggled to make a profit from it. After receiving a patent for his invention, Whitney and his business partner opted to produce as many cotton gins as possible and to charge farmers a user fee instead of selling them outright. Farmers considered this fee unnecessary and exorbitant, and began manufacturing copies of the cotton gin instead. Because of a loophole in the patent law, the many lawsuits brought by Whitney and his partner against the farmers were fruitless. The duo finally agreed to license their cotton gins at a reasonable price. However, due to the costs of their legal battles, they were unable to make the fortune that Whitney had previously predicted. According to the passage, which one of the following was an obstacle in implementing widespread use of Whitney's cotton gin?

• A. Whitney's reluctance to seek a patent for his cotton gin
• B. The high fees being charged to farmers for the use of Whitney's cotton gin
• C. The negative impact of Whitney's cotton gin on the economy of the south
• D. Whitney's inability to profit from his invention
• E. Whitney's reliance on a loophole in the patent law