Colonial Domestic Life and Butterfly Ecology Practice Test
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Colonial Domestic Life in North America
Reading Comprehension Questions
- 11. Which of the following aspects of domestic life in colonial North America does the passage mainly discuss?
- (A) Methods of baking bread
- 12. The author mentions the fireplaces built in the South to illustrate:
- (C) That they were usually larger than northeastern fireplaces
- 13. The word "scorched" in line 6 is closest in meaning to:
- (A) Burned
- 14. The word "it" in line 6 refers to:
- (C) The mantel tree
- 15. According to the passage, how was food usually cooked in a pot in the seventeenth century?
- (D) By hanging the pot on a pole over the fire
- 16. The word "obtain" in line 12 is closest in meaning to:
- (D) Acquire
- 17. Which of the following is mentioned in paragraph 2 as a disadvantage of using a wooden lug pole?
- (C) It occasionally broke.
- 18. It can be inferred from paragraph 3 that, compared to other firewood, "oven wood" produced:
- (B) More heat
- 19. According to paragraph 3, all of the following were true of a colonial oven EXCEPT:
- (A) It was used to heat the kitchen every day.
- 20. According to the passage, which of the following was an advantage of a "bake kettle"?
- (C) It could be used in addition to or instead of the oven.
Mariposas: Butterfly Ecology and Conservation
Reading Comprehension Questions
- 21. Which aspect of butterflies does the passage mainly discuss?
- (D) Their variety
- 22. The word "consequence" in line 2 is closest in meaning to:
- (A) Result
- 23. Butterflies are a good example for communicating information about conservation issues because they:
- (B) Are viewed positively by people
- 24. The word "striking" in line 7 is closest in meaning to:
- (C) Noticeable
- 25. The word "exceed" in line 10 is closest in meaning to:
- (C) Go beyond
- 26. All of the following are mentioned as being important parts of a general theory of diversity EXCEPT:
- (C) Migration among temperate and tropical zones
- 27. The author mentions tropical Asia in lines 17-18 as an example of a location where:
- (B) A general theory of butterfly diversity has not yet been firmly established
- 28. Which of the following is NOT well understood by biologists?
- (B) Differences in species richness between temperate and tropical regions
- 29. The word "generated" in line 25 is closest in meaning to:
- (A) Requested