Preparing for Civil Service Examination: Reading Comprehension Practice 3

4. According to the information in the passage, which of the following best expresses the main idea?
a. The consumption of alcoholic beverages is constantly proving to be detrimental to health.
b. Polyphenols are of great value to the human body.
c. The alcohol in red wine negates the positive effects the consumption of polyphenols can achieve.
d. Nitric oxide helps blood vessels to relax, allowing more blood flow to the heart and brain.
e. The risk of heart disease can be reduced by drinking red wine

Correct Answer: c

Answer Explanation:

The study discussed in the passage was based on proving that the removal of alcohol from red wine would yield greater results. Neither choice a or b was implied at any point in the passage. Choices d and e were both stated at one point, but could not be concluded as the main idea as they weren’t discussed enough to qualify as main ideas.

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5.  The purpose of paragraph 5 is to
a. introduce the variables that will support a thesis.
b. present the counterpoint to the passage.
c. include the support of additional peripheral expertise.
d. present the findings for the conclusion of a study.
e. defend an opinion.

Correct Answer: d

Answer Explanation:

The offered data supports the conclusion of the study, unlike choice a, which states that data is being introduced. This is incorrect because the study has already been described and therefore isn’t being introduced. Choice b is incorrect because there isn’t a counterpoint. Choice c is incorrect because there aren’t any outside sources being accessed. The paragraph produces facts from a study, not opinions, making choice e incorrect.

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6. The two different wines mentioned in the passage most resemble:
a. a Labrador retriever and a Labradoodle
b. whole milk and lactose-free milk
c. Granny Smith apples and Fuji apples
d. a gas oven and a microwave oven
e. a Big Wheel and a bicycle

Correct Answer: b

Answer Explanation:

Lactose-free milk will have started out as whole milk before the lactose was removed from it, just like nonalcoholic red wine would have alcohol in it until removed. A Labradoodle is genetically engineered from a Labrador retriever’s DNA, but the dog can’t be a Labrador first and then a Labradoodle. Granny Smith and Fuji apples are two different kinds, but they are never the same product. A gas oven and a microwave are just two different kinds of ovens, not at all the same relationship, and the same goes for the Big Wheel and a bicycle.

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