501 Critical Reading Questions

a
and 
d
, and there is nothing in the passage to
suggest that the author is either secretly angry, choice 
c
, or in a
state of panic, choice 
e
.
346.
d.
Though Greenpeace is clearly out to inform the reader of bad
logging practices in Finland, it is not trying to rally support for
their organization (choice 
e
); rather, their goal is to promote
awareness, and through awareness, change. Choice 
a
’s sugges-
tion that other forests are endangered is false, and choices 
b
and
c
are not ideas put forth by the passage.
347.
d.
The Great Barrier Reef does not cause erosion; it prevents it.
All of the other choices are true and can be found in the 
passage.
348.
e.
According to the passage, 2,010 km is approximately 1,250
miles. So, twice as many km (4,020) would be approximately
twice as many miles (2,500).
349.
b.
The phrase 
ill effects of
that precedes the words 
erosion
and 
putre-
faction
means that putrefaction is a negative consequence, as is
erosion. The other choices are either neutral,