501 Critical Reading Questions

Critical Reading Questions

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players in the U.S. Nationals (choice 
c
). Nor did she propose that
the USLTA make the tournament open to anybody (choice 
d
).
429.
d.
Althea’s friend probably suggested that Althea try lawn tennis
because she was a champion paddle tennis player and enjoyed
the sport very much (lines 16–17). The other choices either
don’t make sense or are not supported by facts from the passage.
430.
e.
In lines 71–75, the passage states that Althea won a total of
eleven Grand Slam titles in her career. However, nowhere in
the passage does it state that those eleven titles were a record
number for a female.
431.
e.
The answer is found in line 58 of the passage. Chick Gandil
first approached the gambler with his scheme, and then
recruited the seven other players.
432.
b.
Parsimonious
is a word used to describe someone who is frugal
to the point of stinginess. Comiskey’s pay cuts (line 27), bonus
of cheap champagne (lines 32–33), refusal to launder uniforms
(lines 33–34), and his benching of Eddie Ciccotte (lines 42–44)
are all clues that should help you deduce the answer from the
given choices.
433.
b.
Answering this question involves a bit of deductive reasoning.
Though the actual name of the ballpark is never given in the
passage, lines 20–21 state that the 1917 White Sox won the
World Series 
playing in a park named for their owner
.
434.
a.
As it is used in line 54, 
thrown
means to have lost intentionally
.
The answer to this question is found in lines 59–60. For
$100,000 Chick Gandil 
would make sure the Sox lost the Series
.
435.
c.
Lines 14–16 state 
between the years of 1900 and 1915 the White
Sox had won the World Series only once
, and then line 21 tells us
they won it again in 1917. Be careful not to mistakenly select
choice