501 Critical Reading Questions

Critical Reading Questions

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because “raw” is not one of your choices. You can also infer that
shime
means marinated, because mackerel is not one of your
choices. Therefore, 
shime ebi
means marinated shrimp.
21.
d.
Nowhere in the passage does the author mention a preference
for either type of sushi. The answer to choice 
a
may be found in
lines 36 and 37. Choice 
b
is found in lines 10–13, choice 
c
is
answered by lines 46–51, and choice 
e
is answered by
lines 26–29.
22.
a.
It is noted in lines 15 and 16 that sushi consumption in America
is 40% higher than it was in the late 1990s (five years ago).
While the other answers might be true, they are not described
in the passage.
23.
b.
Unpalatable
may be defined as not agreeable to taste; from the
Latin 
palatum
, which refers to the roof of the mouth. You know
the word 
palate
as the roof of the mouth, so unpalatable most
likely has to do with the sense of taste. The biggest clue to the
definition comes in line 24, which states that Americans have
decided, 
this once-scorned food is truly delicious.
24.
d.
It is mentioned in lines 25–26 that sushi was developed for the
purpose of preserving fish. Line 29 clearly states that pickling,
which takes place at the end of the sushi-making process, is a
means of preserving.
25.
d.
The 
nori
is typically on the outside of the roll, surrounding the
rice (lines 46 and 47). If the rice is wrapped around the seaweed,
the inside (rice) is now on the outside. In addition, you could
use the process of elimination, as none of the other choices
make sense.
26.
c.
The author does not have a bite to his argument, as required by
satire, cynicism, and sarcasm. He is also not speaking to two
audiences, one that 
gets it
and one that doesn’t, as with irony.
He is simply trying to be funny, as in lines 1–3, which says that
once a boy becomes a man, he will compete for cash on 
an island.
27.
d.
This is the only statement made by both authors (see Passage 1
lines 37–38, and Passage 2 lines 33–34). Don’t be tricked by the
choices that are true, such as