Reading Comprehension Success in 20 Minutes a Day, 3rd Edition

d.
cause and effect
2.
Imperative
means
a.
trivial, unimportant.
b.
luxurious, lavish.
c.
pressing, crucial.

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3.
What prompted the initial decision to move?
4.
What happened after the initial cause set things
in motion?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Answers
1.
a, d.
The writer tells you the causes, in the order of
which they occurred, that resulted in her move to
Flemington.
2.
c.
The sentence before the one that uses the word
imperative
is describing the attractive family-
friendly benefits that Mark’s company offers. And
since we know that the writer is pregnant, it would
make sense that these benefits would be pressing
or crucial for her, as opposed to the other two
options.
3.
The decision to begin a family sparked the initial
desire to move.
4.
After the writer and her husband decided to start
a family, the following events occurred in this
order:
a.
They began to look at houses.
b.
The writer got pregnant.
c.
Mark’s company announced plan to relocate.
d.
The couple began researching real estate,
schools, and community life in Flemington.
e.
Mark accepted the relocation offer.
f.
They found a house.
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cause led to an effect, and how that effect caused some-
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