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Accuplacer Exam: Reading Comprehension 2
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Read the statement or passage and then choose the best answer to the question. Answer the question based on what is stated or implied in the statement or passage.

Accuplacer Exam: Reading Comprehension 2
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1. Coffee is the most popular beverage in the entire world, and it is estimated that about 80% of Americans drink coffee.
According to a recent study, about 85% of North Americans drink soda, making it the most popular drink worldwide.
What does the second sentence do?
2. Home schooling refers to the practice of educating children at home rather than sending them to school.
Home schooling usually involves one parent giving up their career in order to stay home.
What does the second sentence do?
3. The Richter Scale is the most commonly-used method to measure the strength of earthquakes.
Even though other methods are used more frequently to measure earthquakes, the Richter Scale is the most trusted.
What does the second sentence do?
4. Adaptation refers to the ability of an animal to change in order to be better suited for its environment and to increase its chances of survival.
Porcupines have sharp quills that can be used to ward off animals that might otherwise try to hunt them.
What does the second sentence do?
5. Even though monthly rent on an apartment is usually less than a mortgage payment, most people would still rather own their own home.
Home ownership is a dream for most North Americans, even though monthly costs for houses are higher than those for apartments.
What does the second sentence do?
6. Regeneration refers to the ability that some animals have to replace severed body parts.
A salamander that has had its tail chopped off can grow a new one that is practically identical to the original.
What does the second sentence do?
7. Soil contamination can be caused by a wide variety of factors, including leakage from underground septic tanks.
Septic tanks will corrode over time, and when they leak or rupture, the contents contaminate the surrounding soil.
What does the second sentence do?
8. Congestion due to excessive traffic means that many people are forced to sit in traffic on their way to work.
Carpooling and public transportation can effectively reduce the number of cars on the road.
How are the two sentences related?
9. Coffee is the most popular beverage in the entire world, and it is estimated that about 80% of Americans drink coffee.
According to a recent study, about 85% of North Americans drink soda, making it the most popular drink worldwide.
What does the second sentence do?
10. The Richter Scale is the most commonly-used method to measure the strength of earthquakes.
Even though other methods are used more frequently to measure earthquakes, the Richter Scale is the most trusted.
What does the second sentence do?

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