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Question 1
Read this passage: 'While renewable energy is often praised as clean, building the solar panels and wind turbines that capture it still consumes large amounts of energy and rare materials. The benefits are real, but they are not free of cost.' What is the writer's main point?
Correct Answer:
Renewable energy has real benefits but also hidden costs
Question 2
In the sentence 'Although the new policy was unpopular, it ultimately reduced traffic deaths,' the word 'although' signals that the two ideas are:
Correct Answer:
In contrast
Question 3
Read: 'The committee's report was exhaustive, leaving no relevant detail unexamined.' In this context, 'exhaustive' most nearly means:
Correct Answer:
Very thorough
Question 4
Read: 'Some commentators claim that screen time alone harms children. Yet the research suggests it is what children do on screens, and for how long, that matters most.' The writer's attitude to the claim that 'screen time alone harms children' is best described as:
Correct Answer:
Sceptical and qualifying
Question 5
Read: 'The drought devastated the harvest; consequently, food prices rose sharply across the region.' The word 'consequently' shows that the rise in food prices is:
Correct Answer:
A result of the drought
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