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Test 3

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Read the passage below. Then select the best answer to each question that follows.

(1) Traditionally, men preferred to be the only breadwinners in their families. (2) Men, however, have discovered several benefits to having a working wife. (3) First of all, of course, a working wife's income can raise her family's living standards. (4) Also, men with working wives are more free to try changing careers. (5) The woman's income can tide the family over economically during his career change. (6) Third, should a husband lose his job, some of the problems of unemployment are offset by his wife's earnings. (7) Among other things, her earning provide him with the luxury of search time to locate the best job opportunity. (8) Finally, sharing the burden of earning a living has allowed men to discover the joys of fatherhood. (9) In earlier times, fathers were so busy earning a living that they had little chance to know their children.

1. In sentence 6, the words OFFSET BY mean

made worse by.

created through.

shown in.

made up for.

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2. The main idea of the passage is stated in

sentence 1.

sentence 2.

sentence 3.

sentence 9.

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3. According to the passage, in the past

no women worked outside the home.

women wanted their husbands to be the family's sole breadwinner.

men wanted their wives to work outside the home, but few employers would hire them.

fathers were so busy earning a living that they had little chance to know their children.

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4. The relationship of sentence 2 to sentence 1 is

cause and effect.

contrast.

time.

illustration.

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5. The relationship of sentence 8 to sentence 7 is

cause and effect.

time.

addition.

illustration.

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6. We can conclude from this passage that

in the past, most men stayed in the same job all their lives.

women often earn more than men.

women often earn less than men.

most men want to go back to the old days when they were the sole breadwinners of their families.

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7. We can infer from this passage that

without a wife's income, most families would fall into poverty.

in the past, many children spent more time with their mothers than with their fathers.

in the past, most children never saw their fathers.

with both parents working, children now see little of either parent.

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8. In the following group, one statement is the point, and the other statements are support for the point. Identify the point and each statement of support.

Having a working wife frees men to try changing careers.

point

statement of support

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Having a working wife raises a family's standard of living.

point

statement of support

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Men have discovered several benefits to having a working wife.

point

statement of support

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Having a working wife enables men to discover the joys of fatherhood.

point

statement of support

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