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Langan: Reading and Study Skills
Reading and Study Skills, 7/e
John Langan
Mastery Tests

Taking Objective Exams

All the questions that follow have been taken from actual college tests. Answer the questions by using the specific hints for multiple-choice and true–false questions that are listed below.

Test-Taking Hints
  1. The longest multiple-choice answer is often correct.
  2. A multiple-choice answer in the middle, especially one with the most words, is often correct.
  3. Answers with qualifiers, such as generally, probably, most, almost, often, may, some, and sometimes, are usually correct.
  4. Answers with absolute words, such as all, always, everyone, everybody, never, no one, nobody, none, and only, are usually incorrect.


1

IQ tests are always reliable measures of intelligence.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2

After June 1944, the Allies had almost completely eliminated the German submarine threat in the Atlantic.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3

A good justification for establishing a new business would be
Need a Hint?
A)a strong personal desire to run a business.
B)a shrinking market.
C)successful businesses nearby.
D)an expanding market combined with the presence of inefficient firms.
4

Diabetics lack
Need a Hint?
A)vitamins.
B)insulin, an enzyme needed to use sugar properly.
C)amino acids.
D)epinephrine.
5

Generally, single-story buildings are preferred for most types of factory operations.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6

During World War II, black Americans
Need a Hint?
A)achieved social equality.
B)lived mostly in the South.
C)found more job opportunities open and benefited from the movement for equality fostered by the war.
D)served in fully integrated service units.
7

The only function of the hypothalamus is to activate the sympathetic nervous system.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8

Affective explanations are statements intertwined with
Need a Hint?
A)altruistic behavior.
B)love and intimacy.
C)emotions, values, or expectations regarding self-control.
D)antisocial behavior.
9

There are no gaps between scientific ideals and the realities of any actual research project.
Need a Hint?
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10

In an attempt to deal with unemployment, President Hoover
Need a Hint?
A)established the NRA.
B)began a welfare program.
C)created unemployment insurance.
D)established the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to business.








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