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TEAS 6 WH Solar Panel English reading Question & Anaswer.

Answer 1

1.Which of the following best summarizes the text:

A summary is something which present the main information or main points in the passage or speech or any article .

a.Diverse presidential philosophies have affected white house energy: This is not expressed in the passage and President Reagan had another view on energy consumption ..This line criticize and change original source .

b.President Obama reinstalled solar panels on the white house in 2010: A summary should not be reproduced sentence from text. So this line is not a summary.

c. President Carter and Obama have superior views on Reagan's energy consumption :This line include all major ideas in the paragraph and donot criticize or change original source.So this is short, simple , no needless repetitions with all major ideas.(Answer)

d. Thirty two solar panels were installed on the White house by President : This is a repetition of passage . So not a summary.

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3.According to the passage ,which of following events occurred second.

a.President carter installed solar panels in 1979: This was the first event .

b. President Reagan took office in 1981: According to the paragraph this is the second event.(answer)

c. A solar water heater was installed at the white house: This was installed by President Obama in 2011 .So this fourth event .

d.The solar panels were removed from the white house: This is third event .When President Reagan took charge he removed the solar panels installed by President Carter.

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4.Instead of following a chronological sequence, the author discusses obama's reinstallation of solar panels first .Which purpose of this order of events.

When providing the historical background to a topic, it is necessary to describe events in chronological order, or in the time sequence that they occurred.

a.To ensure the reader completeness of the text: Reader's completeness is done by gaining reader's attention.

b.To engage reader with a current event: This paragraph is to explain about the contribution of President Obama and his contribution is at present .

c.To ensure the reader does not get confused:  Telling a story out of chronological order at times may be effective , although somewhat confusing. This paragraph is effective.

d.To engage the reader's political stance: Obama as a part of his administrative focus on environmental issues installed solar panels. So to engage reader's political stance chronological pattern has been changed by author.(Answer)

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5.Which of the following sentence from passage includes biased language.

Biased language is a expression inclining toward one way of thinking . The person speak like others should tend

to believe what he believes and refuse others considerations.

a.In 2010 ,President Baracck Obama decided to install solar panels on the white house as a part of his administration issues: It is a normal sentence and a positive sentence.

b.Administration officials said they expected the photovoltaic system would convert sunlight to 19,700 kilowatts hours : This sentence explains the view of the officials .

c.According to the Associated press ,that would save a typical household in Washington D.C an average of $2,300: This explains views of associated press

d.Carter said that the solar panels were a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by American people: This is the explanation by the President Carter . These are his views and his stand . This is biased language.(Answer)

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6. Which of the following inferences can be made from the following section from the passage ?It was ahead of times .He set this example for the american people as a part of a campaign.

a. President Carter 's conservation efforts significantly reduced energy waste in America: President Carter conservation efforts lead to national energy crisis in America.

b.President Carter had different views than many of his contemporaries.: Because he was the first president to promote solar as a path to energy independence which was not followed by his precessors like President Reagan.(Answer)

c.President Carter didnot announce his views on energy conservation in public: President Carter do informed his views to public through giving a detailed interview to press.

d. President Carter's views on energy made him an unpopular president: President Carter President Carter took over America during the turbulent years with the economy in a tragic state.His solar panel lead to  national energy crisis.

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