Answer Explanations

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• 1. (D) The City View Restaurant is on the fourth floor and serves three meals a day.
• 2. (C) The National Bank is located on the third floor.
• 3. (B) The post office is down the hall from the Copy Center, which is on the
• second floor.
• 4. (A) The Security Desk, where visitor’s badges are issued, is located on the
• ground floor.
• 5. (C) Newspapers are available in the Barchester Coffee Shop, located next to
• the bank on the third floor.
• 6. (B) Fax services are available in the Copy Center, located on the second floor.
• 7. (A) The map is behind the Security Desk, which is on the ground floor.
• 8. False. Paragraph 2: The museum has reduced hours during the winter months.
• 9. False. Paragraph 3: We know that children are allowed because it is stated that
• they must be accompanied by an adult.
• 10. True. Paragraph 3: “Guided tours are included in the cost of admission.”
• 11. Not Given. Guided tours are mentioned in the third paragraph, but their
• length is not mentioned.
• 12. True. Paragraph 4 mentions the Farm Museum Gift Shop.
• 13. Not Given. Classes are discussed in the fifth paragraph, but no discount is
• mentioned.
• 14. True. Paragraph 5 mentions that classes are offered in the evenings and that
• they take place in the Main Building.
• 15. v. Section A lists the different reasons, or purposes, for a presentation.
• 16. i. Section B discusses ways to relax and overcome nervousness, that is, ways to
• feel confident when giving a presentation.
• 17. viii. Section C discusses talking and voice.
• 18. vi. Section D talks about using presentation software to give the audience
• something to look at.
• 19. iv. Section E talks about computers and microphones, that is, equipment.
• 20. iii. Section F talks about the seating arrangement.
• 21. new employees. Paragraph 1: “All new employees at the Marcy Corporation are
• required to attend an orientation session
• 22. next orientation session. Paragraph 1: “The next orientation session will be
• held . . . in the company conference room.”
• 23. (attending) the orientation. Paragraph 1: “Employees are requested to read the
• employee manual . . . prior to attending the orientation.”
• 24. procedures and policies. Paragraph 2: “The Marcy Corporation Employee
• Manual has been provided to inform our employees about the company’s procedures
• and policies.”
• 25. the employee's supervisor. Paragraph 2: “the statement below should be signed
• and returned to the employee’s supervisor
• 26. Human Resources. Paragraph 2: “If there are any questions regarding the
• content of the manual, they should be submitted in writing to Human
• Resources.”
• 27. March 15. The bottom of the form shows March 15 as the date to submit the
• statement.
• 28. (C) Paragraph 4: “They lashed the planks together by drilling holes and tying
• them with cords.”
• 29. (B) Paragraph 3 describes how the dugout canoe is made from a single tree
• trunk, or log.
• 30. (A) Paragraph 2 explains that birch-bark canoes were: “sealed with a mixture
• of spruce gum and bear grease.”
• 31. (B) Paragraph 3: “The opening of the dugout was created by repeatedly
• burning the wood, then carving it out with tools . . . the boat builders filled
• it with water and brought the water to a boil using stones heated on a
• fire . . .
• 32. (A) Paragraph 2: “Birch-bark canoes were lightweight and . . . easily
• portaged around waterfalls or from lake to lake.” Portaged means the same
• as carried.
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• 33. (C) Paragraph 4 says of plank canoes: “Pitch from pine trees and tar . . . were
• used between the planks and over the entire hull for waterproofing.”
• 34. (A) Paragraph 2 says of birch-bark canoes: “Most were designed to hold no
• more than two or three people
• 35. parallel floats. Paragraph 5: “Outriggers have one or more parallel floats
• attached to a dugout canoe with poles for increased stability in ocean waves.”
• 36. a platform. Paragraph 5: “Double-hulled canoes have a platform between two
• parallel dugouts.”
• 37. huge expanses. Paragraph 5: “across huge expanses of ocean
• 38. many fighters. Paragraph 6: “capable of transporting many fighters
• 39. (modern) recreational Paragraph 7: “Today’s modern recreational canoes,
• while now often constructed with aluminum, fiberglass, wood, and canvas,
• plastic, and other synthetic materials
• 40. birch-bark. Paragraph 7: “still retain the shape and basic design of the birchbark
• canoes developed in the distant past.”