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ISEE Cotton
Test Description: Questions for one ISEE middle level RC passage
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which sentence best describes the main point of the second paragraph?
A
New technology transformed cotton production from a minor industry to a major one.
B
The South was the most fertile region of the United States.
C
Cotton fields were mostly worked by slave labor
D
Eli Whitney was partially responsible for the Civil War.
2) According to the passage, what was Eli Whitney’s main contribution to the cotton industry?
A
Eli invented a device which allowed cotton to be processed for the first time.
B
Eli invented a machine that made it easier to process large quantities of cotton.
C
Eli increased the slave population in the south, allowing plantation owners to grow more cotton.
D
Eli devised the policy of “cotton diplomacy” during the civil war.
3) Cotton diplomacy might have been a more successful policy if
A
plantation owners had produced less cotton.
B
Northern mill towns had not exported any cotton to Great Britain.
C
all American farmers had produced cotton.
D
Great Britain’s cotton warehouses had been empty.
4) When plantation owners called their crop “King Cotton,” they were suggesting that
A
the crop was technically owned by the Crown.
B
their cotton was used mainly by royalty
C
the crop gave them a great deal of power.
D
they grew a special variety of cotton that was larger than other types.
5) Based on the context, “accede” (line 53) most nearly means
A
deny.
B
surpass.
C
submit.
D
answer.
6) Which best describes the organization of the passage?
A
Questions are posed and then answers are considered.
B
Each paragraph discusses a different aspect of the same problem.
C
A subject is introduced, and events are described in chronological order
D
The passage describes a particular historical event and discusses its importance.
7) GLOSS
A
luster
B
shell
C
illness
D
soap
8) HARMONIOUSLY
A
slowly
B
aggressively
C
strikingly
D
cooperatively
9) CONFESS
A
admit
B
commit
C
fail
D
suppose
10) GENERATE
A
power
B
produce
C
spin
D
burn
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