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On Human Bondage: The American Obsession With Body Image
Test Description: Non-fiction reading passage
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What main concept does the author emphasize in paragraphs three and four?
A
Celebrities are more obsessed with beauty than regular people.
B
Relentless exercise is unhealthy.
C
The weight difference between models and average Americans is increasing.
D
People are strongly influenced by the images they see.
2) The author of this passage would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
A
People are more beautiful than ever before because of cosmetic surgeries and a healthy lifestyle.
B
The media contributes to our obsession with beauty.
C
Standards of beauty rarely change.
D
Beauty is more important to women than to men.
3) Based on its context in the sentence below, what does exclusive most likely mean?
A
unattainable
B
exciting
C
complicated
D
dangerous
4) What does the dash in paragraph 2 maily introduce?
A
common definitions
B
supporting data
C
alternate viewpoints
D
specific examples
5) What does the dash in paragraph 3 mainly introduce?
A
specific examples
B
common definitions
C
supporting data
D
alternate viewpoints
6) Which statements is the best objective summary of the passage?
A
People should be mindful of how their words could hurt others.
B
Many people seek to transform their bodies to fit the image society has of beauty.
C
People's bodies change as they grow older.
D
People should work hard to realize their potential.
7) Which statement from Of Human Bondage: the American Obsession with Body Image would the speaker in Phenomenal Women most likely agree?
A
Such trends reflect our widespread dissatisfaction with out bodies, and are willingness to go any length to change them.
B
It is time to learn that most difficult of lessons: to be happy with the gifts we have and rejoice in our bodies as they are.
C
Our current standards of beauty are shaped not by our next-door neighbors, but an elite group of supermodels.
D
Yet, there is something distinctly unhealthy about this craze for fitness.
8) Which word best describes in the speaker in “Phenomenal Women”?
A
timid
B
confident
C
boastful
D
self-conscious
9) Which line reveals the speaker's opinion of herself?
A
“I don’t shout or jump about” (lines 48)
B
“’Cause I’m a woman / Phenomenally” (lines 57 58)
C
“They think I’m telling lies. (line 4)
D
“I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size” (line 2)
10) How does the author reveal the speaker’s personality?
A
her appearance
B
what others say about her
C
her body language
D
what others think about her
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