READING 1 / QUICK QUIZ

Keeping the Discussion Relevant

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What makes information relevant in the first paragraph?A. It concerns any event that has ever happened in the building.B. It is interesting regardless of the topic under discussion.C. It directly connects to or helps with the laundry-room questions being considered.D. It was delivered by the longest-standing resident.

2The garden detail's direct connection to the current noise question gives it _____.A. irrelevanceB. distanceC. pertinenceD. obscurity

3Which remark is apropos during a decision about laundry opening times?A. Mention the evening activities next to the room that could be affected by machine noise.B. Recite an unrelated story about a distant cousin's holiday.C. Interrupt with a list of favorite desserts without connecting it to the decision.D. Describe a television plot while ignoring the question on the agenda.

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