READING 1 / QUICK QUIZ

Beyond the Familiar

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

1What makes the collective insular?A. It displays framed pictures in an indoor room.B. It remains inward-looking and isolated from outside perspectives.C. It has members who live in several different neighborhoods.D. It welcomes unfamiliar artists to every meeting.

2Which use of provincial matches the critical sense in the passage?A. The provincial office issued documents for residents of that jurisdiction.B. She studied the boundaries of the province on a map.C. The review called the committee's outlook provincial because it rejected unfamiliar ideas without considering them.D. The museum holds a provincial collection administered by a regional government.

3Complete the sentence: Hanging framed pictures on white walls was the group's _____ format, following its usual practice.A. anomalousB. conventionalC. unorthodoxD. unprecedented

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