READING 1 / QUICK QUIZ

Reading a Claim Precisely

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

1What causes the ambiguity in the original notice?A. The phrase about labels can reasonably apply either to bags alone or to both container types.B. The containers have been mislabeled despite everyone understanding the instruction identically.C. The notice states a single clear instruction that some readers deliberately reject.D. The notice's writer has been proved dishonest about the event.

2Lina's explanation of what the notice means is her _____.A. transcriptionB. compilationC. quotationD. interpretation

3Which instruction is unambiguous about what needs a label?A. Label the appropriate containers before coming.B. Bring bottles and bags with suitable labels.C. Give them labels if they need identification.D. Attach a label to each bottle and to each bag.

Return to the reading

Return to top