READING 1 / QUICK QUIZ

Tendencies That Become Habits

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

1Why is the invented birds' ability described as innate?A. The birds become highly skilled only after years of lessons.B. The story explicitly gives it to them from hatching, before training.C. The traveler prefers routes on which the birds can be seen.D. The ability is useful, which proves it must be present from birth.

2An existing inclination toward waterside routes is a _____.A. predispositionB. certaintyC. requirementD. prohibition

3Which description supports inveterate tinkerer?A. A companion adjusts a lantern once to repair a newly discovered fault.B. A companion has habitually adjusted the lantern every evening for twenty years.C. A companion intends to learn about lanterns but has never worked on one.D. A companion briefly holds the lantern while someone else repairs it.

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