READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

The Proposal Behind the Persuasion

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

1What does the speaker do when he begins to prevaricate?A. Provide the requested earlier report without evasion.B. Admit clearly that he does not know the answer.C. Answer the question directly with the relevant names and dates.D. Avoid giving the full truth by making evasive statements around the question.

2The misleading label that disguised the removal of objections as a formatting correction was a _____.A. confessionB. subterfugeC. disclosureD. clarification

3Which revision is surreptitious?A. An editor explains a proposed change before the group approves it.B. A report is quietly altered without notifying the committee because the editor wants the change to escape notice.C. A revision is announced and shown beside the original text.D. A correction is clearly marked and circulated with a description.

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