CSR Reading Comprehension Practice Test 3

Gary is a distinguished looking man with a touch of grey at the temples. Even in his early 50s, he still turns heads. He enjoys spending most of his time admiring his profile in the mirror. In fact, he considers his good looks to be his second-most important asset. The first, however, is money. He is lucky in this area, too, having been born into a wealthy family. __________.He loves the power his wealth has given him. He could buy whatever he desires, whether that be people, places, or things. Gary checks that mirror often and feels great delight with what he sees.   

The topic sentence that best fits the paragraph is _______. 

The only objects of Gary’s respect are others who hold positions in society above him. 

Which of the following is the main subject of the passage? 

Applicants must be available for training 

All bus operators are required to do which of the following? 

The main purpose of the refresher training course on the simulator is to 

If a vehicle is due to have the oil changed, whose responsibility is it? 

The passage implies that the vehicles 

Beginning next month, the city will institute a program intended to remove graffiti from city owned delivery trucks. Any truck that finishes its assigned route before the end of the driver’s shift will return to its lot where supervisors will provide materials for that driver to use while cleaning the truck. Because the length of time it takes to complete different tasks and routes vary, trucks within the same department will no longer be assigned to specific routes but will be rotated among the routes. Therefore, drivers should no longer leave personal items in the trucks, because they will not necessarily be driving the same truck each day, as they did in the past. 

According to the passage, the removal of graffiti from trucks will be done by 

According to the passage, routes within particular departments 

According to the passage, prior to instituting the graffiti clean-up program, city workers 

Memo to Supervisory Personnel 

Members of your investigative team may have skills and abilities of which you are not aware. As investigator in charge of a case, you should seek out and take advantage of potential talent in all the members of your team. Whenever a new case is given to your team, it is usually a good idea to have all the members devise ideas and suggestions about all aspects of the case, rather than insisting that each member stick rigidly to his or her narrow area of expertise. This way, you are likely to discover special investigative skills you never suspected your team members had. It’s worthwhile to take extra time to explore all your team’s talents. 

The paragraph best supports the statement that a single member of an investigative team 

According to the passage, when a bus is running hot, it means 

The main point of the passage is that drivers should 

Important Warning 

Only certain people are qualified to handle hazardous waste. Hazardous waste is defined as any waste designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as hazardous. If you are unclear whether a particular item is hazardous, you should not handle the item but should instead notify a supervisor of the Sanitation Department. 

 Hazardous waste is defined as 

Sanitation Worker Harris comes upon a container of cleaning solvent along with the regular garbage in front of a residence. The container does not list the contents of the cleaner. Therefore, according to the directions, Harris should