Which of the following words would best replace tenements as it is used in the passage?
houses
boats
apartments
saloons
What should readers infer from the fact that the protagonist of the passage "was familiar" with and "liked" the "dark and narrow" "back staircase"?
He had a syndrome which caused him to get sick from exposure to natural light.
He was planning to murder someone immediately on the staircase.
Even though he didn’t realize it, he was at serious risk of falling down the stairs.
He was familiar with and liked to explore the dark recesses of his mind.
Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between the two paragraphs?
Paragraph 1 alerts readers as to Mr. Sherlock Holmes’ morning habits, but paragraph 2 abruptly changes topics and introduces an unknown character.
Paragraph 1 offers clues to the nature of an unknown character and encourages readers to imagine him; paragraph 2 then introduces the character and allows readers to compare their predictions with reality.
Paragraph 1 introduces Mr. Sherlock Holmes and offers clues to the nature of an unknown character; paragraph 2 proves then proves Holmes’ prediction about the unknown character was correct, thus confirming his genius.
Paragraph 1 suggests that Mr. Sherlock Holmes would be sharper if he got up earlier in the morning; paragraph 2 then confirms this suggestion by introducing a new character was and showing how completely Holmes misjudged him.
Which of the following best summarizes the theme of the passage?
First impressions can be deceiving, even to keen observers.
Never leave your personal property in a detective’s house because if you do, he will probably try to pry into the details of your life.
Going to bed and waking up early is the best way to avoid mistakes in observation.
Engravings on someone’s walking stick make it easy to predict his profession.
Which sentence from the passage best supports the correct answer to passage A?
