For each item, read the general sentence and then choose the letter of the three specific sentences
that explain or support that statement.
General Sentence: There are a few different theories about why people dream.
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Variations, 8th e
Specific Sentences:
(1) Sigmund Freud asserted that the chief purpose of dreams is wish fulfillment.
(2) Insomnia refers to chronic problems in getting adequate sleep.
(3) Other theorists argue that dreams provide an opportunity to think creatively about personal
problems.
(4) The activation-synthesis model proposes that dreams are side effects of the neural activation
that produces waking-like brain waves during REM sleep.
(5) Sleep apnea involves frequent, reflexive gasping for air that disrupts sleep.
(6) Sleeping is important to one's health.
(7) Sleep varies from one person to another.
a. 1, 2, 4
b. 1, 3, 4
c. 2, 4, 6
d. 3, 4, 5
Question 2
For each item, read the general sentence and then choose the letter of the three specific sentences
that explain or support that statement.
General Sentence: Before you begin to paint a room, you have to make sure the room is prepared
for painting.
Specific Sentences:
(1) Have a good meal and get plenty of rest before you begin painting.
(2) Take off the covers from all heatingair conditioning ducts to protect them from splattering
paint.
(3) Turn off the electricity to the room.
(4) If you're new at painting, start with a small, out-of-the-way room.
(5) Make sure the colors you select for the room will work well with the rest of your home.
(6) Remove all nails, screws, and picture hangers from surfaces to be painted.
(7) Wear gloves and old clothes you won't mind getting full of paint.
a. 3, 5, 7
b. 1, 2, 6
c. 2, 4, 5
d. 2, 3, 6