Middle Level ISEE Reading Practice Test 82

1. This passage is mainly about

• A. the Environmental Protection Agency.
• B. how to get an EPA grant.
• C. monitoring the quality of beach water.
• D. developing better ways to test water.

2. This passage can best be described as a

• A. news item.
• B. textbook excerpt.
• C. biography.
• D. short story.

3. Beach water monitoring results are used primarily to

• A. direct swimmers to the nearest public beaches.
• B. close beaches that do not test water.
• C. alert swimmers to rough surf conditions.
• D. issue warnings when bacteria levels are too high.

4. Which of the following questions is answered by information in the passage?

• A. What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
• B. When was the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act passed?
• C. How much grant money is available to a particular state, territory, or tribe?
• D. When should grants be submitted?

5. The tone of the passage is best described as

• A. humorous.
• B. cautious.
• C. impersonal.
• D. argumentative.