Accuplacer Reading Comprehension 2024-2025 Exam

In the words of Thomas DeQuincey, "It is notorious that the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it." If, like most people, you have trouble recalling the names of those you have just met, try this: The next time you are introduced, plan to remember the names. Say to yourself, "I'll listen carefully; I'll repeat each person's name to be sure I've got it, and I will remember." You'll discover how effective this technique is and probably recall those names for the rest of your life. The main idea of the paragraph maintains that the memory A. always operates at peak efficiency. B. breaks down under great strain. C. improves if it is used often. D. becomes unreliable if it tires. - ANSWER>>C Unemployment was the overriding fact of life when Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of the United States on March 4, 1933. An anomaly of the time was that the government did not systematically collect statistics of joblessness; actually it did not start doing so until 1940. The Bureau of Labor Statistics later estimated that 12,830,000persons were out of work in 1933, about one-fourth of a civilian labor force of more than 51 million. Roosevelt signed the