CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
In a city transport app, the route planner assumed all users could walk quickly between stops. Rather than treating the difficulty as unavoidable, designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences. The change produced a noticeable result: recommended routes became more realistic for older users and people with mobility limitations. Yet the experience was not a perfect solution; the app still depended on accurate information about lifts, ramps, and temporary closures. The case therefore illustrates that personalization is useful only when the underlying accessibility data are accurate.
Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Designing for Unstable Internet
B. When Route Planning Includes Mobility
C. Clicks Without Distortion
D. Shorter Alerts, Better Response
Correct Answer: B
The best title reflects the central problem and the response discussed in the passage.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
In a city transport app, the route planner assumed all users could walk quickly between stops. Rather than treating the difficulty as unavoidable, designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences. The change produced a noticeable result: recommended routes became more realistic for older users and people with mobility limitations. Yet the experience was not a perfect solution; the app still depended on accurate information about lifts, ramps, and temporary closures. The case therefore illustrates that personalization is useful only when the underlying accessibility data are accurate.
What does the word “underlying” most nearly mean as used in the passage?
A. a significant stage in progress
B. forming the basis or foundation of something
C. selecting observations from a larger population for study
D. a standard used for measurement
Correct Answer: B
In this passage, “underlying” means forming the basis or foundation of something.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
In a city transport app, the route planner assumed all users could walk quickly between stops. Rather than treating the difficulty as unavoidable, designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences. The change produced a noticeable result: recommended routes became more realistic for older users and people with mobility limitations. Yet the experience was not a perfect solution; the app still depended on accurate information about lifts, ramps, and temporary closures. The case therefore illustrates that personalization is useful only when the underlying accessibility data are accurate.
Which inference is best supported by the passage?
A. Because a limitation remained, the intervention should be considered completely ineffective.
B. A reasonable inference is that personalization is useful only when the underlying accessibility data are accurate.
C. The same intervention will produce identical results in every setting without modification.
D. Complex problems can be solved only by expensive technology rather than by changes in procedure or behaviour.
Correct Answer: B
The passage reports an improvement together with a limitation, so the supported inference is cautious rather than absolute.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
In a city transport app, the route planner assumed all users could walk quickly between stops. Rather than treating the difficulty as unavoidable, designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences. The change produced a noticeable result: recommended routes became more realistic for older users and people with mobility limitations. Yet the experience was not a perfect solution; the app still depended on accurate information about lifts, ramps, and temporary closures. The case therefore illustrates that personalization is useful only when the underlying accessibility data are accurate.
What action was taken in response to the problem?
A. Designers made alerts more concise, placed the required action first, and linked to optional detail.
B. Designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences.
C. Developers added automatic local saving and allowed applicants to resume incomplete forms.
D. Editors began reviewing headlines against a checklist requiring accuracy, context, and clear attribution.
Correct Answer: B
The action is stated directly after the passage describes the initial problem.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
In a city transport app, the route planner assumed all users could walk quickly between stops. Rather than treating the difficulty as unavoidable, designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences. The change produced a noticeable result: recommended routes became more realistic for older users and people with mobility limitations. Yet the experience was not a perfect solution; the app still depended on accurate information about lifts, ramps, and temporary closures. The case therefore illustrates that personalization is useful only when the underlying accessibility data are accurate.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The passage proves that one intervention can remove every limitation in a complex problem.
B. The passage shows that personalization is useful only when the underlying accessibility data are accurate.
C. The passage mainly describes headlines optimized for clicks often exaggerated what the articles actually said.
D. The passage mainly argues that the app still depended on accurate information about lifts, ramps, and temporary closures.
Correct Answer: B
The main idea combines the response, its result, and the broader lesson stated in the passage.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
At a remote work team, the first sign of trouble was that important decisions were scattered across chat messages and were difficult to find later. Instead of relying only on warnings or assumptions, the team recorded final decisions in a shared log with dates, owners, and links to supporting discussion. Afterward, new members could understand past choices without rereading months of messages. The outcome was encouraging but qualified, because the log only stayed useful when someone updated it after each decision. Taken together, these details support a broader conclusion: communication tools work better when temporary conversation is separated from durable records.
Which is the best title for the passage?
A. When Route Planning Includes Mobility
B. Turning Chat into Organizational Memory
C. Why Shared Passwords Are Costly
D. One Student, One Identifier
Correct Answer: B
The best title reflects the central problem and the response discussed in the passage.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
At a remote work team, the first sign of trouble was that important decisions were scattered across chat messages and were difficult to find later. Instead of relying only on warnings or assumptions, the team recorded final decisions in a shared log with dates, owners, and links to supporting discussion. Afterward, new members could understand past choices without rereading months of messages. The outcome was encouraging but qualified, because the log only stayed useful when someone updated it after each decision. Taken together, these details support a broader conclusion: communication tools work better when temporary conversation is separated from durable records.
What does the word “durable” most nearly mean as used in the passage?
A. a testable proposed explanation or prediction
B. producing more income than costs
C. a source of danger or risk
D. able to last or remain useful over time
Correct Answer: D
In this passage, “durable” means able to last or remain useful over time.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
At a remote work team, the first sign of trouble was that important decisions were scattered across chat messages and were difficult to find later. Instead of relying only on warnings or assumptions, the team recorded final decisions in a shared log with dates, owners, and links to supporting discussion. Afterward, new members could understand past choices without rereading months of messages. The outcome was encouraging but qualified, because the log only stayed useful when someone updated it after each decision. Taken together, these details support a broader conclusion: communication tools work better when temporary conversation is separated from durable records.
Which inference is best supported by the passage?
A. Because a limitation remained, the intervention should be considered completely ineffective.
B. Complex problems can be solved only by expensive technology rather than by changes in procedure or behaviour.
C. The same intervention will produce identical results in every setting without modification.
D. A reasonable inference is that communication tools work better when temporary conversation is separated from durable records.
Correct Answer: D
The passage reports an improvement together with a limitation, so the supported inference is cautious rather than absolute.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
At a remote work team, the first sign of trouble was that important decisions were scattered across chat messages and were difficult to find later. Instead of relying only on warnings or assumptions, the team recorded final decisions in a shared log with dates, owners, and links to supporting discussion. Afterward, new members could understand past choices without rereading months of messages. The outcome was encouraging but qualified, because the log only stayed useful when someone updated it after each decision. Taken together, these details support a broader conclusion: communication tools work better when temporary conversation is separated from durable records.
What action was taken in response to the problem?
A. Designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences.
B. The team recorded final decisions in a shared log with dates, owners, and links to supporting discussion.
C. The office introduced individual logins, password managers, and a rule against sharing credentials.
D. Administrators created a unique student identifier and rules for synchronizing records.
Correct Answer: B
The action is stated directly after the passage describes the initial problem.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
At a remote work team, the first sign of trouble was that important decisions were scattered across chat messages and were difficult to find later. Instead of relying only on warnings or assumptions, the team recorded final decisions in a shared log with dates, owners, and links to supporting discussion. Afterward, new members could understand past choices without rereading months of messages. The outcome was encouraging but qualified, because the log only stayed useful when someone updated it after each decision. Taken together, these details support a broader conclusion: communication tools work better when temporary conversation is separated from durable records.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The passage mainly describes the route planner assumed all users could walk quickly between stops.
B. The passage shows that communication tools work better when temporary conversation is separated from durable records.
C. The passage mainly argues that the log only stayed useful when someone updated it after each decision.
D. The passage proves that one intervention can remove every limitation in a complex problem.
Correct Answer: B
The main idea combines the response, its result, and the broader lesson stated in the passage.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
A recurring challenge emerged in a retail business: managers collected large amounts of customer data simply because storage was cheap. The people responsible chose a practical intervention—the company reviewed each field and chose to minimize collection of information that was not needed for a defined purpose. This was followed by an observable improvement: the database became easier to manage and the potential impact of a data leak was reduced. Still, some teams initially resisted giving up information they might possibly use later. The contrast between the improvement and the remaining constraint suggests that collecting less data can be a security strategy as well as a privacy principle.
Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Turning Chat into Organizational Memory
B. Clicks Without Distortion
C. Preventing Old Bugs from Returning
D. The Value of Collecting Less Data
Correct Answer: D
The best title reflects the central problem and the response discussed in the passage.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
A recurring challenge emerged in a retail business: managers collected large amounts of customer data simply because storage was cheap. The people responsible chose a practical intervention—the company reviewed each field and chose to minimize collection of information that was not needed for a defined purpose. This was followed by an observable improvement: the database became easier to manage and the potential impact of a data leak was reduced. Still, some teams initially resisted giving up information they might possibly use later. The contrast between the improvement and the remaining constraint suggests that collecting less data can be a security strategy as well as a privacy principle.
What does the word “minimize” most nearly mean as used in the passage?
A. reduce something to the smallest practical amount
B. intended to stop a problem before it occurs
C. a general direction of change over time
D. unwilling or hesitant
Correct Answer: A
In this passage, “minimize” means reduce something to the smallest practical amount.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
A recurring challenge emerged in a retail business: managers collected large amounts of customer data simply because storage was cheap. The people responsible chose a practical intervention—the company reviewed each field and chose to minimize collection of information that was not needed for a defined purpose. This was followed by an observable improvement: the database became easier to manage and the potential impact of a data leak was reduced. Still, some teams initially resisted giving up information they might possibly use later. The contrast between the improvement and the remaining constraint suggests that collecting less data can be a security strategy as well as a privacy principle.
Which inference is best supported by the passage?
A. The same intervention will produce identical results in every setting without modification.
B. Complex problems can be solved only by expensive technology rather than by changes in procedure or behaviour.
C. A reasonable inference is that collecting less data can be a security strategy as well as a privacy principle.
D. Because a limitation remained, the intervention should be considered completely ineffective.
Correct Answer: C
The passage reports an improvement together with a limitation, so the supported inference is cautious rather than absolute.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
A recurring challenge emerged in a retail business: managers collected large amounts of customer data simply because storage was cheap. The people responsible chose a practical intervention—the company reviewed each field and chose to minimize collection of information that was not needed for a defined purpose. This was followed by an observable improvement: the database became easier to manage and the potential impact of a data leak was reduced. Still, some teams initially resisted giving up information they might possibly use later. The contrast between the improvement and the remaining constraint suggests that collecting less data can be a security strategy as well as a privacy principle.
What action was taken in response to the problem?
A. Editors began reviewing headlines against a checklist requiring accuracy, context, and clear attribution.
B. The team recorded final decisions in a shared log with dates, owners, and links to supporting discussion.
C. The team added automated tests for every corrected high-impact bug.
D. The company reviewed each field and chose to minimize collection of information that was not needed for a defined purpose.
Correct Answer: D
The action is stated directly after the passage describes the initial problem.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
A recurring challenge emerged in a retail business: managers collected large amounts of customer data simply because storage was cheap. The people responsible chose a practical intervention—the company reviewed each field and chose to minimize collection of information that was not needed for a defined purpose. This was followed by an observable improvement: the database became easier to manage and the potential impact of a data leak was reduced. Still, some teams initially resisted giving up information they might possibly use later. The contrast between the improvement and the remaining constraint suggests that collecting less data can be a security strategy as well as a privacy principle.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The passage shows that collecting less data can be a security strategy as well as a privacy principle.
B. The passage mainly describes important decisions were scattered across chat messages and were difficult to find later.
C. The passage proves that one intervention can remove every limitation in a complex problem.
D. The passage mainly argues that some teams initially resisted giving up information they might possibly use later.
Correct Answer: A
The main idea combines the response, its result, and the broader lesson stated in the passage.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
The experience of a school computer lab shows how practical choices can affect outcomes. Initially, students copied information from the first search result without checking its source. To respond, teachers required each project to compare two sources and explain why one was more reliable. The result was that students began noticing authorship, evidence, and publication dates rather than treating all results alike. Observers also noted an important constraint: source comparison took more time than simple searching. For that reason, the lesson is not that one measure solves everything, but that digital literacy includes judging information, not merely finding it.
Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Searching Is Not the Same as Evaluating
B. The Value of Collecting Less Data
C. When Route Planning Includes Mobility
D. Shorter Alerts, Better Response
Correct Answer: A
The best title reflects the central problem and the response discussed in the passage.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
The experience of a school computer lab shows how practical choices can affect outcomes. Initially, students copied information from the first search result without checking its source. To respond, teachers required each project to compare two sources and explain why one was more reliable. The result was that students began noticing authorship, evidence, and publication dates rather than treating all results alike. Observers also noted an important constraint: source comparison took more time than simple searching. For that reason, the lesson is not that one measure solves everything, but that digital literacy includes judging information, not merely finding it.
What does the word “reliable” most nearly mean as used in the passage?
A. logical, consistent, and easy to follow
B. not requiring entry, cutting, or physical intrusion
C. make something easier to understand
D. consistently trustworthy or dependable
Correct Answer: D
In this passage, “reliable” means consistently trustworthy or dependable.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
The experience of a school computer lab shows how practical choices can affect outcomes. Initially, students copied information from the first search result without checking its source. To respond, teachers required each project to compare two sources and explain why one was more reliable. The result was that students began noticing authorship, evidence, and publication dates rather than treating all results alike. Observers also noted an important constraint: source comparison took more time than simple searching. For that reason, the lesson is not that one measure solves everything, but that digital literacy includes judging information, not merely finding it.
Which inference is best supported by the passage?
A. Because a limitation remained, the intervention should be considered completely ineffective.
B. The same intervention will produce identical results in every setting without modification.
C. A reasonable inference is that digital literacy includes judging information, not merely finding it.
D. Complex problems can be solved only by expensive technology rather than by changes in procedure or behaviour.
Correct Answer: C
The passage reports an improvement together with a limitation, so the supported inference is cautious rather than absolute.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
The experience of a school computer lab shows how practical choices can affect outcomes. Initially, students copied information from the first search result without checking its source. To respond, teachers required each project to compare two sources and explain why one was more reliable. The result was that students began noticing authorship, evidence, and publication dates rather than treating all results alike. Observers also noted an important constraint: source comparison took more time than simple searching. For that reason, the lesson is not that one measure solves everything, but that digital literacy includes judging information, not merely finding it.
What action was taken in response to the problem?
A. Teachers required each project to compare two sources and explain why one was more reliable.
B. Designers made alerts more concise, placed the required action first, and linked to optional detail.
C. Designers added adjustable walking speed and accessibility preferences.
D. The company reviewed each field and chose to minimize collection of information that was not needed for a defined purpose.
Correct Answer: A
The action is stated directly after the passage describes the initial problem.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Comprehension
Read the passage and answer the question.
The experience of a school computer lab shows how practical choices can affect outcomes. Initially, students copied information from the first search result without checking its source. To respond, teachers required each project to compare two sources and explain why one was more reliable. The result was that students began noticing authorship, evidence, and publication dates rather than treating all results alike. Observers also noted an important constraint: source comparison took more time than simple searching. For that reason, the lesson is not that one measure solves everything, but that digital literacy includes judging information, not merely finding it.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The passage mainly argues that source comparison took more time than simple searching.
B. The passage mainly describes managers collected large amounts of customer data simply because storage was cheap.
C. The passage proves that one intervention can remove every limitation in a complex problem.
D. The passage shows that digital literacy includes judging information, not merely finding it.
Correct Answer: D
The main idea combines the response, its result, and the broader lesson stated in the passage.