READING, PAGE 427

1. Factual Information Question Answer choice C is correct because the passage stated that: Among the general public, schizophrenia is often confused with Multiple Personality Disorder. Answer choice A is incorrect because it misrepresents what the passage states regarding the roots of the word schizophrenia, not the disease itself. Answer choice B is incorrect because it is a misrepresentation of the fact that schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder are confused among the general public. Answer choice D is incorrect because this information is true not of

schizophrenia, but of Multiple Personality Disorder.

2. Negative Fact Question Answer choice D is correct because it is stated that: the prevailing course of treatment mainly consists of antipsychotic medication. Answer choice A is incorrect because the passage states that: schizophrenia is in reality a cluster of psychological disorders in which a variety of symptoms are exhibited.

Answer choice B is incorrect because the passage mentions that schizophrenia: [...]

affects approximately 0.3% to 0.7% of the global population, typically young adults.

Answer choice C is incorrect because the passage says: The fields of genetics, neurobiology, psychology and sociology all have different roles to play in the unravelling of this still mysterious affliction.

3. Inference Question Answer choice B is correct because the passage states that:

Five of the more common subcategories of schizophrenia are simple, hebephrenic, paranoid, catatonic, and acute. We can infer from this that there are other types of schizophrenia that are less common and not discussed. Answer choice A is incorrect because it misrepresents what is stated in the passage: These are based on [...]

factors such as the age of the schizophrenic patient at the onset of symptoms, which means that symptoms can show up at any time. Answer choice C is incorrect

because this choice too misrepresents what is in the passage: Because

schizophrenia is not a solitary illness but is in reality a group of related conditions, schizophrenics tend to be classified into various subcategories. Answer choice D is incorrect because the passage states that: These are based on [...] their duration,, and so to say that all of the different types are of the same length, meaning they last the same amount of time is false.

4. Paraphrasing Question Answer choice A is correct because it represents a correct paraphrase of the central ideas in the highlighted sentence. Answer choice B is incorrect because this information is not mentioned in the highlighted sentence, only that withdrawal from family is a symptom in simple schizophrenia. Answer choice C is incorrect because it changes the meaning of what is said in the highlighted

sentence by saying that these schizophrenics move slowly, rather than their disease progresses slowly. Answer choice D is incorrect because it states that this variation of the disease is less severe than the other types, whereas in the highlighted sentence, it is stated that the symptoms become more acute over time.

5. Vocabulary Question Answer choice B is correct because both apathetic and indifferent in the context of the sentence mean to not care about the consequences of any action or lack thereof. Answer choice A is incorrect because halfhearted does not mean total indifference; rather it means a lack of enthusiasm. Answer choice C is incorrect because lazy, though at times similar in meaning to apathetic, is not

appropriate in this context. Answer choice D is incorrect because pitiful carries the meaning of someone you feel sorry for, which is not the same as apathetic.

6. Sentence Insertion Question Answer choice C is correct because the word “so” in the boldfaced sentence introduces a restatement of what was said in the previous sentence in the passage about the symptoms of simple schizophrenia being discrete at first. Also, the following sentence in the paragraph contains the word “however”

showing contrast with what is stated in the boldfaced sentence. Answer choice A is incorrect because putting the boldfaced sentence here would make it the topic sentence of the paragraph, which is not appropriate in this case, not to mention the fact that the information it refers to has not yet been stated. Answer choice B is incorrect because up to this point in the paragraph, the author does not discuss the fact that symptoms are difficult to observe. Answer choice D is incorrect because to insert the boldfaced sentence at this point would break up the sequence of facts.

7. Vocabulary Question Answer choice C is correct because both inappropriate and unwarranted in the context of the sentence mean for something to be inappropriate in a given context. Answer choice A is incorrect because unforgiveable does not mean unwarranted; rather it describes something that one cannot forgive. Answer choice B is incorrect because gratuitous, though at times similar in meaning to unwarranted, can also mean something that was added or done without true purpose, is not appropriate in this context. Answer choice D is incorrect because justified is the opposite of unwarranted.

8. Factual Information Question Answer choice D is correct because the passage stated that: However, a paranoid schizophrenic is afflicted with extreme delusions of persecution. Answer choice A is incorrect because in the passage it is stated that:

[...] this type of schizophrenic is frequently able to get along in society for long

periods of time. Answer choice B is incorrect because it is a misrepresentation of the fact that these schizophrenics: [...] a paranoid schizophrenic is afflicted with extreme delusions of persecution, often accompanied by delusions of grandeur. Answer

choice C is incorrect because this information is the opposite of what is mentioned in the passage: the outward behavior of the sufferer often seems quite appropriate [...].

9. Vocabulary Question Answer choice D is correct because get along and cope both mean for something to be able to manage or deal with a situation. Answer choices A and B are incorrect because be friendly and be compatible though it can be related to get along, is only when referring to one’s ability to relate to other people, and so are not appropriate in this context. Answer choice C is incorrect because circulate does not mean to get along; it is a synonym of another similar expression, to get around.

10. Author’s Purpose Question Answer choice A is correct because the word “While”

introduces the idea that a paranoid schizophrenic suffers from delusions, this information is immediately followed by a contrasting idea - that this schizophrenic has normal-seeming behavior. Answer choice B is incorrect because the nature of the information suggests a contradiction rather than two things happening at the same time, though the word “while” can be used in this way. Answer choice C is incorrect because the author does not state that these schizophrenics can think clearly; on the contrary, they suffer from severe delusions. Answer choice D is incorrect because the author states that though their thoughts may be unusual, their outward behavior is not.

11. Referent Question Answer choice B is correct because the phrase “the former”

refers to the first of several items that are mentioned in a sentence. In this instance, the first idea mentioned was that of the periods of excitement experienced by the catatonic schizophrenic. Answer choice A is incorrect because the pronoun is referring to one of the abrupt changes in behavior, which is the intervals of frenzied elation and animation. Answer choice C is incorrect because it is the second kind of behavior mentioned, not the first, and therefore the use of “the former” as a referent is wrong. Answer choice D is incorrect because the noun “catatonic variety” is too far from the phrase “the former” for it to be used as its referent, not to mention the fact what is said after “the former” is describing the intervals of elation and animation, not catatonic schizophrenia in general.

12. Factual Information Question Answer choice C is correct because the passage stated that: Additionally, the sufferer exhibits various types of schizophrenic behaviors during different episodes, sometimes displaying the characteristics of hebephrenic, catatonic, or even paranoid schizophrenia. Answer choice A is incorrect because in the passage it is stated that: A final type of schizophrenia is acute schizophrenia, which is marked by a sudden onset of schizophrenic

symptoms.” Answer choice B is incorrect because of the fact that these symptoms are not unique to acute schizophrenics. Answer choice D is incorrect because this information is a misrepresentation of what the passage says: In this type of

schizophrenia, the patient’s personality seems to have completely broken down., which means that the patient’s personality has completely disintegrated, or collapsed.

13. Summary Question Answer choices 1, 2, and 5 are correct. This is because these are all major points in the passage about the different classifications of

schizophrenia. Answer choice 3 is incorrect because the passage does not say that diagnosis is easy. In addition, the symptoms of stupor and withdrawal are not experienced by all schizophrenics. Answer choice 4 is incorrect because it contains false information in that it states that people in power suffer from paranoid

schizophrenia, whereas in the passage we learn that it is paranoid schizophrenics who suffer from delusions of grandeur. Answer choice 6 is incorrect because it is a minor point discussed in the reading passage.