The Incredible Machine: Ferris Wheel

In the given question, the author is asking for the vocabulary word that is an antonym for "simple" as used in paragraph 1. The correct answer is "complex" because an antonym is a word with the opposite meaning. Since "simple" means easy or uncomplicated, "complex" is the best choice as it means intricate or complicated.

Question Type: Detail
In the sixth paragraph (below the caption It Happened at the World’s Fair), the author writes about the first Ferris wheel. He or she states that George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. “designed it for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.” The correct answer is (B), then. Though the author suggests that Coney Island has a Ferris wheel, he or she does not suggest that the first one was built there. Because of this, choice (A) is not correct. The passage never mentions Disneyworld. It does, however, mention the first Ferris wheel. Because of this, choice (C) is not correct. The author writes that the largest Ferris wheel in the world is in Singapore. He or she does not suggest that that Ferris wheel was the first one built, though. Because of this, choice (D) is not correct.

2) A
Question Type: Inference
In the first paragraph, the author describes rides at amusement parks. He or she writes that his or her “favorite ride is a little more gentle.” Then, the author says that he or she has to ride the Ferris wheel whenever he or she goes to Coney Island, Navy Pier, or the Santa Monica Pier. This suggests that each of these places is an amusement park that contains a Ferris wheel. Because of this, choice (A) is correct. Coney Island is an amusement park in Brooklyn, NY; Navy Pier is located in Chicago, IL; and the Santa Monica Pier is an amusement park near Los Angeles, CA. The author suggests that he or she has to ride the Ferris wheel at Coney Island, Navy Pier, and the Santa Monica Pier. This does not mean that those places are actually Ferris wheels. Instead, it means that they have Ferris wheels. Because of this, choice (B) is not correct. The author suggests that Coney Island, Navy Pier, and the Santa Monica Pier are places he or she visits. That does not mean they are places everyone goes on vacation though. The passage does not suggest that they are vacation spots then. Instead, it only suggests they are places that have Ferris wheels. Because of this, choice (C) is not correct. Though an island and piers could possibly dock boats, the author does not suggest that any of the places mentioned in the question actually do so. Instead, he or she suggests that they are places containing Ferris wheels. Because of this, choice (D) is not correct.

1) C Question Type: Vocabulary attraction (noun): a thing or place that draws visitors by providing something fun. In the first paragraph, the author describes a person’s “favorite attraction at an amusement park.” He or she says that some “prefer rollercoasters” but that his or her “favorite ride” is the Ferris wheel. This suggests that an attraction is a type of ride, so choice (C) is correct. Though attraction can involve senses, the passage does not suggest that an attraction is a type of sense. One cannot really have a “favorite sense at an amusement park.” Choice (A) is not correct because of this. The passage suggests that an amusement park has attractions. However, it does not suggest that an attraction is actually a park. After all, one cannot really have a “favorite park at an amusement park.” Choice (B) is not correct because of this. Though attraction often involves vision, the passage does not suggest that an attraction is a form of vision. Choice (D) is not correct because of this.

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this, choice true is not correct. In fact, the author suggests that Ferris wheels are not that exciting. He or she writes that a Ferris wheel is “not as thrilling as a roller coaster
The author explains what he or she likes best about Ferris wheels in the fourth paragraph. He or she writes, “I find them very relaxing” because of the “beautiful sights of the park” one gets at the top of the ride. The thing he or she likes best about Ferris wheels, then, is the beautiful sights and relaxation they allow