The personality of drivers or expensive cars — Reading comprehension exercise



STEP 1 - Read the following article: READING COMPREHENSION ARTICLE 14


STEP 2 - Answer these questions (choose the best answer):

1. According to the research mentioned in this article, drivers of expensive cars ______________.
  did not stop as often for pedestrians as drivers of cheaper cars
  respected pedestrians as much as the others did
  often yelled at pedestrians from their cars

2. The research found that _______________.
  drivers stopped more often for white pedestrians
  drivers stopped more often for black pedestrians
  race was not a significant factor

3. The Finnish study from a month ago _______________.
  looked at how often drivers stopped for pedestrians
  was funded by the University of Nevada
  analyzed the personality of drivers of expensive cars

4. The Finnish study did NOT conclude that drivers of expensive cars were generally more ______________.
  stubborn
  empathetic
  argumentative

5. The two studies seem to agree that drivers of expensive cars ______________.
  make more money than most people
  are not very nice
  don't like to follow rules

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