McGraw-Hill's Praxis I PPST Practice Tests by Laurie Rozakis
Author:Laurie Rozakis
Language: eng
Format: epub
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2012-08-13T00:00:00+00:00
36. Which sentence from the passage BEST states the authorâs overall main idea?
(A) A major consideration in approving pesticides for use is whether they pose an unreasonable risk to humans.
(B) The Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] assesses risks associated with individual pesticidesâ active ingredients and with groups of pesticides that have a common toxic effect.
(C) The latter assessment is called cumulative risk assessment and is designed to evaluate the risk associated with simultaneous exposure to multiple pesticides that act the same way in the body.
(D) Part of the EPAâs assessment of the health risks of pesticides is a determination of whether there is âreasonable certainty of no harmâ posed by pesticide residues that remain on food.
(E) Before approving a pesticide, the agency sets limits on how it may be used, how often it may be used, what protective clothing or equipment is required, and so on.
37. Which of the following is an unstated assertion the author of this passage accepts as true?
(A) The EPA is the only organization today that assesses the effects of pesticides.
(B) Pesticides are essential in modern agribusiness.
(C) Todayâs pesticides are less harmful than those used in the last century.
(D) Cumulative risk assessment is the optimal way to determine the potential effects of pesticides.
(E) Most pesticides do not harm people, only the insects they were designed to eradicate.
Questions 38â40
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