Comprehension Questions:
1) The author of this passage argues that coupons
A. are an unfair trick stores use
B. never save people money
C. may not be worth using
D. take too much time to organize
2) Based on its use in paragraph 1, it can be understood that discounts belongs to which of the
following word groups?
A. payments, money, cash
B. chances, breaks, opportunities
C. sales, transactions, purchases
D. decreases, reductions, subtractions
3) in paragraph 2, the author writes, "The truth is that coupons do not always save you money.” The
purpose of this sentence is to
A. provide an example
B. introduce an idea
C. answer a question
D. solve a problem
4) In paragraph 2, the author writes, "People often buy something just because they have a coupon
for it. They might not need it or even want it." An example of this is if a person
A. has a coupon for strawberry yogurt but really wants blueberry yogurt
B. gets a coupon for a box of crackers that is buy one, get one free
C. buys bread with a coupon even though he or she did not plan to buy bread
D. plans to buy apples but once at the store decides to buy bananas and grapes, too
5) According to the author, stores take the time and money to print coupons in order to
A. help people save money
B. force people to buy things they do not want
C. advertise the stores and the things they sell
D. make people come into a store
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