Passage E

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Practice for the Texas Higher Education Assessment Test
Passage E

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

26. Which of the following statements best expresses the overall main idea of the passage?

A. There are many services that make using the Internet possible for both customers and business owners.

B. PayPal has become the largest and most popular online payment service.

C. PayPal is a service that allows consumers and businesses to make financial transactions quickly and efficiently over the Internet.

D. PayPal will soon become the largest online payment system in the world.

27. Based on this passage, which of these is a reasonable conclusion?

A. PayPal most likely charges a fee for using its services.

B. PayPal is the only online payment company.

C. Sending a check through the mail is probably safer than using PayPal.

D. PayPal only works for individuals who know one another.

28. The material in paragraph 1 relates to the main idea of the overall section by providing a(n)

A. contrast.

B. argument.

C. list.

D. story.

29. The main idea of paragraph 3 is that

A. PayPal first began as a service for users of handheld PDAs.

B. PayPal is used by such large companies as eBay.

C. In 2003, PayPal was processing about $5 billion in transactions a year.

D. PayPal is the largest and most popular online payment service.

30. The best definition of synopsis as it is used in the second paragraph is

A. outline.

B. summary.

C. history.

D. record.

31. The tone of this passage is

A. humorous.

B. factual.

C. contemptuous.

D. opinionated.