Reading Comprehension

Directions: Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. Gold used in jewelry is mixed with harder metals to add strength and durability. The metals added can also be used to change golds color, giving it a fashionable rose or white tint, or to lighten or darken the natural yellow tone of pure gold. Mixtures like these, of less costly metals with more valuable ones, are called alloys. opper and silver are the most common metals mixed with gold to make yellow gold jewelry. !hite gold is usually made with an alloy of gold and nickel. The measure of golds purity is called a karat. The higher the karat rating, the higher the amount of pure gold" #$ karat is pure gold,%& karat is '() pure gold, %$ karat is (&.() pure gold, and * karat is +'.() pure gold. ,ll other things being e-ual, the higher the percentage of pure gold used in the alloy, the more valuable and expensive the jewelry will be. Gold jewelry pieces are usually stamped with a marking to identify the karat amount. !hile gold that is #$. is too soft for jewelry, %&., %$. and *. gold are all appropriate for jewelry, and they all make pieces that look great and wear beautifully. Questions %/ !hich of the following statements best captures the main idea of this passage0 ,. ,lthough gold is very valuable, it is also very expensive. 1. Gold jewelry is stamped with its karat weight. . Gold jewelry is made using alloys. 2. olored gold is more valuable than white gold. #/ 1ased on information in the passage, it can be understood that pure gold is ,. not used to make rings 1. stamped with %33. . an alloy of different metals 2. colorless +/ ,ccording to the passage, the use of other metals in gold alloys 4. can be used to make the gold different color 44. makes jewelry more expensive 444. makes gold more flexible ,. 1. . 2. 4 only 4 and 44 only 44 and 444 only 4, 44, and 444

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