Question

Close Read: Analyze the Text
Identify the choice that best answers the question.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A
Based on the information in “The Biometric Body,” which of these conclusions would the author most agree with?
A. As the technology improves, biometrics are likely to be used in more aspects of life.
B. In the future, biometrics must be used together with traditional forms of identification.
C. Biometrics could one day improve security but are currently too unreliable to be useful.
D. Experts need to develop new types of biometrics because the ones used today are too basic and simple.
Part B
Which excerpt from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. People have also forged fingerprints, although usually with someone’s cooperation.
B. If the program isn’t careful enough, it might let an impostor through (a false accept).
C. Systems might also link data for multiple features, like the face, ear, and gait.
D. At some stores, buyers even “pay by touch.” Fingerprint scans work like debit cards.

Answer 1

Part A: A

Part B: C

Reason: Choice A states biometrics will be used in more aspects of life as technology improves. Excerpt C ("Systems might also link data for multiple features, like the face, ear, and gait.") directly supports that idea by describing future technical improvements and broader, combined uses.