10. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) Educational changes in Canadian society
(B) Canada during the Second World War
(C) Population trends in postwar Canada
(D) Standards of living in Canada
11. According to the passage, when did Canada's
baby boom begin?
(A) In the decade after 1911
(B) After 1945
(C) During the depression of the 1930's
(D) In 1966
12. The word "five" in line 3 refers to
(A) Canadians
(B) years
(C) decades
(D) marriages
13. The word "surging" in line 4 is closest in meaning
to
(A) new
(B) extra
(C) accelerating
(D) surprising
14. The author suggests that in Canada during the
1950's
(A) the urban population decreased rapidly
decreased rapidly
(B) fewer people married
(C) economic conditions were poor
(D) the birth rate was very high
15. The word "trend " in line 11 is closest in meaning
to
(A) tendency
(B) aim
(C) growth
(D) directive
16. The word "peak" in line 14 is closest in meaning
to
(A) pointed
(B) dismal
(C) mountain
(D) maximum
17. When was the birth rate in Canada at its lowest
postwar level?
(A) 1966
(B) 1957
(C) 1956
(D) 1951
18. The author mentions all of the following as causes
of declines in population growth after 1957
EXCEPT
(A) people being better educated
(B) people getting married earlier
(C) better standards of living
(D) couples buying houses
19. It can be inferred from the passage that before the
Industrial Revolution
(A) families were larger
(B) population statistics were unreliable
(C) the population grew steadily
(D) economic conditions were bad
20. The word "It" in line 25 refers to
(A) horizon
(B) population wave
(C) nine percent
(D) first half
21. The phrase "prior to " in line 26 is closest in
meaning to
(A) behind
(B) since
(C) during
(D) preceding