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Lesson 9 — Reading Practice Cheat Sheet
In one line: The urban beekeeping passage shows how often "several/some" language leads to NOT GIVEN rather than TRUE or FALSE.
Key Ideas
1Vague quantifiers. "Several studies," "some ecologists" — never confirm an exact number or universal claim.
2Contrast signals. "However," "despite this" flag where TRUE/FALSE answers often sit.
3Recommendation ≠ ban. "Manage more carefully" is not the same as "should be abandoned."
Answer Pattern Recap
"In the past two decades"
TRUE — recent trend confirmed
"typically solitary" (wild bees)
FALSE — opposite of cooperative
"several studies... European cities"
NOT GIVEN for "every city" claims