Question 133·Easy·Central Ideas and Details
In 2023, engineers at Titan Motors unveiled the Titan-E, an electric truck capable of traveling 500 miles on a single charge, setting a new industry benchmark. The truck’s battery can be recharged to 80 percent capacity in just 30 minutes, a significant improvement over the previous model’s 60 minutes.
According to the passage, what is the Titan-E’s maximum driving range on a single charge?
For this type of detail question, first underline the key words in the question (here, “maximum driving range” and “on a single charge”). Then scan the passage for those same ideas or synonyms, usually near where the subject (Titan‑E) is introduced. Once you find the sentence with that information, read it carefully and lift the answer word‑for‑word or number‑for‑number from the text, ignoring any surrounding extra details or your own assumptions.
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Restate the task
You are looking for a specific distance given in the passage, not something you need to calculate or estimate.
Where to look
The detail about how far the Titan‑E can go on one charge appears in the first sentence of the passage.
Focus on the key phrase
Find the words that describe how far the truck is “capable of traveling … on a single charge.” The number in that phrase is the answer.
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand what the question is asking
The question asks: “According to the passage, what is the Titan‑E’s maximum driving range on a single charge?” This means you need to find the exact distance number in the passage that describes how far the truck can go when its battery is fully charged.
Locate the relevant part of the passage
Look at the first sentence of the passage:
“In 2023, engineers at Titan Motors unveiled the Titan-E, an electric truck capable of traveling 500 miles on a single charge, setting a new industry benchmark.”
This sentence contains the phrase that describes the truck’s ability in terms of distance.
Identify the key phrase and what it tells you
Focus on the phrase “capable of traveling ___ miles on a single charge.”
This phrase tells you the maximum distance the Titan‑E can travel when its battery is fully charged one time. Read the number that fills in the blank in that phrase.
Match the stated distance to the answer choice
In the passage, the phrase is “capable of traveling 500 miles on a single charge.” That means the maximum driving range on a single charge is 500 miles, which matches answer choice C) 500 miles.