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In the reading sentence 'Who was the first President?', the word 'Who' is used to ask about:

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Correct answer

A person

  1. A A person
  2. B A date
  3. C A reason
  4. D A place

Why this is the answer

On the USCIS reading test, the question word 'Who' is used to ask about a person. In the sentence 'Who was the first President?', 'Who' signals that the answer is a person (George Washington). The reading vocabulary's question words each point to a type of answer: 'Who' asks about a person, 'Where' about a place, 'When' about a time, and 'Why' about a reason. Recognizing what each question word is asking helps the applicant read and understand the sentence. This comprehension of question words is part of the reading-test skills.
Source: USCIS Reading Vocabulary — Question Words: Who

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About this topic: Question Words and Function Words

Question words and function words — how, what, when, where, who, why, and the small words a, for, here, in, of, on, the, to, we — make up most of every reading-test sentence. Reading them smoothly is what the officer listens for. This is one of 5 Reading Vocabulary questions on question words and function words, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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