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Aptitude Test Topic: Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension questions are designed to test a wide range of abilities that are required in order to read and understand the kinds of prose commonly encountered in advanced studies.

Directions

Directions

This passage is accompanied by questions about its content. For each question, select the best answer among the five choices. Answer all questions on the basis of what the passage states or implies.

To give the answer click/tap the option alphabet for your answer choice. for correct answer green check and for wrong answer a red cross will appear along with a button to show explanation with or without video of the question answer.

Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Practice MCQ

Question Statement:

The guinea pig is a native of South America, and is remarkable for the beauty and variety of its colors and the neatness of its appearance. These little pets are very careful in keeping themselves and their offspring neat and tidy, and may be frequently seen smoothing and dressing their fur, somewhat in the manner of a cat. After having smoothed and dressed each other's fur, both turn their attention to their young, from whose coats they remove the smallest speck of dirt, at the same time trying to keep their hair smooth and unruffled. The guinea pig feeds on bread, grain, fruit, vegetables, tea leaves, and especially garden parsley, to which it is very partial. It generally gives birth to seven and eight young at a time, and they very soon are able to take care of themselves.

The main point of this passage is

to provide a brief overview of guinea pigs

to explain where guinea pigs come from

to argue that guinea pigs make good pets

to describe what guinea pigs like to eat

to outline how guinea pigs care for their young

Explanation:

Correct Answer: A

There is no evidence to suggest the author is arguing anything in this passage, so we know this is not about whether or not guinea pigs make good pets. The correct answer choice is that the point of this passage is "to provide a brief overview of guinea pigs.” The author talks about what they like to eat, where they come from, how they care for their young, but each of these is part of the author’s attempts to briefly describe guinea pigs.

Question: 7 Test: 2 of 18 Next Test

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You are taking Aptitude Test No. 2

Each aptitude test is comprised of 10 except the last test which might have fewer than 10 in some topics.

You are at question (MCQ) number 7 and Test Number 2 of Reading Comprehension: Main Idea. To deal with Reading Comprehension questions, you must take lesson on the subject. In case of science and Art subjects revise your text books and in case of general aptitude topics take lessons from the topic page.

The question:

The guinea pig is a native of South America, and is remarkable for the beauty and variety of its .... with options: to provide a brief overview of guinea pigs, to explain where guinea pigs come from, to argue that guinea pigs make good pets, to describe what guinea pigs like to eat can be solved with the concepts and understanding of Reading Comprehension.