Directions How to Answer

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:

I would now like to talk briefly about the beaver. This industrious animal is generally found in Canada and the northern portions of the United States, where it makes its home on the banks of the rivers and lakes. Here they assemble in hundreds to assist each other in the construction of their dams, and in the building of their houses, which are put together with a considerable amount of engineering skill. The materials used in building the dams are wood, stones, and mud, which they collect themselves for that purpose, and after finishing the dam, or winter storehouse, they collect their stores for the winter's use, and then make a connection with their houses in the banks. Their skins are valuable in making fine hats, and their flesh is much relished by the hunters. The beaver is an interesting animal in many respects, and the expression “busy as a beaver” is borne out by its habits.

The main point of this passage is to

Describe the behavior of beavers

Explain where beavers come from

Argue against beaver hunting

Describe the impact of beavers on humans

Argue in favor of eating beaver meat

Explanation:

Correct Answer: A

The majority of this passage is given over to describing the hard-working nature and behavior of beavers. Although it is true that the author talks about the impact of beavers on the English language, to say that the main point of this passage is to describe the impact of beavers on humans would be ignoring the entirety of the rest of the passage that is entirely focused on describing how beavers go about their work.

Question: 8 Test: 2 of 18 Next Test

Tests

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 8 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:

I would now like to talk briefly about the beaver. This industrious animal is generally found in .... with options: Describe the behavior of beavers, Explain where beavers come from, Argue against beaver hunting, Describe the impact of beavers on humans can be solved with the concepts and understanding of Reading Comprehension.