Reading Comprehension (RC) | Re: In 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) disc

 



[textarea] ­1. Which of the following statements best summarizes thepassage?

Explanation

This question asks you to identify the most accurate summary of the passage. Use your summary of the topic, scope, and purpose of the passage as a prediction of the correct answer. This author is writing to inform the reader about a discovery that was initially exciting: scientists discovered a new bacterium that seemed to have the remarkable ability to use arsenic, and this discovery challenged assumptions about the building blocks of life. That matches the correct answer,(C).

Choice(A) is extreme; the passage states that the new discovery introduced new possibilities for life in other parts of our universe, but it does not state that this discovery would prove that there is life in other parts of ouruniverse.

(B) contradicts the passage; in fact, "arsenic is toxic to most knownorganisms."

(D) does not reflect
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Statistics : Posted by Sajjad1994 • on 26 Jul 2023, 06:30 • Replies 5 • Views 1211

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