Directions: Read the paragraph and determine the main point that the author is trying to make.
Explanation: The passage talks about the space probe launched to study Mars by NASA. The probe will spend a Martian year examining the surface to find out the existence of water on the surface at present or at any point in its past. The reason to study the existence of water is to find out if the planet could support life on it, this is what is Stated and is our answer. The passage does not throw any light on a manned-mission. Russian space agency or about the distance of Mars from Earth hence other choices cannot be inferred.
Directions: Read the paragraph and determine the main point that the author is trying to make.
Explanation: The passage states that the current presidential campaign witnessed a very surprising thing. The candidates put forward proposals to reform Social Security a hitherto untouched issue in campaigns which previous contestants never dared to touch. From this we can infer that both candidates here are unusually bold and ready to take risks. The passage does not tells us of the replicability of this reforms in other countries. It also does not compare the proposals of Gore and Bush and neither does it say anything about other issues in the campaign hence other options are ruled out.
Directions: Four alternative summaries are given below each text. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text.
Directions: This option captures all the aspects of the paragraph.
Directions: Four alternative summaries are given below each text. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text.
Explanation: All other Options represent individual facets, only this captures the essence.
Directions: Four alternative summaries are given below each text. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text.
Explanation: All the details are covered in this option .