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Question 1
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E
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Documents dating from centuries ago record sighting of the giant squid washed up dead on beaches or found in the stomachs of sperm whales. Since those times, occasional sightings and even reported attacks on boats have ensured that the species remains to this day a part of the lore told by sailors about the ocean and its unknown depths.The largest specimens are believed to reach almost 18 m and normally to live at depths of 1,000 m. A Japanese team decided to use sperm whale migration patterns to try to locate and film these enigmatic creatures. They made up a fishing line and baited it with hooks and fish. On the line they also hung lights and a camera and they lowered it more than a kilometer into the ocean at a location well known for sightings of sperm whales. The plan paid off. When they eventually recovered their line and examined the film they watched a giant squid shoot out from the dark with tentacles outstretched and a snapping beak to attack one of the baited hooks. It became caught and struggled furiously until it was able to free itself. The team believe their film is the first ever of a giant squid alive in its deep water habitat. They hope that careful study of the footage will reveal much new information about the behavior of this elusive creature.
Q1. The researchers reasoned that where the whales congregate might be a good place to film the squid because:
A. The whales too dive to a depth of 1,000 m and also live in open ocean.
B. The whales are known to feed on the creatures.
C. Sperm whales are well known to sport tentacle-inflicted wounds.
D. There have been reported sightings of the giant squid when it nears the surface.
E. The giant creature has been caught on their camera.
Q2. The researchers will be able to conjecture that the giant squid:
A. attacks its prey head-on
B. is a vigorous predator
C. approaches its food cautiously Answer
D. approaches its food with tentacles extended
E. attacks its prey from the deep
Q3. Enigmatic means:
A. mystifying
B. hard to interpret
C. difficult Answer
D. confusing
E. mysterious
A. The whales too dive to a depth of 1,000 m and also live in open ocean.
B. The whales are known to feed on the creatures.
C. Sperm whales are well known to sport tentacle-inflicted wounds.
D. There have been reported sightings of the giant squid when it nears the surface.
E. The giant creature has been caught on their camera.
Q2. The researchers will be able to conjecture that the giant squid:
A. attacks its prey head-on
B. is a vigorous predator
C. approaches its food cautiously Answer
D. approaches its food with tentacles extended
E. attacks its prey from the deep
Q3. Enigmatic means:
A. mystifying
B. hard to interpret
C. difficult Answer
D. confusing
E. mysterious
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Q1. The researchers reasoned that where the whales congregate might be a good place to film the squid because:
A. The whales too dive to a depth of 1,000 m and also live in open ocean. - Logically this wouldn't make sense. Researchers know that the giant squid are found at depths of ~ 1000m and therefore, they didn't need whales' locations for the depth.
B. The whales are known to feed on the creatures. - this makes sense since, this would mean that geographically, this would be the location of the squid. The passage supports that Sperm whales eat Giant squid "documents dating from centuries ago record sighting of the giant squid washed up dead on beaches or found in the stomachs of sperm whales." - Correct
C. Sperm whales are well known to sport tentacle-inflicted wounds.- Passage doesn't mention anything about tentacle wounds
D. There have been reported sightings of the giant squid when it nears the surface. -Unclear. There have been reported sightings of giant squid when sperm whales surface ? - Passage doesn't mention this and it would also logically not hold as a reason
E. The giant creature has been caught on their camera - this is clearly not true because the passage mentions that the Japanese team were the first to get film of the creature. Moreover, just because ti had been caught on camera, doesn't give any hints on location so it would also not make any sense.
Q2. The researchers will be able to conjecture that the giant squid:
A. attacks its prey head-on - Passage doesn't mention anything about head-on attacks on the bait
B. is a vigorous predator - Passage mentions that it struggled when caught, but nothing about it preying vigorously
C. approaches its food cautiously Answer - Not indicated anywhere in the passage
D. approaches its food with tentacles extended - This is given in the passage itself - correct
E. attacks its prey from the deep - Again, not mentioned anywhere in the passage.
Q3. Enigmatic means:
A. mystifying
B. hard to interpret
C. difficult Answer
D. confusing
E. mysterious
We know that Enigmatic is describing the squid in the passage. In the context of the passage, the squid is presented as mysterious because it lives at such depths and little is known about the creature. The passage doesn't discuss any confusion, nor does is talk about any kind of interpretation. Therefore, E is the correct answer. You can also try to answer by trying each option + squid and whether it makes sense to describe the squid with the options in the context of the passage. -
A. The whales too dive to a depth of 1,000 m and also live in open ocean. - Logically this wouldn't make sense. Researchers know that the giant squid are found at depths of ~ 1000m and therefore, they didn't need whales' locations for the depth.
B. The whales are known to feed on the creatures. - this makes sense since, this would mean that geographically, this would be the location of the squid. The passage supports that Sperm whales eat Giant squid "documents dating from centuries ago record sighting of the giant squid washed up dead on beaches or found in the stomachs of sperm whales." - Correct
C. Sperm whales are well known to sport tentacle-inflicted wounds.- Passage doesn't mention anything about tentacle wounds
D. There have been reported sightings of the giant squid when it nears the surface. -Unclear. There have been reported sightings of giant squid when sperm whales surface ? - Passage doesn't mention this and it would also logically not hold as a reason
E. The giant creature has been caught on their camera - this is clearly not true because the passage mentions that the Japanese team were the first to get film of the creature. Moreover, just because ti had been caught on camera, doesn't give any hints on location so it would also not make any sense.
Q2. The researchers will be able to conjecture that the giant squid:
A. attacks its prey head-on - Passage doesn't mention anything about head-on attacks on the bait
B. is a vigorous predator - Passage mentions that it struggled when caught, but nothing about it preying vigorously
C. approaches its food cautiously Answer - Not indicated anywhere in the passage
D. approaches its food with tentacles extended - This is given in the passage itself - correct
E. attacks its prey from the deep - Again, not mentioned anywhere in the passage.
Q3. Enigmatic means:
A. mystifying
B. hard to interpret
C. difficult Answer
D. confusing
E. mysterious
We know that Enigmatic is describing the squid in the passage. In the context of the passage, the squid is presented as mysterious because it lives at such depths and little is known about the creature. The passage doesn't discuss any confusion, nor does is talk about any kind of interpretation. Therefore, E is the correct answer. You can also try to answer by trying each option + squid and whether it makes sense to describe the squid with the options in the context of the passage. -
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