Everything you see in RC is entirely related to the passage unless the question asks you to draw an analogy, ask you to interpret a possible future scenario or requires you to apply the scenario in other condition
NOW this passage took me 3 mins 20 secs to read, however, it took me a little less than a minute on average to solve the questions.
THIS IS AN EASY RC
Let's begin analysing
THE PASSAGE ORGANISATION
Paragraph 1 (A special species)
A general trend is presented
An exception to it is introduced
Exception is supported by illustrations
A possible explanation is described and rejected with reason
Paragraph 2 (What makes it special)
Rarity based on another factor
Compared with other populations
Successfully showing the rarity
I named the two paragraphs because this is a technique I developed while preparing for the IELTS, it actually helps you answer the primary purpose questions.
Let us begin analysing now
Before we move to the questions, note that the method I'll follow is "tournament method" where Round 1 will be "MENTIONED(men)" v "NOT MENTIONED(nmen)" and Round 2 will be
comparing the details, most of the easy questions get answered in round 1 itself
The author indicates that tamarin territories areA. surprisingly large (Men)
B. poorly situated (nmen)
C. unusually abundant in food resources (nmen)
D. incapable of supporting large troops of tamarins (nmen)
E. larger in Peru than in other parts of South America (nmen)
Note that one can infer option D and E but D is a false statement(opposite) and E shows a comparison that has not been drawn.
The author mentions the spatial requirements of the gray squirrel in order toA. explain why they are so common
nmenB. demonstrate the consequences of their nonterritoriality
nmenC. emphasize the unusual territorial requirements of the tamarin
menD. provide an example of a major difference between squirrels and monkeys nmen
E. provide an example of an animal with requirements similar to those of the tamarin
menBoth C and E need careful comparison
Both statements are true
But you need to know what is actually going on in the place where the detail is mentioned. If you remember well and good but if you do not, re read
What is most surprising about tamarin territories is their size. Titi monkeys routinely live within territories of 6 to 8 hectares, and night monkeys seldom defend more than 10 hectares, but tamarin groups routinely occupy areas of 30 to 120 hectares. Contrast this with the 1 to 2 hectares needed by the common North American gray squirrel, a nonterritorial mammal of about the same size. A group of tamarins uses about as much space as a troop of brown capuchins, though the latter weighs 15 times as much. Thus, in addition to being rare, tamarins require an amount of space that seems completely out of proportion to their size.
While they are showing territorial requirements of this Squirrel monkeys, in the bigger picture the question is asking "WHY???"
C answers that why, given the first statement of the part that I just mentioned
The author regards the differences between the diets of the tamarins and several larger species asA. generally explicable in terms of territory size
nmenB. apparently too small to explain the rarity of tamarins
menC. wholly predictable on the basis of differences in body size
nmenD. a result of the rigid territoriality of tamarins
nmenE. a significant factor in determining behavioral differences
nmenWHILE E might topple some of you
But look Closely, B is the exact opposite of E
as Seen from the organisation of passage, we are neglecting that food possibility.
Which of the following would most probably be regarded by the author as anomalous?A. A large primate species that eats mostly plants
nmenB. A species of small mammals that is fiercely territorial
menC. Two species of small primates that share the same territories
nmenD. A species of small birds that is more abundant than many species of larger birds
nmenE. A species of small rodents that requires more living space per individual than most species of larger rodents
menThis is like a rip off of an analogy question
It is true that the option B is mentioned as is option E, however, Being fiercely territorial is just a characteristic of the monkey that the author is okay with, and seeing that such monkeys live in a larger space than is required gives us E as an answer from analogy.
The author most probably regards the tamarins studied in Manu National Park asA. an endangered species
B. typical tamarins
C. unusually docile
D. the most unusual primates anywhere
E. too small a sample to be significant
This one can be solved easily with the mentioned v not mentioned technique but still I can explain in depth as to why B or better, use elimination
A is clearly not mentioned or inferrable
B looks good; you don't agree?? Well, see it this way, they described tamarins as a special species bcoz of some reason, "ALL TAMARINS" and then they describe 2 from that park as an evidence, therefore, as stupid as it may sound from an AWA perspective, they just said 2 tamarins are representative of the tamarins as a whole, therefore "typical tamarins" typical in the sense that they are special
C I don't even know why this option is even there, clearly the worst of 5
D Tempting let's keep it for round 2
E That is what we would think but as mentioned in statement of B, the author is saying 2=ALL, can't challenge THE PREMISE in RC & CR
ROUND 2
E v B
There is no comparison within primates rather just justifying 2 = ALL
which leaves us with B
E also uses extreme language by using not the word "most" but the word "anywhere"
I hope this is helpful
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Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as a species whose groups display territoriality?A. Gibbons
B. Siamangs
C. Titi monkeys
D. Squirrel monkeys
E. Night monkeys
TRICKY!!! BUT IF YOU READ THIS, IT IS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD
Such concerted territoriality is rather exceptional among primates, though the gibbons and siamangs of Asia show it, as do a few other New World species such as the titi and night monkeys
The primary concern of the passage is toA. recommend a policy
B. evaluate a theory
C. describe an unusual condition
D. explain the development of a hypothesis
E. support one of several competing hypotheses
Read the organisation, tone= descriptive, no development shown, no support to
several theoriesPretty direct