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French divers recently found a large cave along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The cave is accessible only through an underwater tunnel. The interior of the cave is completely filled with seawater and contains numerous large stalagmites, which are stony pillars that form when drops of water fall repeatedly on a single spot on a cave floor, leaving behind mineral deposits that accumulate over time.
The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?
(A) The Mediterranean Sea was at a higher level in the past than it is now.
(B) The water level within the cave is higher now than it once was.
(C) The French divers were the first people who knew that the tunnel leading to the cave existed.
(D) There was once an entrance to the cave besides the underwater tunnel.
(E) Seawater in the Mediterranean has a lower mineral content now than it had when the stalagmites were being formed.
The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?
(A) The Mediterranean Sea was at a higher level in the past than it is now.
(B) The water level within the cave is higher now than it once was.
(C) The French divers were the first people who knew that the tunnel leading to the cave existed.
(D) There was once an entrance to the cave besides the underwater tunnel.
(E) Seawater in the Mediterranean has a lower mineral content now than it had when the stalagmites were being formed.
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16 Apr 2020, 06:07
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French divers recently found a large cave along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The cave is accessible only through an underwater tunnel. The interior of the cave is completely filled with seawater and contains numerous large stalagmites, which are stony pillars that form when drops of water fall repeatedly on a single spot on a cave floor, leaving behind mineral deposits that accumulate over time.
The cave is now accessible through an underwater tunnel and is completely filled with seawater. But this cave also contains numerous large stalagmites. So at some point time in time cave floor was not covered with water.
The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?
(A) The Mediterranean Sea was at a higher level in the past than it is now.
This can not be inferred by the passage
(B) The water level within the cave is higher now than it once was.
This clarifies the formation of stalagmites even though cave is completely filled with water
(C) The French divers were the first people who knew that the tunnel leading to the cave existed.
French divers found the cave. They did not discover the cave, so this can not be inferred
(D) There was once an entrance to the cave besides the underwater tunnel.
There is no mention of an alternate entrance.
(E) Seawater in the Mediterranean has a lower mineral content now than it had when the stalagmites were being formed.
Comparison of amount of mineral in seawater before and after formation of stalagmites is out of scope of this passage.
The cave is now accessible through an underwater tunnel and is completely filled with seawater. But this cave also contains numerous large stalagmites. So at some point time in time cave floor was not covered with water.
The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?
(A) The Mediterranean Sea was at a higher level in the past than it is now.
This can not be inferred by the passage
(B) The water level within the cave is higher now than it once was.
This clarifies the formation of stalagmites even though cave is completely filled with water
(C) The French divers were the first people who knew that the tunnel leading to the cave existed.
French divers found the cave. They did not discover the cave, so this can not be inferred
(D) There was once an entrance to the cave besides the underwater tunnel.
There is no mention of an alternate entrance.
(E) Seawater in the Mediterranean has a lower mineral content now than it had when the stalagmites were being formed.
Comparison of amount of mineral in seawater before and after formation of stalagmites is out of scope of this passage.
16 Apr 2020, 11:50
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French divers recently found a large cave along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The cave is accessible only through an underwater tunnel. The interior of the cave is completely filled with seawater and contains numerous large stalagmites, which are stony pillars that form when drops of water fall repeatedly on a single spot on a cave floor, leaving behind mineral deposits that accumulate over time.
The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?
we are looking for a MBT answer.
(A) The Mediterranean Sea was at a higher level in the past than it is now.
This can't be true. because the cave contains minerals and it has a water in the cave. having water in the cave means that the cave was once filled with water.
(B) The water level within the cave is higher now than it once was.
This is Must Be True.
(C) The French divers were the first people who knew that the tunnel leading to the cave existed.
Can be true. but not Must Be True.
(D) There was once an entrance to the cave besides the underwater tunnel.
Can be true. but not Must Be True.
(E) Seawater in the Mediterranean has a lower mineral content now than it had when the stalagmites were being formed.
Can be true. but not Must Be True.
The information above most strongly supports which one of the following?
we are looking for a MBT answer.
(A) The Mediterranean Sea was at a higher level in the past than it is now.
This can't be true. because the cave contains minerals and it has a water in the cave. having water in the cave means that the cave was once filled with water.
(B) The water level within the cave is higher now than it once was.
This is Must Be True.
(C) The French divers were the first people who knew that the tunnel leading to the cave existed.
Can be true. but not Must Be True.
(D) There was once an entrance to the cave besides the underwater tunnel.
Can be true. but not Must Be True.
(E) Seawater in the Mediterranean has a lower mineral content now than it had when the stalagmites were being formed.
Can be true. but not Must Be True.
