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RC#4 Short Passage {10 mins, 3/4 correct}
Paraphrasing:
Para 1: PM Abiy Ahmed Ethiopia law enforcement operation in Tigray region, Ethiopia becasue of conflict between Eritrean troops and Tigray people
Para 2: Crime war led Ethiopia govt. to implement restrictive blockade in Tigray region Ethiopia, and its consequences
Para 3: Ethiopia govt claims to support Tigrayan, but UN tells a different story

1. The primary purpose of the passage is
A. to highlight the atrocities in the region of Tigray
Wrong: Passage does mention incidents about, an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury, which can be referred to law enforcement operation, but as per last line mentioned in passage, it indicates, failure of Ethiopia govt, who are unable to support aid and feed the hungry Tigray people, due to conflict between Eritrean troops and Tigrayan people

B. to underscore an alarming situation in Ethiopia and that the government has failed in dealing with the situation rightly
Correct: as mentioned in passage last line can be concluded “Ethiopia’s government insists it is doing all it can to help the hungry in Tigray and, in particular, it is letting aid pass through its blockade. Data from the UN tells a different story”

C. to stress that Ethiopia’s famine of the 1980s resembles the current situation in the country
Wrong: this is not about food scarcity in Ethiopia, but reason why this situation is been created and try to support by Ethiopia govt to then.

D. to highlight that the government is untruthful with its statement that it is doing everything it can for the people of Tigray
Wrong: this is a trap! and a perfect candidate for best of two correct option, just because in para 2, it is mentioned “Horrifying as these crimes are, they are now being eclipsed by an even more heinous one: a deliberate attempt by the Ethiopian government to starve its own citizens” can lead one to accept it as a correct option, but the reason of elimination of this stem is, yet no information or sentence mentioned in passage, that interprets to makes it is true.

E. to state that the rebellion is a critical problem of a country
Wrong: Passage only mention conflict between Tigray people and Ethiopia refugee conflicts, and more about critical situation of Tigray people, no information/details mentioned about the ongoing rebellion, that leads to critical problem of a country.

2. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. Tigrayans atrocities in the UN camps are the root cause of the killings of civilians by Eritrean troops
Wrong: it is an assumption, Tigrayans were accused as mentioned in last line of para 1 “And the Tigrayans have been accused of raping and killing Eritrean refugees in UN camps, among other atrocities.

B. Dismaying situation in Ethiopia is due to the impoverishment and hunger in the country.
Wrong: this is not the reason, situation is critical only in Tigray region, due to conflict between the Eritrean troops and Tigrayan people, this has led Ethiopia govt to blockade due to which supplies are not lead to Tigray people, resulting in impoverishment and hunger in Tigray region.

C. UN should step forward and do the needful to save the people in the affected areas
Wrong: this is irrelevant or rather out of scope, as this will lead to another conclusion for the intended meaning of the passage.

D. The situation in the country tells that the government’s claim is somehow incorrect.
Correct: last sentence Govt claim “Ethiopia’s government insists it is doing all it can to help the hungry in Tigray and, in particular, it is letting aid pass through its blockade” and Actual situation in Tigray region “Ethiopia’s government insists it is doing all it can to help the hungry in Tigray and, in particular, it is letting aid pass through its blockade” both are contrast information, which leads to unclear and opposite situation.

E. The main target of Eritrean troops was the killing of Ethiopian men and boys
Wrong: it is an assumption quoted by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia to enforce law operation in country.


3. According to the passage, one of the examples of “these crimes” (Highlighted) is:
A. a deliberate attempt by the Ethiopian government to starve its citizens
Wrong: Due to conflict between Tigrayan region and Eritrean troops, to ensure Ethiopia Govt has implemented blockade, to maintain law enforcement, Ethiopian government claims to support but the supplies are not able to reach to starve citizens

B. restrictive blockade by the government forces
Wrong: restrictive blockade is enforced to maintain law and order since the fight break out, so that no material goes inside or come outside, which can be a cause of another act led to war, etc

C. Eritrean troops’ killings of hundreds of civilians
Correct: as mentioned in para 1, “Late last year in the city of Axum, for instance, Eritrean troops fighting alongside Ethiopian forces murdered hundreds of civilians, mostly men and boys. And the Tigrayans have been accused of raping and killing Eritrean refugees in UN camps, among other atrocities.”

D. non-provision of the food needed
Wrong: this is the result of strict blockade

E. no supply of fuel and medical stuff
Wrong: this is the result of strict blockade


4. All of the following cannot be inferred from the passage EXCEPT
A. The local government of Tigray can curtail the civil war by stopping rebellion against the central government of Ethiopia
Wrong: Not mentioned in the passage, passage gives information about conflict and situation under blockade, and support by Ethiopia govt.

B. War crimes are one of the root causes of the dwindling situation in the region
Correct: as mentioned in para 1 in the passage “Since the beginning, the ensuing conflict has been marked by war crimes. Late last year in the city of Axum, for instance, Eritrean troops fighting alongside Ethiopian forces murdered hundreds of civilians, mostly men and boys. And the Tigrayans have been accused of raping and killing Eritrean refugees in UN camps, among other atrocities.”


C. The city of the Axum is the most affected zone of the war-torn region in the country
Wrong: Out of scope, no information provided

D. The government authorities are trying their best to make good to their citizens in the war-affected zone of Tigray
Wrong: Two situation fails to come to conclusion as mentioned in passage
Situation 1: para 2 “a deliberate attempt by the Ethiopian government to starve its own citizens. Since the fighting broke out, Tigray has suffered an increasingly restrictive blockade by government forces.”
And
“Ethiopia’s government insists it is doing all it can to help the hungry in Tigray and, in particular, it is letting aid pass through its blockade. Data from the UN tells a different story”

E. According to UN data if the situation did not improve in the region it will cost as much as 400,000-700,000 lives.
Wrong: as mentioned in para 2, last line “Aid workers compare the crisis to Ethiopia’s famine of the 1980s when supposedly 400,000-700,000 people died.” It only compares, but not proved or confirmed ahead in passage.