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Reading Comprehension :: RE: An extinction event (also known as a mass extinction

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Author: DavidG@VeritasPrep
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 5:34 am (GMT -8)

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Could you please explain my below query!!!

The author would most probably agree with which of the following statements?

a) The diversity of microbial life has changed dramatically during mass extinction events.
b) The Cretaceous-Paleocene extinction event was the most significant in the past 540 million years.
c) There were many mass extinction events prior to 540 million years ago.
d) Extinction rates have varied widely over the past 540 million years.
e) Mass extinctions are less likely now than in the past 540 million years.

OA: D

How to find out author would most probably agree with which of the following statements. I often get this kind of question wrong!!!
There will always be textual evidence to support the correct answer for this kind of question. In the first sentence of paragraph 2, we see this clause: extinction occurs at a very uneven rate. This notion is best encapsulated in D.
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