PrepTest 153, Section 4, Question 1
Forests are among the world's most valuable resources,(432 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AArguments concerning the(15 more words not shown)
- BThe dangers posed(22 more words not shown)
- CCareful review of(22 more words not shown)
- DWhile there is(25 more words not shown)
- EAssuming biodiversity is(21 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted the main point: understand the arguments about forests before deciding how to use or protect them. The author corrects the oxygen claim, explains reasons to preserve biodiversity, and adds context about commercial plantations.
What we’re looking for
The right answer needs room for that whole discussion. A statement about only medicinal plants or only plantations won't capture what connects the paragraphs.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
This matches the opening recommendation that policymakers develop a “comprehensive understanding” of the arguments about economic use. Its emphasis on economic use is more specific than simply saying “understand forests,” but that is precisely the decision the author wants informed examination to guide.
- B
The author never compares the dangers of deforestation with dangers caused by stricter regulation and declares the former insignificant. The biodiversity concerns remain real. B both narrows the discussion and adds an unsupported ranking of harms.
- C
This draws on the final paragraph's statistics, so it may sound familiar. But the final paragraph is one part of a broader evaluation that also covers oxygen and reasons to preserve species. It doesn't supply the overall point.
- D
The author gives medicinal potential and intrinsic value as two reasons to preserve biodiversity. We aren't told that intrinsic value is the primary reason. Even an accurate account of that paragraph would leave out the larger policy discussion.
- E
The plantation discussion does show an indirect benefit to biodiversity. But the author doesn't evaluate a specific proposal for stricter regulation and conclude that it is ineffective. E turns a consideration for policymakers into a policy verdict.
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