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JUSTIFICATION OF THE ANSWERS - READING - PAPER 1

warning manner’ – so there is no reason at all to believe the threat of
Test 1 attack was now greater.

36. The answer is D. ‘The wildcat stood pondering for a moment [so
31. The answer is B. Par. 1, Line 4: ‘The wildcat kitten I had, pro- it wasn’t at ease, ruling out C and confirming D] and then, to my de-
ceeded to show me that, as far as it was concerned, I was a mere light, sank down by the plate and started to eat. In spite of the fact
tyro [a tyro is a beginner or novice; someone not yet very skilled – that it must have been extremely hungry [so it was hungry, ruling out
clearly this is someone inadequate] at the game. It was so lithe, A], it ate daintily, lapping a little raw egg, and then picking up a
quick and strong for its size that after half an hour struggling, I felt a morsel of meat, which it chewed thoroughly [which you wouldn’t do
total failure [clearly, if he felt a failure, he felt inadequate].’ A, C and if you disliked your food, ruling out B] before swallowing.’
D are, therefore, wrong.
37. The answer is H. The previous paragraph refers to ‘twenty
32. The answer is D. Par. 1, 6th-last Line: ‘The thing that really irri- inches of snow [a big storm, then]’ and calls the event the ‘Surprise
tated me was that the kitten had – as I knew to my cost – very well Storm’, This paragraph refers to what the writer does in the event of
developed teeth [so not B], and there seemed no reason why it ‘big storms [just like the one introduced in the previous paragraph]’
should not eat and drink of its own accord [so not A], but, in this and the fact that the inadequate forecast [referred to in the previous
stubborn mood, I knew that it was capable of [capable of - so it had- paragraph] was made up for by the live coverage.
n’t yet] quite literally starving itself to death [in other words, it could
starve itself to death if it wanted to, but it hadn’t done so yet, con- 38. The answer is C. The previous paragraph talks about how a fore-
firming D].’ Furthermore, it was ‘lithe, quick and strong’, which sug- caster was unwilling to contradict what computer models were pre-
gests C must be wrong; an animal in a state of starvation could not dicting. This paragraph talks about there being no advisory [or
be quick and strong. weather warning] for the storm because of computer models, and
the irony in the fact that a week previous the NWS had been brag-
33. The answer is B. By the process of elimination … Par.2, Line15: ging about its new super computers which would bring more accu-
‘The best thing to do is build an entirely new cage, and into this you rate forecasting. This leads nicely into the paragraph which follows,
introduce the weaker of the two animals [the less aggressive one – which discusses the beginnings of weather-data collection – from
the tabby]. When it has settled down, you then put the stronger one the super new to where it all began.
[the aggressive wildcat kitten] in as well. The stronger one will, of
course, still remain the dominant animal [so D is clearly wrong, and 39. The answer is G. The previous paragraph talks about how TV
since the writer says nothing about A being correct, we can guess weather presenting has changed in recent years, with live pictures
that it is also untrue on the basis that the second animal remains the and more dramatic reports. This paragraph continues the theme of
more aggressive one], but as far as it is concerned it has been intro- change: ‘In some respects, these broadcasts [the weather reports
duced into someone else’s territory, and this takes the edge off any just referred to at the end of the previous paragraph] seem more like
potential viciousness [takes the edge of the viciousness – in other news than like weather [so they’ve changed a lot]…’. The paragraph
words, makes the second entrant slightly less aggressive – the sec- ends by comparing weather reports to politics- and sports-events-
ond entrant, not the first, ruling out A].’ C is clearly a distractor. reporting in coverage style. The following paragraph begins: ‘The
There is no mention of this reason; besides, the writer feeds the two weather Channel acknowledged this [this being the change in cover-
cats together when they have been both introduced to the cage. B is age style referred to in Par. G] in a recent ad created by Chiat/Day
the only remaining answer and is therefore correct. He put it in be- which depicted weather enthusiasts in the guise of sports fanatics
cause while it would still remain dominant, it would not be as ag- [further reference to the comparison between sports and weather,
gressive as would be the case if the roles were reversed. continuing the theme of Par. G]…’

34. The answer is D. ‘The tabby was delighted. It came forward to 40. The answer is B. The previous paragraph talks about the ever-
the angry intruder and started to rub itself against its neck, purring growing number of weather-related news stories. Par. B then goes
loudly. The wildcat, taken aback by this greeting, merely spat rudely on to discuss what it was like in the early-to-mid-90s, and how
and retreated [it spat and retreated, so it rejected rather than wel- weather news became more and more popular as time went on. The
comed the newcomer, confirming D and ruling out the other three subsequent paragraph continues to speak of this rising trend – ‘the
options] to a corner. I covered the front of the cage with a piece of weather’s upward climb in the newsworthiness…’.
sacking and left them to settle down.’ A could be mistaken as the
right answer but for the fact that the question asks how the wildcat 41. The answer is F. The previous paragraph talks about the creation
ORIGINALLY reacted, not how it reacted later when the two cats of ‘a hot market for weather-related disaster stories’. F begins: ‘This
were allowed time to get used to one another. is not such a new market, though [clearly referring to the already
mentioned market for weather-related stories]’. And then it goes on
35. The answer is C. It was the moment at which the writer would to discuss more novels such as ‘Remarkable Providences’, in addi-
see if his plan to get the wildcat kitten to drink milk was going to tion to the ones discussed in the previous paragraph.
work or not, so C is clearly correct. A is wrong because if anything
the tabby was going to encourage the wildcat to eat, and so it 42. The answer is A. Heat and how hot it has been of late, is dis-
proved: ‘… eventually the noise the tabby was making over the meat cussed in the preceding paragraph. Par. A then continues the dis-
and egg … attracted its [the wildcat’s] attention’. B is clearly wrong cussion: ‘But heat doesn’t do particularly well on television [which is
as at this stage the two animals were already ‘side by side’ and had a reference to a point first made at the beginning of the previous
long since stopped being antagonistic towards each other. paragraph about how certain kinds of weather get more attention
D is also clearly wrong; the focus of the follow-up paragraph is on than others]…’. Also, A finishes with a complaint: ‘You usually hear
eating. Besides, the cat had already begun to be less aggressive to- about drought only when some rain event comes along to end it.’
wards the writer – ‘the wildcat, instead of spitting at me as it had And the next paragraph begins: ‘This is an old complaint [referring to
done up until now, contented itself with merely lifting its lips in a the complaint mentioned in Par. A]’.

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