Reading Comprehension: Inference Questions
Which of the following does the author suggest about species endangered by the destruction of the native rainforests?
Correct.
[[snippet]]This answer choice states animals cannot reach the new growth because they cannot survive the journey... which may be based on an assumption. For example, it could be that the animals don't even know where the new growth is. Answer choice D, however, is even worse than B - it assumes both the journey and that the problem on the journey is human settlements.
Since on the GMAT you are asked to choose the best answer choice, this is the correct answer choice. Even if it's not perfect, it is the inference which is closest to the passage of all the answer choices.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]The topic of this sentence is species endangered by the destruction of native rainforests. This implies that these species live in the native rainforests and cannot move to the new growth - and not the other way around, as this answer choice states.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice strays too far from the passage. The passage implies that the distance is the only reason the endangered species cannot benefit from the new growth. The conditions in the new growth are not mentioned in the passage.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice strays too far from the passage. The passage implies that the distance is the only reason the endangered species cannot benefit from the new growth. Any influence by human activity is outside the scope of this sentence.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]The passage states that the endangered species must travel FROM native rainforests TO new forest growth located on unused farmland. They do not travel between native rainforests or through open farmland.
