Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Questions
Which of the following best summarizes the content of the passage?
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]This answer choice is too narrow. The benefits of adaptation for a rich company are the topic of the second paragraph, not the entire passage.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Although this is a true statement, it remains too narrow to be the topic of the entire passage. The passage discusses standardization only in the first paragraph.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]Although the extent to which a company is willing to meet the demands of its overseas customers is a factor in its choice of marketing method, the passage's overall focus is on a company's financial resources.
Incorrect.
[[snippet]]The passage deals equally with presenting the benefits of standardization for companies with few resources and the benefits of adaptation for companies with greater resources - it does not promote one over the other.
Great!
[[snippet]]Although the passage mentions several considerations when choosing between the two, it focuses on the company's available resources. The first paragraph describes standardization (which is more beneficial to a company with few resources) and the second paragraph describes adaptation (which is more beneficial to a company with many resources).
