Reading Comprehension: Main Idea Questions
The primary purpose of the passage is to
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[[snippet]]The passage focuses on the process by which Antarctica came to be the ice covered desert it is today.
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[[snippet]]This answer choice is too broad. Although it does mention other continents and their role in Antarctica's story, the passage specifically discusses Antarctica, as can be seen from the first sentence of the passage.
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[[snippet]]This answer choice is too narrow. The passage does not discuss merely the location change of Antarctica but also other related changes and the circumstances of their occurrence.
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[[snippet]]Though it relates much of the story of the Gondwana supercontinent break-down, the passage centers around the parts relevant to the history of another continent: Antarctica. This can be understood from the first sentence of the first paragraph.
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[[snippet]]This answer choice is too narrow. The passage does not focus on the climactic changes that affected trees only but on a much broader perspective.
