Inference Questions

For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select __all__ that apply. The author of the passage would probably consider which of the following judgments to be most similar to what parents who use both cheery and morbid nursery rhymes may believe regarding such rhymes?

Incorrect. [[snippet]] There is nothing in the __fourth paragraph__ that would indicate that children learn more quickly from cheery lullabies than from morbid ones. Thus, this answer choice is outside the __scope__ of the passage and can eliminated.

Incorrect. [[snippet]] The author doesn’t address the many interpretations of cheery lullabies. Therefore, the dimensionality of these lullabies is outside the __scope__ of the passage.

Correct! The __second sentence__ of the __fourth paragraph__ confirms that morbid themes are lost on children. This suggests that the benefits outlined in the __third sentence__ would outweigh the knowledge that they have darker interpretations.

Morbid nursery rhymes are adequate at aiding the cognitive development of children, but not as quickly as cheery lullabies.

Because they are one-dimensional, cheery lullabies without morbid undercurrents are of less educational value.

Even with the knowledge that morbid lullabies contain darker subtexts, it is still worthwhile to expose children to them.

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