SSAT Reading Question 143: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 143
3. The passage implies that scientists
- A. have completed learning about chimpanzees in the last fifty years
- B. thought making tools was common among many species
- C. had believed chimpanzees did not eat meat
- D. had never studied chimpanzees more than fifty years ago
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
C
The passage states, "Jane made a major discovery just a few months after she first arrived in Gombe, when she observed a chimp feeding on a baby pig. Until then, scientists had believed that chimpanzees were vegetarians; further studies showed the chimps frequently hunting smaller animals."