This short test emulates the GMAT Reading Comprehension Section. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
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First, read the following passage. All questions refer to the passage, so make sure you read it carefully.
“The United Nations Climate Conference of 2009 led to a few great proposals for action by the big nations of the world. However, it also sparked some controversary, and many people are questioning whether it’s a necessary Conference.
On the one hand, politicans all agree that the global climate is an important concern. This conference represents an important gathering between world leaders to discuss and attempt to fix the environmental problems occuring in the world. Many countries agreed to cut down carbon emissions by 15-25% by 2020 as a result of decisions made in the conference, which is a significant development in terms of carbon-reducing actions by the world’s nations.
However, many people are unhappy with the conference. They claim that the jets and luxury cars used by politicians to arrive at the conference produce lots of carbon emissions, which shows the politicans are not really concerned. In fact, some people are under the impression that the politicians are just trying to improve their public global image. As well, people are questioning the point of this conference, citing similar gatherings as being unproductive. Finally, some people believe that the global climate change is a myth, a fact supported by a new British study, so maybe this whole thing is pointless and the conference is utterly unnecessary.”
The main purpose of the passage is:
To explain the developments that followed the UN Climate Conference
Pointing out that global warming might be a myth
To present opposite opinions on the necessity of the Conference
To show how great politicians are at saving out planet
Supporting the importance of reducing carbon emissions
What evidence does the article provide to show that politicians might not really be interested in reducing carbon emissions, so they might just be supporting their global political image?
Politicians are always more concerned about their public image than real issues
Politicians used jets and cars that emit carbon, which reflects poorly on their effort to reduce emissions
Politicians believe that global warming might really be a myth, as supported by a recent study
Some countries did not agree to cut down emissions by 15-25%
Similar gatherings were unproductive in the past
According to the passage, what was the problem with similar past conferences?
They produced excessive carbon emissions
Politicians used them to imporve their image
They did not involve the UN and every nation in the world
They did not produce any effective results
Politicians used jets and luxury cars to get to them
What, if true, would most strengthen the idea presented in paragraph 2?
The proposal to reduce carbon emissions by 15-25% was successfully implemented
Some luxury cars used in the conference were electric vehicles with lower emissions
Past conferences were critical in making the 2009 conference a success, so they weren’t pointless
The public image of most politicians across the globe is already great
The British study was supported by several other studies in past years
What does the first paragraph do for the passage?
It introduces two opposing opinions to be compared
It introduces a question to be answered
It provides an alternative explanation
It introduces two opposing opinions to be reconciled
It introduces just one sided of an argument
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