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Question 9 : Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows:
“People who work in law, hotel and food services, and technology were found the most likely to skip breakfast daily, according to a recent study. As for people who do eat breakfast and prefer a savoury type (like an egg), the study found they tend to make more money, be night owls and prefer cats over dogs. If you prefer a sweet breakfast like a donut you tend to be a morning person, like romcoms and are a dog person”.

Which of the following can be BEST inferred based on the above paragraph?

1. A preference for cats as pets over dogs, usually, is a result of eating eggs for breakfast daily.
2. Among regular breakfast eaters, early risers have more sugar in their breakfast than late risers.
3. IT professionals, who eat eggs for breakfast, are more likely to make more money than their counterparts who eat donuts for breakfast.
4. Lawyers, who eat savory breakfast daily, make more money than those lawyers who have early breakfast daily.
5. Hoteliers who eat regular breakfast are more likely to make more money than those who watch romcoms regularly.

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Explanatory Answer

A. A preference for cats as pets over dogs, usually, is a result of eating eggs for breakfast daily. – The paragraph does not state that anyone who prefers cats over dogs eats eggs for breakfast. It only states that people who prefer eggs for breakfast also tend to prefer cats over dogs. This option is incorrect.

B. Among regular breakfast eaters, early risers have more sugar in their breakfast than late risers.- The paragraph does not talk about sugar intake. This option is incorrect.

C. IT professionals, who eat eggs for breakfast, are more likely to make more money than their counterparts who eat donuts for breakfast. – This infers what the passage conveys. This option is correct.

D. Lawyers, who eat savory breakfast daily, make more money than those lawyers who have early breakfast daily. – The paragraph does not mention that people who eat early breakfast make less money. This is an incorrect option.

E. Hoteliers who eat regular breakfast are more likely to make more money than those who watch romcoms regularly – The passage does not talk about people watching romcom regularly. It only says that people who prefer sweet breakfast tend to like romcom. This option is incorrect.

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Choice C is the correct answer.

 

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