CAT 2021 · Slot 3 · Real RC passage 3 of 4

CAT 2021 Slot 3 RC passage: Chomsky, Pinker and language

This is passage 3 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2021 Slot 3. It comes with 4 questions in the real exam. Below are the question stems; sign in to read the full passage and practise it with all options, the answer key and explanations.

Passage facts

Exam
CAT 2021
Slot
3 of 3
Position
Passage 3 of 4
Questions
4
Passage length
about 520 words
Topic
Chomsky, Pinker and language

Questions in this set

  1. Which one of the following statements best summarises the author's position about Pinker's book?
  2. According to the passage, all of the following are true about the language instinct EXCEPT that:
  3. From the passage, it can be inferred that all of the following are true about Pinker's book, "The Language Instinct", EXCEPT that Pinker:
  4. On the basis of the information in the passage, Pinker and Chomsky may disagree with each other on which one of the following points?

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