CAT 2022 · Slot 2 · Real RC passage 4 of 4

CAT 2022 Slot 2 RC passage: Origins of human musicking

This is passage 4 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2022 Slot 2. 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 2022
Slot
2 of 3
Position
Passage 4 of 4
Questions
4
Passage length
about 530 words
Topic
Origins of human musicking

Questions in this set

  1. Which one of the following sets of terms best serves as keywords to the passage?
  2. Based on the passage, which one of the following statements is a valid argument about the emergence of music/musicking?
  3. “[sentence quoted from the passage]” In the context of the passage, what is the author trying to communicate in this quoted extract?
  4. Which one of the following statements, if true, would weaken the author’s claim that humans are musicking creatures?

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