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CAT 2024 Slot 1 RC passage: Reviving the western barred bandicoot

This is passage 1 of the four Reading Comprehension passages in CAT 2024 Slot 1. 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 2024
Slot
1 of 3
Position
Passage 1 of 4
Questions
4
Passage length
about 470 words
Topic
Reviving the western barred bandicoot

Source of the passage: adapted by CAT from Abigail Tucker, “The Unlikely Survival Story of Australia's Bandicoots”, Smithsonian Magazine. Read the original.

Questions in this set

  1. According to the text, the western barred bandicoots now have a flattering name because they have
  2. Which one of the following options does NOT represent the characteristics of the western barred bandicoot?
  3. The text uses the word ‘exclosures’ because Wild Deserts has adopted a measure of
  4. Which one of the following statements provides a gist of this passage?

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