Question

Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?

• A. Today’s society is more extravagant than the society of the 1930s.
• B. The act of eating two ice cream cones is akin to a ceremonial process.
• C. Elders rightly suggested that a boy turning eyes from one cone to the other was more likely to fall.
• D. Despite seeming to promise more, the consumer civilization gives away exactly what the thing is worth.
• E. The consumer civilization attempts to spoil children and adults alike.

Hint:

For inference questions, eliminate options contradicted by the author’s stance or described as invalid reasoning.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The elders’ comment about stumbling was presented as a justification, but the author implies it was not valid. Therefore, inferring it as “right” is incorrect, making option (3) the one that cannot be inferred. All other statements are supported by the passage.