Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the…
2023
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
Male lions are rather reticent about expending their energy in hunting. More than three quarters of kills are made by lionesses who are in front, tensely scanning ahead, the cubs lagging playfully behind and the males bringing up the rear, walking slowly, their massive heads nodding with each step as if they were bored with the whole matter. But slothfulness may have survival value. With lionesses busy hunting, the males function as guard for the cubs, protecting them particularly from hyenas.
Lioness go for hunting
- A.
all alone
- B.
with their male partners only
- C.
with their cubs and male partners
- D.
with their cubs only
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Correct answer: C
Answer: with their cubs and male partners
Explanation: The passage describes the hunting arrangement: lionesses lead the hunt, the cubs 'lagging playfully behind' and the males 'bringing up the rear, walking slowly.' This wording shows that lionesses go hunting accompanied by both cubs and male partners, so the correct choice is the option stating they hunt with their cubs and male partners.
Key evidence: 'lionesses who are in front, tensely scanning ahead, the cubs lagging playfully behind and the males bringing up the rear.'