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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #34286 Short Wool clothing

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Wool clothing is the result of the efforts ancient humans made to survive after their survival in cold weather was threatening. In the Neolithic Period, people used animal pelts to keep themselves warm, as they are durable and warm. From these pelts, they developed the basic tools to make wool. Thus, Babylonians were using proper woolen clothing by 4000 B.C. They used to rear wool-bearing herds and very soon identified that sheep were the best to yield fine quality wool. Wool trade prospered enormously between the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Which of the following most accurately summarizes the opinion of the author in the text?

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Wool has come a long way since ancient times, and technology has helped it grow in leaps and bounds. Necessity is the mother of invention. Thus the creation of wool clothing. Any animal can be reared to later grow wool, still, the best wool is always borne by sheep. The Neolithic Period was richer than the Babylonian period in terms of wool manufacturing.

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Option 2: "Necessity is the mother of invention. Thus the creation of wool clothing."

Explanation: This option accurately captures the author's opinion that the need for warmth in cold weather led to the invention of wool clothing. The text supports this by explaining how ancient humans used animal pelts for survival, leading to the development of wool.

Option 1: "Wool has come a long way since ancient times, and technology has helped it grow in leaps and bounds."

Explanation: This option suggests a focus on technological advancements in wool production, which is not the main idea of the text. The text emphasizes the historical development of wool clothing due to necessity rather than technological progress.

Option 3: "Any animal can be reared to later grow wool, still, the best wool is always borne by sheep."

Explanation: While the text mentions that sheep yield the best quality wool, it does not support the idea that any animal can be reared for wool. This option misrepresents the text's focus on the historical context of wool production.

Option 4: "The Neolithic Period was richer than the Babylonian period in terms of wool manufacturing."

Explanation: This option incorrectly compares the wool manufacturing capabilities of two periods without evidence from the text. The text does not make a direct comparison of richness in wool manufacturing between these periods.

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