LSAT CR Q1

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LSAT CR Q1

by [email protected] » Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:47 pm
1. French divers recently found a large cave along the
coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The cave is accessible
only through an underwater tunnel. The interior of
cave is completely filled with seawater and contains
numerous large stalagmites, which are stony pillars
that form when drops of water fall repeatedly on a
single spot on a cave floor, leaving behind mineral
deposits that accumulate over time.
The information above most strongly supports
which one of the following?
(A) The Mediterranean Sea was at a higher level
the past than it is now.
(B) The water level within the cave is higher now
than it once was.
(C) The French divers were the first people who knew
that the tunnel leading to the cave existed.
(D) There was once an entrance to the cave besides
the underwater tunnel.
(E) Seawater in the Mediterranean has a lower
mineral content now than it had when the
stalagmites were being formed.


Would anyone explain how the answer is B.If this is already discussed please let me know the link
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by RM » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:14 pm
Passage states that interior of cave is completely filled with water.

A is incorrect, cave is completely filled with level so water level in the cave is currently at its highest level.
C,D,E - No supporting information provided in passage.

B: stalagmites form when drop of water falls, so cave wasn't completely filled with water in the past so as to allow water to drop. This follows water level in the cave is higher now.

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by reply2spg » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:39 am
Absolutely correct explanation

B is correct here
RM wrote:Passage states that interior of cave is completely filled with water.

A is incorrect, cave is completely filled with level so water level in the cave is currently at its highest level.
C,D,E - No supporting information provided in passage.

B: stalagmites form when drop of water falls, so cave wasn't completely filled with water in the past so as to allow water to drop. This follows water level in the cave is higher now.
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