The secret to these questions is that the Evil Testing Serpent will never ask
you to infer very much. The correct answer is the one that is closest to the literal
meaning of the text. Let’s try this out. Read this passage:
While traditional roach poisons such as hydramethylnon are
undoubtedly effective, they cause levels of pain and suffering far
beyond what is necessary. Not only is fipronil more eco-friendly, but it
takes only minutes to kill the insect, as opposed to hydramethylnon’s
medieval six hours of suffocation and organ erosion.
If the question were to say:
It can be inferred that the author would agree with which of the
following opinions about roaches?
then you would reject the answer that says