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Answer the questions 24–26 according to the
passage below.

Hunter-gatherer culture is a unique subsistence 25. According to the passage, the Neolithic
way of life that depends on hunting, fishing, and Revolution ----.
collecting wild vegetation and other nutrients, A) led to the rise of complex societies by
such as honey, for sustenance. It was prevalent allowing humans to form social hierarchies
among all humans until approximately twelve
millennia ago. Earlier groups relied on scratching B) began when some communities gave up the
for animal remains left behind by predators. nomadic, hunter-gatherer lifestyle
Unlike agriculture, mobility was the primary C) forced people to live in extended families or
survival strategy for hunter-gatherers. The lifestyle larger bands of less than 100 people
necessitated access to vast expanses of land,
ranging from 20 to 1300 square kilometres, D) might have been the most significant event to
to obtain the necessary food to survive. As a have shaped early human history
result, establishing long-term settlements was E) could not deter some groups of humans from
challenging, and most hunter-gatherers were creating a keen sense of community
nomadic. These groups ranged in size from
extended families to larger bands of no more
than 100 individuals. With some groups
abandoning their hunter-gatherer lifestyle to
establish permanent settlements capable of
supporting larger populations, the Neolithic
Revolution began about 12,000 years ago.
Nevertheless, several hunter-gatherer behaviours
persisted until recent times. Even as late as 1500
AD, hunter-gatherer societies existed in parts of
Europe and throughout the Americas. However,
over the past 500 years, the number of
hunter-gatherers has significantly decreased.
Today, only a few groups still practise this
lifestyle, with the Hadza people of Tanzania
being among the last. Their unique culture and
deep understanding of their surroundings have
fascinated those studying the origins of human
civilisation.

24. Which of the following statements about 26. The author mentions the Hadza people in
hunter‑gatherers is true according to the order to ----.
passage?
A) highlight that some groups live in a way
A) It was not until 12,000 years ago that similar to that of our ancient ancestors even
they began to settle down and develop today
agriculture.
B) support the idea that modern societies
B) Eating predator-left animal remnants was a are superior to traditional ones in terms of
must for them, not a choice they wished to development
make.
C) argue that they indeed have a rich and
C) The vast expanses of land they had to complex culture that is often overlooked by
navigate so as to find food were often outsiders
unpredictable.
D) exemplify how a sedentary lifestyle may
D) Abandoning the nomadic lifestyle they used negatively impact our well-being and the
to follow for years was not an easy decision environment
to take.
E) criticise the assumption that they are an
E) They had to move from one place to another uncivilised people representing a primitive
in search of food essential for their survival. way of life
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