DIRECTIONS: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as ?assertion 4? and the other labelled as ?reason R?. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion A and reason R are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using odes given below. Assertion (A): Earthworm has muscles that help to extend or shorten body. Reason (R): Muscles can only pull and not push.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. A is false but R is true.