Explanation:
3. To learn additional details about the topic of the test
but also 4. To focus on the texts purpose
Reading isn't "reasonably' strong or solid ;)
I would go with D) Mob because if its a negative connotation than mob would be the right answer because an assembly is not negative, not a gathering, and not a group because those could be BOTH positive AND negative but we want to find ONLY negative so mob because mobs are big groups of violent crazy people causing chaos.
The abbreviation after a word in the dictionary tells you what kind/ part of speech the defined word is.
Hope this helps! :)