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CBSE
Class 8 English
Reading Comprehension
Quiz 12
From the description of this passage, one can make out the person to be a ______.
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Snake Charmer
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Footpath vendor
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Astrologer
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Priest
Explanation
In the beginning of the passage it is clearly mentioned that
- '
Punctually at midday, he opened his bag and spread out his professional equipment, which consisted of a dozen cowrie shells, a square piece of cloth with obscure mystic charts on it, a notebook, and bundle of Palmyra writing.'
The above objects are generally used by an Astrologer.
Therefore
Option C is the right answer.
Options A and D are incorrect because there is no mention of 'Snakes' and 'Priest' in the passage.
Option B is incorrect because the right answer is Option C.
The tone of the description is _______.
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sad
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neutral
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ironic
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sympathetic
Explanation
Due to the subject's constant seeking of customers, his eyes sparkled with a sharp light. This light was also a result of the position of his eyes on his forehead combined with his dark whiskers. However, his clients took this light in his eyes as a prophetic one and felt comforted. The author tries to show how ironic the impression he makes on his clients versus reality as far as his appearance is concerned. Hence, C is correct.
We can reject the other choices as the passage has neither a sad tone nor a sympathetic one. The tone of this passage is definitely not neutral.
Liberal education enables a person to _______.
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Mad with more discernment than others
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apply general principles to resolve issues
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gain prestige
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develop a clearer understanding of history than others
Explanation
The last sentence says that liberal education can equip a man with fundamental powers of decision and action which can be applied to varied concerns of human life. Hence, our answer B is correct.
Other choices are incorrect.
Which of the following is/are indicated by the description in the passage?
Time before sunrise
Time after sunset
Clouds
Birds
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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2 and 3 only
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2 only
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2, 3 and 4 only
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1 and 4 only
Explanation
Option D is the right answer because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
The sky was already full of rusting wings.' which means birds (4) and
'But when Jean stepped into the still lusterless water, he seemed to be swimming in an undetermined darkness until he saw the streaks of red and gold over the horizon.' which means time before sunrise (1)
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A and B are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
Option C is incorrect because both Option A and Option B are not the right answers.
The most important 'trick' of the jackdaw to win his female is ________.
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displaying his head and neck
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to be like a human being
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to become embroiled with other birds
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to possess a place for building a nest
Explanation
Option D is the right answer because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that -
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Above all, he seeks to impress his loved one with the possession of a potential nesting site, from which he drives all other jackdaws, irrespective of their rank.
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There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, B, and C are the right answers.
Hence, these are
incorrect.
Which of the phrases best helps to bring out the precise meaning of 'consciously strained'?
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Proudly reared and exhibited
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Permanently in a state of display
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Purposefully put in a state of display
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Possession of nesting sight
Explanation
"Consciously" means "intentionally." This meaning is closest to "purposefully" in option C. Sentence number 2 says that male jackdaw consciously puts its movements in a state of display so the female may notice it. This meaning is best indicated by option C. C is the correct answer.
None of the other choices have words with the same meaning as "consciously." We can reject them.
Which of the following statements best describes the central theme of the passage?
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The courtship behaviour of birds
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The similarities between the courtship behaviour of birds and man
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The astonishing facts about the jackdaw's love life
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The scientific study of the jackdaw's life
Explanation
The first sentence of the passage says that a male jackdaw's courtship behavior is very human-like. The passage then goes on to explain how a male jackdaw's behavior is similar to that of a male human when it comes to attracting the female. Hence, B is the correct answer.
We can reject the other options. They are not consistent with the contents of the passage.
In this passage, the author stresses the importance of _______.
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education for living
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technological advances
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increased interest in the study of history
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satisfying the desire for security
Explanation
In the second sentence, the author claims that history can teach us what the existence of disciplined thought has meant to mankind. The third sentence states that history reveals all the great technological advances human beings have made so far. Thus, C is the correct answer.
A, B and D are incorrect as there is no evidence in the passage to support them.
On the basis of the passage which of the following statements may be said to be correct?
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The speaker is encouraging his men for the conquest of France.
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The speaker is aggressive and maniacal war-monger.
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The speaker is not satisfied with the conquest of the island.
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The speaker is a patriot urging the defence of his mother-land.
Explanation
The words "we shall defend our island whatever the cost may be" show us that the speaker is urging his fellow countrymen to defend their island and that he is a true patriot who is not afraid of the consequences. Hence, D is the correct answer.
The contents of the passage revolve around defending the speaker's country and not a conquest. Thus, A is wrong.
The speaker's tone doesn't suggest aggressiveness. So, B is incorrect.
The words in the second sentence "even if this island or a large part of it were subjugated" tell us that the island is not conquered yet. Thus, we can reject C.
What do the words "great deal of painting" imply?
Jean was too weak to walk.
Jean's house was on a hill.
Jean was too tired to walk after swimming.
Jean's house was too far away from the shore.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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1 and 2
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2 only
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2, 3 and 4
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1 and 4
Explanation
From the words "the house above the world" in the fifth sentence, we can infer that Jean's house was on a hill. It's common knowledge that it takes some effort to walk after swimming. So, 2 and 3 are correct. The words "after a great deal of panting," tell us that Jean walked a long distance before reaching the house. Hence, 4 is correct.
C is the correct answer.
1 is incorrect as there is no mention of Jean's physical appearance in the passage.
Lorimer was a good editor because _______________________.
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his reply to the angry writer was polite
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be apologized for rejecting the story without reading it
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he could find the worth of a story with a little effort
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he was prompt in writing letters
Explanation
In his reply to the angry writer, Lorimer states that you don't have to eat a whole egg to know it's bad because you would know it as soon as you crack it open. He means that reading a little portion of a story would tell you whether it's a good story or not. This implies that he was good at finding the worth of a story with a little effort. Hence, C is correct.
We reject the other choices.
According to the author of the above passage, the old form of education, based on the study of the classics and of the Bible, has ________________________.
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succeeded in creating interest in history
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laid the basis of human civilization
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had a gradual decline in our time
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been rejuvenated in the context of modern education
Explanation
Option C is the right answer because i
t is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
Today the study, both of the classics and of the Bible has dwindled to small proportions.
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Dwindle means to
diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength.
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Option A, B, and D are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage?
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Literature and history are mutually exclusive.
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Literature and history are complementary to each other.
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The study of literature is meaningless without any knowledge of history.
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Literature and history are inseparably linked together in the classics and the Bible.
Explanation
The opening sentence says that literature and history are inseparable. The passage goes on to say that literature and history are closely intervolved. It also says that reading the Bible and the classical authors was like reading history and literature of the three greatest races of the ancient world at the same time. Hence, D is the correct answer. It reflects the tone of the passage correctly.
The other options do not reflect the tone of the passage. So, we cannot accept them.
The author of the above passage says that in the past the basis of education for all people, irrespective of their intellectual caliber, was _______.
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Greek and Roman classics
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The Bible
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A correct knowledge of history
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A wider range of literature
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The second sentence states that the educated people in the past read the Greek and Roman Classics, but all people read the Bible. So, all people irrespective of their intellectual caliber read the Bible in the past. Thus, B is the correct answer.
Other choices are incorrect.
The author of the above passage fears that the greater part of the vacuum created by lack of interest in the classics and the Bible has been filled up by ___________________.
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a richer sense of history
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a wider range of literature
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worthless ideas
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a new philosophy of life
Explanation
In the last sentence, the author says that he fears the vaccuum created by the declining interest in the classics and the Bible has been filled up with rubbish. Thus, C is the correct answer.
Other choices are wrong.
The author of the above passage says that the classics and the Bible were read by his ancestors ______.
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methodically and with discretion
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in a manner that broadened their view of life
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with great emphasis on their literary values
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without critical discrimination but in the light of their humanistic culture
Explanation
Option D is the right answer because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
No doubt the classics and the Bible were read in a manner we now consider uncritical but they were read according to the best tenets of the time and folioed a great humanistic education.'
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Option A, B, and C are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
The passage consists of repetitive patterns in syntax and vocabulary. The effect of this style is that it _______.
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reveals the speaker's defects in giving a speech.
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produces the impression of bad poetry.
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conveys the speaker's helpless situation.
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reinforces the speaker's basic intention.
Explanation
The speaker is using "anaphora" which is the practice of using the same words or clauses at the beginning of consecutive sentences. This practice is adopted to emphasize a particular idea. In this passage, the speaker uses the clause "we shall fight" repeatedly to stress his intention to fight and defend his island at all costs. Hence, D is the correct answer.
We reject the other options.
Which of the following pairs of the phrases helps best to bring out the intention of the speaker?
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"go on to the end"; "shall never surrender".
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"growing confidence"; "subjugated and starving."
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"subjugated and starving"; "fight on the landing ground".
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"fight ;tithe streets"; "subjugated and starving."
Explanation
The speaker is very intent on defending his island irrespective of the consequences. So, the words "go on to the end" and "shall never surrender" best reveal his intention. Thus, A is the correct answer.
The other options do not express the speaker's intention correctly. We can ignore them.
The speaker in the passage wants to go on fighting because ______.
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he is a raving lunatic
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he is in a state of utter despair
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he expects help from other quarters
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he is the leader of a suicide squad
Explanation
The words "we shall go on to the end" from the passage show us that the speaker doesn't see an end to the fight in the near future. He follows this with a call to fight in every place to defend his island whatever the cost may be. These statements by the speaker show us that he is in a state of despair to win this fight at all costs. Hence, B is correct.
The other options are incorrect.
Lorimer did much reading of the stories _______.
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if they were the solicited ones
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when they appeared to be bad
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when they were from women writers
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when they came unsolicited
Explanation
The first sentence is our clue to the correct answer. It says George Lorimer did much of the reading of unsolicited stories. Thus, D is correct.
The rest of the choices are incorrect.
Lorimer read the stories ______.
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because he enjoyed reading them
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in order to publish them
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only to find fault with them
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in order to review them
Explanation
The second sentence reveals that Lorimer spent endless hours reading stories and deciding which were worthy of publication and which were not. This means that he reviewed them in order to decide which ones can be published. Our answer D is correct.
The other choices are incorrect.
The situation with respect to accommodation ________________.
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is less than satisfactory
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is quite satisfactory
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is improving rapidly
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is the result of total neglect
Explanation
Option A is correct because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
The position in regard to accommodation is even now far from satisfactory in spite of our efforts.
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The phrase 'is far from' means 'less than.'
Option B is incorrect because quite satisfactory means satisfactory to a sufficient extent.
Option C is incorrect because improving rapidly means growing quickly.
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Option D is the right answer.
Therefore it is incorrect.
Which of the following statements may be assumed to reflect the central theme of the passage?
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Good thoughts lead to the control of the sense organs.
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Control of the sense organs leads to good thoughts.
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Character, though established, may be disturbed by outside forces.
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No man can achieve success in destroying the inner forces.
Explanation
According to the last para, good thoughts lead to good thoughts which in turn help a man to control his sense organs and not vice versa. Hence, our answer A is correct.
An established character cannot be disturbed by outside forces as per the first sentence. Thus, C is wrong.
We reject B and D as they are not in line with the passage.
The purpose of Mandela's talks was to help people _______.
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court arrests
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oppose oppression
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join him in his campaign tours
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get small town facilities
Explanation
In the third sentence, the author says that Mandela visited houses to inspire people with confidence that they can overcome oppression. This sentence supports our answer B. Thus, B is the correct choice.
A, C and D are wrong.
Which of the following statements would illustrate the metaphor in the passage?
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Man is slow-moving and slow-witted.
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A man of character refuses to be influenced by outside compulsions against his will.
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Man confines himself to a life of isolation.
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Man cannot have a good character or strong will.
Explanation
The metaphor is in the second sentence - he controls his inner forces and nothing can draw them out against his will. By controlling his inner forces, a man of character is able to have good thoughts and do good without allowing any force to influence him to act against his will. Option B best illustrates this point. B is the correct answer.
Other choices fail to explain this point. They are incorrect.
The present satisfactory position with regard to food and cloth is due to ________________.
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the fact that the population has been controlled
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our good luck
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good rainfall
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our economic planning
Explanation
The second sentence tells us that due to planning, we are able to produce sufficient amounts of food and cloth for our people. Hence, D is the correct answer.
We reject the other choices.
If the population of India continues to increase at this rate, the situation in regard to food and cloth _______________.
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is likely to remain the same
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is likely to become less satisfactory
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is likely to improve
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is likely to vary up and down
Explanation
The third sentence states that if the population continues to grow at this rate, the surplus we achieved in regard to food and cloth will turn into a bare minimum and even a deficit. This statement is in line with option B. Thus, B is the correct choice.
The other options are wrong.
"It is at the root of many other problems" means that _______.
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it is found along with many other problems
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it is caused by many other problems
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it gives rise to many other problems
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it is buried under many other problems
Explanation
"At the root of" is an expression. If something is at the root of something, it is the reason for that. As per the passage, a fast-growing population is at the root of many other problems. This means that population is the reason for many other problems, giving rise to those problems. Thus, C is correct.
Population causes other problems and is not caused by other problems. So, B is wrong.
A and D are incorrect.
At present Indians have _______.
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more provision for cloth than accommodation
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more provision for accommodation than cloth
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abundance of cloth and accommodation
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scarcity of accommodation and just enough cloth
Explanation
The last sentence shows that India's position in regard to accommodation is far from satisfactory while the second sentence talks about sufficiency in regard to cloth. Option D is consistent with this information in the passage. Thus, D is correct.
We reject the other options.
Lorimer's reply was ______________.
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irrelevant
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rude
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witty
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funny
Explanation
When we call someone
witty
, we are typically ascribing to them the quality of clever humor.
Lorimer's reply reads as -
"Madam, at breakfast when I crack open an egg, I don't have to eat the whole egg to know it is bad."
Therefore Option C is the right answer because the reply has c
lever humor in it in spite of it being short and clear which can be termed as witty.
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, B, and D are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
When did Mr. Sharma's friend go to see what was wrong?
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When he saw the tigress attacking his friend
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Just before the tigress was knocked down
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When the friend was knocked down
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When he heard something unusual
Explanation
As per the third sentence of the second para, a friend of Mr. Sharma's hears the noise of the fight and comes to investigate. Option D best supports this statement from the passage. Thus, D is the correct answer.
The other choices cannot be accepted.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Some people think that Silence is golden. Words they must use, but they have no love for them. Speech is to them a danger, a device for entangling men. They feel that all may be understood so long as nothing is said; that only in silence can one reach out to the mind and the heart be known. In the exchange of words their personalities do not expand but contract; they see the lovely procession of thought and feeling turn into a dusty and disorderly crowd of words and phrases. They see the talkers with mingled fear and contempt, stripping themselves in public, like exhibitionists. The talkers cannot understand the silent; nor can the silent explain their attitude, except in speech. This illuminates the weakness of their belief, that they must convince us of the uselessness of speech by means of speech.
The special merit of silence according to the silent is _______.
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Silence preserves energy.
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Silence contracts personality.
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Silence is natural.
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There can be communion between mind and heart only when a person is silent.
Explanation
In the third sentence, the author expresses his opinion that only in silence, one can reach out to the mind and know his heart. This is the only advantage to silence that is stated in the passage. D is the correct answer.
A and C are not supported by the contents of the passage. So, they are incorrect.
The passage says speech contracts personality. Hence,
B is wrong.
The son was writing a letter because he _________.
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wanted to write to his mother about his father's brave deeds in battle
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loved his mother so much that he had to write to her
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was eager to tell his mother about his own deeds
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did not care for orders since his father was the commander
Explanation
The sixth sentence tells us that the boy writes a letter to his mother about his brave deeds in battle. Hence, C is the correct answer.
The passage doesn't say the boy was writing about his father's deeds. So, A is incorrect.
We reject B and D.
The plate camera ________.
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was the only artefact made by Father and Jack
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was the only artefact Jack had made for himself
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was only one of Jack's many such artefacts
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was borrowed by Jack from his friend for taking half a dozen photographs
Explanation
From the third sentence, we know that Jack made a plate-camera with a pinhole as the aperture. The fourth sentence states that this plate-camera was only one of Jack's many ingenious artifacts. Thus, C is correct.
A, B and D are incorrect. They are not in line with the contents of the passage.
During the hot summer days the author and Jack _______.
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were taking adventurous steps into the unknown
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went visiting several churches in Ropley
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were busy repairing a camera
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were passing their time in idleness
Explanation
Option D is correct because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
The heat-wave deepened during the following few days while Jack and I lazed about in the house and yards, wearing ragged shirts and discarded garments, because the more presentable ones were being packed by Mother.
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Lazing arround means being idle and doing nothing.
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that
Options A, B, and C are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
They were planning ________.
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to move out to Ropley
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a trekking expedition to Alresford
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to do some photography
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to make some artefacts
Explanation
Option A is correct because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
She was obviously not strong enough to cycle down to Hampshire, where Father and Jack had been one weekend, to see and rent a cottage in Ropley, near Alresford.'
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that
Options B, C, and D are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
It is clear from the passage that the black Africans ______.
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enjoyed small town facilities
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were helped by Gandhi in their freedom struggle
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had an unfavourable government
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liked visiting homes in townships
Explanation
The passage explains how black people were not allowed to use hotels or taxis. They were also not allowed to use telephone lines in township homes. The third sentence suggests there is oppression from the government. These details prove that C is the correct answer.
Gandhi didn't help black Africans in their struggle. So, B is incorrect.
We reject A and D.
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
When Mr. Sharma saw the tigress, he was ___________.
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surprised
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afraid
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nervous
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angry
Explanation
According to the second sentence of the first passage, Mr. Sharma notices a light movement on the edge of the jungle while working on an estate with his wife and daughter. The third sentence says that to his astonishment, he sees a large tigress. The word "astonishment" means "surprise." Hence, A is correct.
The other options are incorrect.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Some people think that Silence is golden. Words they must use, but they have no love for them. Speech is to them a danger, a device for entangling men. They feel that all may be understood so long as nothing is said; that only in silence can one reach out to the mind and the heart be known. In the exchange of words their personalities do not expand but contract; they see the lovely procession of thought and feeling turn into a dusty and disorderly crowd of words and phrases. They see the talkers with mingled fear and contempt, stripping themselves in public, like exhibitionists. The talkers cannot understand the silent; nor can the silent explain their attitude, except in speech. This illuminates the weakness of their belief, that they must convince us of the uselessness of speech by means of speech.
The central idea of the passage is _______.
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Silence is golden.
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The silent do not like talkers.
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Speech is dangerous.
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The silent wrongly believe that speech is dangerous
Explanation
The passage revolves around the belief that silence is golden and that speech is dangerous. The last sentence concludes that the silent believe speech is dangerous but they communicate this belief by speech and hence such belief is weak. Option D best reflects these details from the passage. Thus, D is the correct answer.
The other choices are true of the passage but they do not convey the central idea of the passage.
Father and Jack had been to Ropley one week-end __________________________.
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to take photographs of the church that leaned backwards
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because Ropley was unreal
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to take some adventurous step into the unknown
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to see and rent a cottage there
Explanation
According to the second sentence, Father and Jack had been to Ropley one week-end to see and rent a cottage. Hence, D is the correct answer.
Although B and C are true statements about Ropley, they do not represent the reason why Father and Jack went to Ropley. So, they are incorrect.
We can reject A.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.
Smoking is dangerous. The nitrogen dioxide in the smoke of a cigarette can produce a solution of acid capable of burning holes in a nylon stocking. And this gas is the agent in cigarette smoke that scientists think may cause emphysema, in which whole clusters of alveoli are gradually destroyed. Only the recovery period between each cigarette and the remarkable mechanism of the lungs and the body enzymes in detoxifying and eliminating poisonous substances show its destructiveness. But Dr. Hurst Hatch flatly declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will eventually develop emphysema; may die of it if smoking continues.
In prolonged, excessive smoking, the cilia are eventually destroyed. Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells. When these cells develop damaged nuclei and become disordered, the result is the first stage of lung cancer.
The first state of lung cancer results from _____.
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damage to the unprotected cells on the bronchial surface
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destruction of the cilia
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nitrogen dioxide burning holes in nylon stockings
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the progressive development of emphysema
Explanation
The first sentence of the second para mentions that excessive smoking destroys the cilia. After the cilia are destroyed, naked cells are attacked and become disordered. This results in the first stage of lung cancer. The most important step that leads to the first stage of lung cancer is destruction of cilia. Hence, B is correct.
Deposits of tar accumulated on the bronchial surfaces attack the naked cells. But this becomes possible only after cilia are destroyed. So, A is incorrect.
We reject the other options.
Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:
Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a selling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.
The English _________________.
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stick fanatically to outdated things
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cling to everything
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are obstinate
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are old fashioned
Explanation
Option A is the right answer because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance,'
Obstinate clinging means they stubbornly hold on to outdated things.
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options B, C, and D are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
The harmful effects of cigarette smoke are caused by _______.
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nitrogen dioxide
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acid solution
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tars and volatile condensates
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A and C above combined
Explanation
It is clearly mentioned in the second paragraph of the passage that - '
Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells.
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Therefore, Option C is the right answer.
Option A is incorrect because Nitrogen Dioxide is a gas produced while smoking.
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Option B is the right answer.
Therefore, it is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because the right answer is Option C.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a selling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.
'Horror of abstract thought' means ________.
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fear of philosophical ideas
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fear of systematised thought
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horror of mystical thought
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fear of people who think
Explanation
In the fifth sentence, the author claims that the English have a fear of abstract thought and that they do not feel the need for any philosophy. He seems to connect these two statements. Thus, we can conclude that the author believes fear of abstract thought is the fear of philosophy. Hence, A is the correct answer.
Although B comes close in its meaning to the given phrase, A is the better choice that expresses the meaning of the phrase in the context of the passage.
C and D are rejected.
Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
Smoking is dangerous. The nitrogen dioxide in the smoke of a cigarette can produce a solution of acid capable of burning holes in a nylon stocking. And this gas is the agent in cigarette smoke that scientists think may cause emphysema, in which whole clusters of alveoli are gradually destroyed. Only the recovery period between each cigarette and the remarkable mechanism of the lungs and the body enzymes in detoxifying and eliminating poisonous substances show its destructiveness. But Dr. Hurst Hatch flatly declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will eventually develop emphysema; may die of it if smoking continues.
In prolonged, excessive smoking, the cilia are eventually destroyed. Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells. When these cells develop damaged nuclei and become disordered, the result is the first stage of lung cancer.
The writer's opinion about smoking is ______.
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that it is relatively harmless.
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that it causes instant and severe damage.
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that it inevitably causes cancer.
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that it tends to be destructive.
Explanation
Throughout the passage, the author describes the harmful effects of smoking. The author talks about how smoking can cause emphysema and lung cancer. He also explains how smoking can result in these two dangerous conditions. Hence, D is the correct answer.
The author says regular smoking can lead to cancer and emphysema. So, C is incorrect.
According to the passage, there are no instant damages caused by smoking. Thus, we cannot accept B.
We reject A.
Read the passage and answer the question given below.
There stood at the edge of the road an oak. Probably ten times the age of the birches that formed the bulk of the forest. It was ten times as thick and twice as tall as they are. It was an enormous tree, double a man's span with ancient scars where branches had long ago been lopped off and bark stripped away. With huge limbs sprawling unsymmetrically, with gnarled hands and fingers, it stood, an aged monster angry and scornful, among the smiling birch trees. This oak alone refused to yield to the season's spell, spurning both spring and sunshine.
"Spring, and love, and happiness", this oak seemed to say, "Are you not weary of the same stupid, meaningless late? Always the same old delusion. There is no spring, no happiness! Look at those strangled lifeless fir trees, everlastingly the same and look at me too sticking out broken excoriated fingers, from my back and my sides, where they grew, just as they grew; here I stand, and have no faith in your hopes and illusions".
The oak is ____________________.
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double the age of the birches
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three times as thick as the birches
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twice as tall as the birches
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five times as strong as the fir trees
Explanation
According to the passage, the oak tree is ten times the age of the birch trees. It is ten times as thick and twice as tall as the birch trees. Out of all the options, C mentions a correct statement about the oak tree. C is the correct answer.
A, B and D are incorrect.
Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
Smoking is dangerous. The nitrogen dioxide in the smoke of a cigarette can produce a solution of acid capable of burning holes in a nylon stocking. And this gas is the agent in cigarette smoke that scientists think may cause emphysema, in which whole clusters of alveoli are gradually destroyed. Only the recovery period between each cigarette and the remarkable mechanism of the lungs and the body enzymes in detoxifying and eliminating poisonous substances show its destructiveness. But Dr. Hurst Hatch flatly declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will eventually develop emphysema; may die of it if smoking continues.
In prolonged, excessive smoking, the cilia are eventually destroyed. Deposits of tars and volatile condensates in cigarette smoke can then accumulate on the unprotected bronchial surfaces, directly attacking the naked cells. When these cells develop damaged nuclei and become disordered, the result is the first stage of lung cancer.
According to Dr. Hurst Hatch _______
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anyone smoking two packs a day will die of cancer.
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anyone smoking heavily at any time will develop emphysema.
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regular smoking eventually leads to emphysema.
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non-smokers never have lung trouble.
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From the last sentence of the first para, we know that Hurst Hatch declares that anyone who regularly smokes two packets a day will develop emphysema. Hence, C is correct.
Hatch doesn't say that one time heavy smoking will lead to emphysema. Thus, B is wrong.
Other choices are incorrect.
Read the passage and answer the question given below.
It must be realized to make compulsory education a success, it is absolutely necessary to make it entirely free. India is a poor country and we cannot expect our people to pay directly for the education of their children. Even in rich countries like England and U.S.A. mas education is not only free but there are many additional facilities like mid-day meal for children, free medical service, and scholarship on a generous scale. Since education is a fundamental civil and human right and basic to the health of the body politics, funds must be found for the purpose whatever the cost of the scheme. If we consider educational and cultural activities to be important, funds will be forthcoming. What we have to do is to rearrange our priority. With this in view, we have to adopt a many-sided programme of national planning and economic and industrial reconstruction. If not there will always be arguments and statistics to prove that it is impossible to introduce free, compulsory and universal education in India.
Why should compulsory education be free in India?
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Otherwise compulsory education will not be a success.
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Funds will be forthcoming.
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Industrial construction is possible.
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None of these
Explanation
Option A is correct because it is clearly mentioned in the begining of the passage that - '
It must be realized to make compulsory education a success, it is absolutely necessary to make it entirely free.
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There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options B, and C are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because the right answer is Option A.
Read the passage and accordingly, fill in the blank:
Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a spelling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.
Their spelling system _______________.
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cannot be analysed
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cannot be understood
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cannot be found
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none of the above
Explanation
Option A: It's mentioned in this line: "a spelling system that defies analysis."
By the phrase 'defies analysis', we mean that 'it is difficult or challenging to analyze'. ('defy' means 'challenging')
It simply means that the spelling system cannot be analyzed.
Hence option A is correct.
Option B: 'Cannot be understood' is not a suitable option, as these words have not been written in relation to the 'spelling system'.
According to these lines, 'system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books', 'intelligible' means 'comprehensible, understandable', and relates to the system of weights and measures.
Hence option B is incorrect.
Option C: This line does not convey what the line in the passage means.
'Cannot be found' refers to something that is lost, and the spelling system isn't lost. So, option C is incorrect.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in A.
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
Here are a couple of generalizations about England that would be accepted by almost all observers. One is that the English are not gifted artistically. They are not as musical as the Germans or Italians. Painting and sculpture have never flourished in England as they have in France. Another is that as Europeans go, the English are not intellectual. They have a horror of abstract thought, they feel no need for any philosophy or systematic 'world-view'. Nor is this because they are 'practical', as they are so fond of claiming for themselves. One has only to look at their methods of town planning and water supply. Their obstinate clinging to everything that is out of date and a nuisance, a selling system that defies analysis and a system of weights and measures that is intelligible only to the compiler of arithmetic books, to see how little they care about mere efficiency. But they have a certain power of acting without taking thought. Their word-famed hypocrisy - their double-faced attitude towards the Empire, for instance - is bound up with this. Also, in moments of supreme crisis, the whole nation can suddenly draw together and act upon a species of instinct, really a code of conduct which is understood almost by everyone, though never formulated.
Mere efficiency has __________________.
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no value for them
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little importance
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importance
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none of the above
Explanation
In the ninth sentence, the author asks the readers to refer to some of the systems of the English like their system of weights and measures, their selling system that has nothing to do with analysis and their affiliation to everything that is outdated in order to see that they care very little about mere efficiency. Thus, mere efficiency has little importance to the English according to the author. B is the correct choice.
We reject the other options.
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