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CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Reading Comprehension Quiz 15 - MCQExams.com
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Class 8 English
Reading Comprehension
Quiz 15
(a) As the grammar of standard English extends to the grammar of code, our errors find themselves embedded in programmes and replicating further and more widely than previously imaginable
(b) Even a poorly constructed tweet reflects a poorly constructed thought, while grammatically lacking e-mail messages have become the hallmark of password phishing scams.
(c) Language is no less exacting than mathematics.
(d) As the title of a book "Eats, Shoots and Leaves" demonstrates, a single comma can change a sentence about the diet of a panda to one describing the behaviour of a dine-and -dash killer.
(e) The emergence of digital technology makes precision in language even more important.
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A paragraph is a collection of sentences that are used to convey a concise idea. In general, paragraphs are either top heavy or bottom heavy. A top-heavy paragraph is one where the main idea is conveyed at the start of the paragraph and then tapers off in its content; while a bottom heavy paragraph contains its idea towards the end of the paragraph with the beginning of the paragraph being light in content.
The given sentences form a top-heavy paragraph.
As the main idea of the passage that 'language is no less exacting than mathematics' is expressed in sentence 'c', therefore should come first. Which should be followed by an example as illustrated in sentence 'd'. The passage further talks about the advent of digital technology and thereby making the language more important. Sentences 'a' and 'b' talks about the impact of digital platforms, their scope, and usage. Therefore should be followed after sentence 'e'.
Thus the correct sequence of the passage shall be option B 'cdeab'.
The unreasonable man tends to _____________________.
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entertain women
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be a successful arbitrator when dissenting parties are anxious to agree
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be helpful when solicited
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tell a long story to people who have heard it many times before
Explanation
Option D: As mentioned in the passage, "
Unreasonableness is a tendency to do socially permissible things at the wrong time.
" Telling a long story to people who have heard it many times before is an example of unreasonableness. If those people have already heard the story, then why should they hear it again? Hence option D is correct.
Options A, B and C: These lines are neither mentioned nor implied by the passage. Option B sounds similar to what's mentioned in the passage, but it has changed in meaning. The unreasonable man is not "a successful arbitrator", but if "he is present at an arbitration, he stirs up dissension between the two parties".
Hence A, B and C are wrong.
The unreasonable man tends to _____________________________.
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bring a higher bidder to a salesman who has just closed a deal
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disclose confidential information to others
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sing the praise of the bride when he goes to a wedding
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sleep late and rise early
Explanation
Option A: As mentioned in the passage, "
Unreasonableness is a tendency to do socially permissible things at the wrong time.
" If the salesman has just closed a deal, why would he want to re-open it. The unreasonable man brings the higher bidder "at the wrong time", since a deal cannot be re-opened. It would ruin the reputation of the salesman.
Hence option A is correct.
Options B, C and D: These lines are neither mentioned nor implied by the passage.
Hence B, C and D are wrong.
The primary purpose of the passage is to _______.
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Address a widespread environmental management problem and suggest possible solutions.
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Illustrate varying levels of compliance with environmental regulation among different corporations.
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Describe the various alternatives to traditional methods of environmental management.
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Advocate increased corporate compliance with environmental regulation.
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Correct a common misconception about the impact of environmental regulations.
Explanation
The primary purpose of the passage is to correct and explain a common misconception regarding the environmental regulations put in place and their overall impact. The topic sentence - "
Among the myths taken as fact by the environmental managers of most corporations is the belief that environmental regulations affect all competitors in a given industry uniformly. In reality, regulatory costs- and therefore compliance- fall unevenly, economically disadvantaging some companies and benefiting others." - introduces this theme and the entire passage centers around it. Thus, option C is the answer.
According to the passage, which of the following shapes the oral narratives of women storytellers?
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The conventions for standard histories in the culture in which a woman storyteller lives.
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The conventions of storytelling in the culture in which a woman storyteller lives.
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A woman storyteller's experience with distinctive traditions of storytelling developed by the women in her family of origin.
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The cultural expectations and experiences of those who listen to oral narratives.
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A woman storyteller's familiarity with the stories that members of other groups in her culture tell to explain themselves.
Explanation
Option B is the right answer because it is clearly illustrated in the second paragraph of the passage that - '
Moreover, the stories people tell to explain themselves are shaped by narrative devices and storytelling conventions, as well as by other cultural and historical factors, in ways that the storytellers may be unaware of.'
There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, C, D, and E are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
Which term in the passage describes insects' ability to deceive their enemies by changing their appearance to resemble a more dreadful creature?
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Imitation
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Trickery
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Camouflage
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Mimesis
Explanation
The passage enlists various ways how insects protect themselves one of which is insects camouflaging into the dreaded species of the enemies. This is called mimesis. Therefore, the correct answer to the given question is option D). Mimesis is a form of camouflage, trickery and imitation but they are general terms as compared to the word 'mimesis' which is very specific to the behaviour shown by the insects and so they are incorrect answers to the question given.
Another word used to refer to 'censorship' in this passage is _______________.
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suppression
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damaging
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whitewashing
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socialization
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Censorship
means deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable, harmful or sensitive, as determined by a censor.
Option C is the right answer because as per the passage in school textbooks
the term 'whitewashing' is the one commonly used to refer to selective removal of critical or damaging evidence or comment.
Option A is incorrect because Suppression means an act of ending something by force.
Option B is incorrect because Damaging means to destroy.
Option D is incorrect because Socialization means to
mix socially with others, the process of learning to behave in a way that is acceptable to society.
Which of the following statements is false?
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Auto macho is passe
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High performance cars are losing out among women
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Japanese cars are considered more reliable
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Japanese imports are rising
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"But auto-macho is going out of style" . Therefore option A) is true.
Option B) is also true because i can be inferred that high performance cars are losing out among women.
"They put more store on reliability than men doprobably a hidden reason for the rise in Japanese imports." it can be inferred japnese cars are more reliable.
Putting first glance over option D) might also show option D) is correct but
it talks about japanese imports in general. But it should be japanese cars.
Option D) is false.
According to the writer, _________________.
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the subjective act of labelling leads to emotional problems
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nothing in this universe can have a separate existence
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human beings are different from objects like a table
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(A) and (B)
Explanation
As is clearly stated in the passage, the author certainly believes that our subjective labellings of things causes and leads to various degrees of problems ('Our labeling leads not only to problems like anger and attachment but also to the most basic problem: that we think we are somehow separate from the outside world'). Thus, Option A) is correct. The other options are incorrect.
Leaving the airplane with the engine idling and going for a cup of coffee is ________.
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done to attract the attention of customers
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recommended before flying
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the mark of a good pilot
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a sign of carelessness
Explanation
Option D is correct because it is clearly mentioned in the passage that - '
A careless pilot sometimes leaves his airplane standing on the airport with the engine idling while he goes for a cup of coffee-and it has happened that such an airplane has run away, taken off and flown itself, pilotless, for a couple of hours.
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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 following makes Dravid invaluable to the team in times of crisis?
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He has made the greatest contribution to Indian cricket in its golden age when Tendulkar is no longer in his peak form.
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He is mentally strong and calamitous situations bring out the best in him.
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He is the focal point around whom the strong Indian batting line-up revolves.
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Unlike the other Indian batsmen who are natural stroke players, Dravid provides the team with solidity.
Explanation
The question asks about the quality of Dravid that makes him perform during crisis situations. Although options (C) and (D) are implied in the first paragraph ('He is not merely the fortress...pivot around which the Indian batting revolves.), they do not refer to crisis situations. Option (A) is only partially implied in the concluding paragraph of the passage, which neither mentions anything about Tendulkar's form nor refers specifically to crisis situations. Option (B) is correct as it is derived from the third paragraph which puts Dravid in the priceless breed of champions whose 'mental resolve is at its strongest when the situation is the direst.' Hence option (B) is the correct answer.
According to the author, statistics are ______.
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not correct indicators for measuring greatness.
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the only indicators to measure greatness.
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also important indicators for measuring greatness.
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important indicators for measuring greatness of only some players.
Explanation
The correct answer is Option C.
The question is on the role statistics play for measuring a greatness.
In, "The manner of playing and statistics are fair pointers... meant to the team.", the writer mentions how statistics are one of the many indicators for measuring greatness. This means that statistics is an (not only) important indicator for measuring greatness.
The other indicators he mentions are the manner of playing and the contribution of performance to the team.
Since he talks of these other indicators it is clear that statistics is not the only only indicator, thereby making Option B the incorrect answer.
Option A does not consider statistics as an indicator at all. This goes against what is mentioned in the passage.
Option D narrows the range of players by stating 'some players'. This too is mentioned no where in the passage.
Hence. Option C is the answer.
Education is sometimes a failure. Which one of the following is the most likely reason for this?
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It improves the intellect only.
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It does not prepare man for struggle.
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It carries a man away from life around him.
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It does not make a man refined.
Explanation
Option A: As mentioned in the passage, "
An education that brings up a young man in entire indifference to the misery and poverty surrounding him, to the general stringency of life, to the dumb pangs of tortured bodies and the lives submerged in the shadows, is essentially a failure.
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Education brings up a young man in entire indifference to the misery surrounding him, and the severity of life. It only affects the intellect of man:
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Liberal education aims at producing moral gifts as well as intellectual, sweetness of temper as much as sanity of outlook.
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Education helps the intellect and temper, but not the understanding of life. Hence option A is correct.
Options B, C and D: These lines are neither mentioned nor implied by the passage. Hence options B, C and D are wrong.
In the poem, the speaker uses all of the following to replace the subject of his address EXCEPT ______.
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Thou (line
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Reflector (line
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Recorder (line
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Heart (line
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Throughout the passage, the author refers to his heart and uses words such as 'thou', 'reflector' and 'recorder'. The word that is not used is option E) faith and therefore it is the correct answer.
It can be inferred from the passage that the isotope record taken from ocean sediments would be less useful to researchers if which of the following were true?
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It indicated that lighter isotopes of oxygen predominated at certain times.
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It had far more gaps in its sequence than the record taken from rocks on land.
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It indicated that climate shifts did not occur every 100,000 years.
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It indicated that the ratios of oxygen 16 and oxygen 18 in ocean water were not consistent with those found in fresh water.
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It stretched back for only a million years.
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The given passage talks about the ice ages and how these are formed. The isotope record is a continuous record than that taken from rocks on land. Option B is the correct answer as it can be inferred from the passage that if the record was not continuous then it would have been less useful to researchers.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a talent of the sisters?
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storytelling
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singing
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impersonations
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organizing games
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decorating
Explanation
The first paragraph of the passage talks about the activities that the two De Coninck sisters were good at. They could sing, dance, imitate or impersonate and make people laugh, they could tell tales of what happened and from their imaginations and also make up a charade or a game of forfeits in no time. From the given options, what was not their talent is option E) decorating since it is not mentioned in the passage.
According to the passage, Duverger's study was unique in 1955 in that it _________.
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Included both election data and survey data
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Gathered data from sources never before used in political studies
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Included an analysis of historical processes
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Examined the influence on voting behavior of the relationships between women and men
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Analyzed not only voting and political candidacy but also other political activities
Explanation
Option A)
Included both election data and survey data is correct as it is mentioned in the passage that he considered both the election as well as survey data for The Political Role of Women. The other options are wrong as he considered all the factors given in the respective options but none of them could wholly justify his considerations. The correct answer is A)
Included both election data and survey data.
In the second stanza, the speaker reveals that ____________.
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she yearns for the love of someone who is oblivious to her
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the listener has expressed more ardent sentiments towards her than she has expressed towards him
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the listener does not reciprocate her feelings
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she is incapable of deep emotional attachment
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she is heartbroken over the end of a previous relationship
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The first two lines of the second stanza show that the listener feels that she may have been warmer to another man in the past. The fifth and the sixth lines say that no one can tell that it was indeed in the past that she was warmer to someone and not the present. Hence, we can conclude that the listener has expressed to her more than she did to him as the listener still has some questions. B is the correct answer.
Other choices are irrelevant to the contents of the passage. We cannot accept them.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Sydney, according to the passage?
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Religious buildings.
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Perpendicular side streets.
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A long coastline.
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A shallow harbour.
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Spacious streets.
Explanation
"We shall endeavor to represent Sydney as it really is- to exhibit its spacious Gas-lit Streets, crowned by an active and thriving population- its Public Edifices, and its sumptuous shops, ....
higher import, we shall display to our Readers the beautiful and commodious buildings raised by piety and industry for the use of Religion." This sentence from the passage supports the existence of religious buildings and spacious streets in Sydney. This eliminates option A and E as possible answer to the question asked. The sentence "...
at least three miles of water frontage, at any part of which vessels of the heaviest burden can safely approach the wharves....The principal thoroughfares run north and south, parallel to Darling Harbor, and are crossed at right angles by shorter streets." support the existence of a long coastline and perpendicular side streets which takes out options B and C. Only a shallow harbour is not a characteristic of Sydney according to the passage. Thus, D is our answer.
The passage implies that if tunneling time reached no maximum in increasing barrier thickness, then _______________________.
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tunneling speed would increase with barrier thickness
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tunneling speed would decline with barrier thickness
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tunneling speed would vary with barrier thickness
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tunneling speed would not be expected to increase without limit
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successful tunneling would occur even less frequently than it does
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Option D is the right answer because it is clearly illustrated in the passage that - '
This would imply that once maximum tunneling time is reached, tunneling speed will increase without limit as barrier thickness increases.
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There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options A, B, C, and E are the right answers.
Hence, these are incorrect.
In the last paragraph, Father Damien says the piano is made of time because _________.
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he does not know the word for "wood" in Nanapush's language
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wood seemed too banal for so important an instrument
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time seems to be as eternal as the capacity for music
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he once saw a piano in a river
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he is trying to change the subject to one he feels more comfortable with
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Option C is the most appropriate answer here, Father Damien seems to really understand the essence of music and what it entails. That is why he answers in such a manner that can capture the eternal nature of music. Options A,B,D and E are inappropriate for the tone of the text and thus, are incorrect in this context.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the poet as a benefit of country living?
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A calm mind
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An old age
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Many friends
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Good health
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Wisdom
Explanation
After a careful reading of the poem, we realize that options A to C and E all find a mention in the poem with the exception of option D.
(A) The speaker mentions a calm mind- "
Like your own soul, serene, a pattern of your mind."
(B) The speaker also talks about age, growing old and old age-
"Enjoyed his youth, and now enjoys his age"
(C) There is also a mention of friends and friendship- "
All who deserve his love, he makes his own"
(E) Wisdom too finds a mention in the poem when the poet calls the country-dweller "wise"- "
Just good and wise".
Good health is not mentioned in the poem. The poet does not say anything about the effect of country life on health. There is a mention of age but it has no reference to health. Therefore, D is our answer.
What can the structure of the passage be best described as?
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Two characters are compared and then contrasted.
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Each character is introduced and described.
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Two characters are compared to each other and then each is compared to an animal.
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Two characters' physical characteristics are described, followed by their clothing.
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Characters' outward appearances are stated, followed by their inner thoughts.
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Initially the passage introduces two characters and starts talking about certain features that they both share. The examples of such features being that both were dressed in denim trousers and coats, both wore black shapeless hats and both were carrying blanket rolls. Thus, initially the passage compares the characters.
After comparing them, it starts telling us how in certain ways they are complete opposites. It says that one was small and the other was big, one was quick while other was sluggish and dragged his feet, one is described as restless and sharp while the other is described as slow and pale. Thus, the second part of the passage contrasts them.
Thus, in the passage the two characters are compared and contrasted.
Therefore, A is the correct option.
The theme of the poem concerns
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rites of passage that mark the beginning of adolescence
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the contest of wills between one generation and the next
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the futility of needless chores with which parents occupy their children
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a boy's developing relationship with his father as the boy matures
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the resentment that lingers in the poet's memory about childhood
The author uses the phrase 'inner forces' in this passage. Which of the following would be its most correct meaning in the context?
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Emotional disturbances in man
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Strength of the internal organs
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Forces produced by sense organs
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Reflection of the intellect
Explanation
The passage is about Indriyas or sense organs. The third sentence says that by controlling his inner forces, a man of character is able to have good thoughts and control his sense organs. Thus, "inner forces" here most likely means forces produced by sense organs. Hence, C is correct.
The passage does not mention emotional disturbances. So, A is wrong.
We can ignore the other choices as they are not in line with the contents of the passage.
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