- RC forms an important part of the verbal ability section. This section mainly focuses on to check the ability to understand the language and the underlying concept of the passage. The main focus should be to have a good command over the language as well as time management.
- Make sure you attempt these passage on a regular basis and with complete seriousness.
- Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.
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Passage:
A little girl was learning a history lesson with her governess. All the morning she had been reading it over and hearing it explained by her governess, but no good came of either the reading or the teaching. The governess went over the lesson several times, explained the meaning, and for the last time, asked her pupil to read it over. After due time had been given, the girl was examined as to her knowledge of the lesson; but not a single answer could she give correctly. The governess lost patience with her, and threatened to punish her unless she could state where a certain treaty was signed.
RC (Level-1): Passage-2
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Question 1 |
According to the passage, the little girl read the lesson and heard it explained all the morning because
the girl did not like her governess | |
the governess could not explain it long enough | |
the girl could not understand it | |
the girl read the lesson only once |
Question 1 Explanation:
As the girl had given several readings, so option (d) is wrong. We cannot say anything about her likeliness towards the governess as nothing is mentioned regarding it. So, the only logical option that we have is that she couldn’t understand the lesson.
Question 2 |
With reference to the passage, consider the following statements:1. The governess taught the same lesson several times.2. The governess wanted to complete her teaching work quickly.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1 only | |
2 only | |
Both 1 and 2 | |
Neither 1 nor 2 |
Question 2 Explanation:
We cannot say anything about statement two as nothing is mentioned regarding it. In the third line it is stated “The governess went over the lesson several times”.
Question 3 |
After reading of the whole passage, which of the following impressions do you think is correct about the inability of the girl to answer questions correctly?
The dullness of the girl | |
The incompetence of the governess | |
The governess felt that the girl cannot be taught the lesson | |
The lack of time |
Question 3 Explanation:
The girl had tried reading the lesson several times but still couldn’t learn her lesson so we can assume that she was a dull student.
Question 4 |
Which of the following correctly expresses the Meaning of lost patience with her'?
The inability of the governess to endure further the girl’s failure to answer | |
The governess lost her enthusiasm to teach the girl | |
The governess felt that the girl cannot be taught the lesson | |
The governess felt that she was not good enough to teach the girl |
Question 4 Explanation:
Losing one’s patience means to stop being patient at tolerating something.The governess had taught the same lesson over and over again. She couldn’t tolerate the girl’s incompetency and threatened to punish her.
Question 5 |
The purpose of the author of the passage is:
to inform us about a perplexing tale which does not make any sense. | |
to narrate a situation which could have a reason of occurrence not mentioned in the passage. | |
Both (A) and (B) | |
Neither (A) nor (B) |
Question 5 Explanation:
In the given case, the author of the passage highlights and narrates a particular story with respect to a
girl. At no point of time in the passage does he mention why the girl is not being able to learn; he simply
mentions the given situation. There is a subtle hint in the passage that there could be some reason for
the girl not being able to learn (this is something that we infer from the given passage).
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Thanks… It’s really helpful…
In the last question it is asked about perpose of author.but as a option b it seems to be our opinion regarding the subject.
So,please clarify me if I am wrong.
Hey Jay, carefully focus on the phrasing of the option. It is simply saying that the passing is narrating a situation. The second part uses ‘could’ and does not pass any definitive opinion on the matter.
i think the answer to question 5 is c:both a & b.
Hi Vikalp. Option (A) is clearly wrong in this case. It is an opinion that we cannot force upon the passage. We cannot say that the purpose of the author is to inform us about something which does not make any sense. Remember, the author is highlighting a perplexing case; that does not mean his purpose does not make any sense. These are the questions where you need to clearly outline what is the demand of the given question.