Question

Which of the following currently reflects the intention of the author of this passage?

• A. The right kind of education for a child cannot be without love, care and understanding
• B. True education should be governed by a tendency to conform a child to our ideals
• C. The teacher should focus on how a child should be according to his/her methodology, hope, or expectation
• D. Parents and teachers should work together collectively to guide a child on what she/he should do as per their ambitions
• A. It will make the child an ideal child
• B. It will create confusion and fear in the child
• C. The child will get into a conflict
• D. Will discourage the child to conform to the ideal
• A. They should not empathise with the students
• B. They should use modern and scientific methods of teaching
• C. They should focus on studying each student individually
• D. They should instill great ideals in the students
• A. Because children are impressionable, volatile, sensitive, and affectionate
• B. Because of major difficulties in education
• C. Because we lack intelligence and skills
• D. Because we lack understanding, patience and love
• A. They look at their child through the prism of an ideal
• B. They observe and study the tendencies, moods, and peculiarities of the child
• C. They love their child to become someone great as per their ambitions
• D. They encourage the child to find out what she/he is and what she/he should be
• A. Stable
• B. Steady
• C. Constant
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The passage emphasizes the importance of understanding children as they are, rather than imposing external ideals upon them. The author's primary intention is to highlight the necessity of love, care, and understanding in education. Here is the breakdown:

1. Understanding Child's Nature: The author argues that education should focus on recognizing the child's current state rather than shaping them to fit preconceived ideals.
2. Effects of Imposing Ideals: Imposing ideals encourages conformity, leading to fear and conflict within the child.
3. The Role of Love: True education involves loving and understanding the child as they are, instead of fulfilling the ambitions of parents or teachers through them.
4. Importance of Individual Attention: Each child should be studied individually, rather than applying standard methodologies.
5. Implications for Teaching: Teachers should not rely on rigid methods but should approach each child with patience and sensitivity.

Based on these points, the correct option is:

• The right kind of education for a child cannot be without love, care and understanding

Answer 2

The passage discusses the importance of understanding a child as they are, rather than imposing an ideal onto them. It suggests that forcing a child to conform to an ideal breeds fear and conflict, creating confusion in the child. The passage emphasizes that to truly help a child, one must observe and understand the child's unique traits and love them for who they are, not for what they should become. It argues that ideals are merely an escape and that a focus on ideals over the immediate needs and feelings of a child reflects a lack of genuine love and understanding. Given this context, the correct answer to the question posed is: It will create confusion and fear in the child.

Answer 3

The comprehension passage emphasizes the need for a teacher to genuinely understand each student individually rather than imposing an ideal of what they should be. The author argues that a right kind of teacher will not rely solely on systematic methods or ideals, which can lead to conformity, fear, and internal conflict. Instead, the focus should be on understanding the child's unique tendencies, moods, and peculiarities through love and observation. The author criticizes the pursuit of ideals as being more about fulfilling our ambitions than caring for the child's actual needs. Teachers, therefore, should cultivate patience, understanding, and love, allowing them to adapt their approach to each student's individual characteristics.

This directly aligns with the correct answer: "They should focus on studying each student individually."

Answer 4

The passage explains that we often seek quick and easy remedies and hope for marvellous and automatic results because we lack understanding, patience, and love. The text highlights that in dealing with children, who are impressionable, volatile, sensitive, and affectionate, we need great understanding and patience. When these qualities are missing, we turn to convenient shortcuts and hope for immediate solutions. The passage stresses the importance of understanding the child as they are, without imposing ideals, and how our incapacity to do so leads us to seek easy fixes instead. Therefore, the correct answer is:

Because children are impressionable, volatile, sensitive, and affectionate

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Answer 5

The passage emphasizes the importance of understanding the child as they are, rather than imposing an ideal of what they should be. This approach focuses on observing and studying the child's natural tendencies, moods, and peculiarities. The passage argues that confining a child to a pre-conceived ideal encourages conformity, which breeds fear and internal conflict. These conflicts can manifest externally in society. True love for a child involves observing and understanding them without projecting one's ambitions onto them. This genuine observation allows the child to understand themselves. Therefore, the quality of a parent who truly desires to understand their child is to "observe and study the tendencies, moods, and peculiarities of the child."

Answer 6

The antonym for the word "volatile" is stable, steady, and constant. Therefore, the correct answer is All of the above.

The word "volatile" refers to something that is unstable, unpredictable, or liable to change suddenly. To find its antonym, we look for words that convey stability, reliability, and constancy. The options given, "Stable", "Steady", and "Constant", all fit these criteria as they represent the opposite of volatility: enduring, consistent, and firm. Hence, they are all antonyms of "volatile".

In the comprehension passage, the context emphasizes the need for understanding children who are described as "volatile" among other traits. It suggests that dealing with children requires understanding, patience, and love instead of quick fixes. This further supports why sensitivity and stability are essential attributes, aligning with the concept of opposing volatility.