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This fever in Japan tends to skew towards young people like 18 year old Inoue, who wanted to feel as if she had achieved something before the world ends. The goal she decided would be to create fashion. She promoted beach clothes, cosmetics and drugs that would enhance a woman's bust. Here it is not sure whether she was using Nostradamus to promote a career in marketing And she is a perfect example of how fact and fantasy can coexist in today's Japan. Nishimoto on other hand has made full preparations and needs no convincing. He has outfitted his home in Habikino, a suburb of Osaka with a personal bomb shelter. It has 30 cm thick concrete walls reinforced with steel escape hathes, a hand cranked battery operated generator and a ventilation system that pumps in air while filtering out radioactive elements and biological and chemical contaminants.
Question: 1

What is the “optical illusion” referred to in the passage?

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Always match abstract phrases like “optical illusion” with metaphorical or symbolic references in the passage rather than literal descriptions.
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  • A rounded man looking villainous
  • A rounded man looking hungry
  • A rounded man looking cherubic
  • A rounded man looking more trustworthy than the lean man
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

The passage begins with a quote from Julius Caesar advocating for “fat, sleek-headed men” as trustworthy and non-threatening, and criticizes the “lean and hungry look.” It explains that people generally find rounded or bulky individuals to be more trustworthy or sound in character. This perception, as implied by the author, is an “optical illusion” — a misleading judgment based solely on appearance.
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Question: 2

How can an interlocutor be ‘disembodied’?

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Pay attention to contrast clues — words like “unlike,” “while,” or “in contrast” — to isolate comparisons and implied meanings.
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  • Because the telecasts are poor
  • Because the frames are edited haphazard
  • Because the viewer never sees them physically
  • None of the above
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

The phrase “disembodied” refers to the “voice-over” type of presenters — those whose physical appearance is not visible on screen. The author specifically contrasts disembodied voices with the “corporal view” of presenters who appear physically. Hence, an interlocutor is “disembodied” when only their voice is heard without being seen physically.
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Question: 3

What are the two public arenas referred to by writer?

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Don’t confuse what is contrasted with what is supported. Here, the author uses marketplace and speaker’s corner to explain the difference from TV, making them the key reference points.
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  • Market place and speaker’s corner
  • Television and presentations
  • Interlocution and television
  • Political speech and presenters on television
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

In the passage, the author says: “It is not a market place, nor a speaker’s corner,” to emphasize that television is a more intimate and personal medium. These references — market place and speaker’s corner — are cited as contrasts to explain what television is not. Thus, these two are the “public arenas” referred to.
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