Reading comprehension Test 4-Solved passage Question and answers

1)

PASSAGE 4 (Questions 1-5)

Child psychology is certainly not a strong point with most Indian schools, why else would it inflict a double trauma on a student faring badly in the pre-boards by banning her from taking the exams.

Often with fatal results as evidenced by reports of student suicides in the run-up to the board. Now the Central-Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has stepped in and put the brakes on the CBSE. This is good news for parents and students, many of whom have had to live with the threat performance-linked department.

While the schools' logic is that in order to attract talented students, need to maintain their performance records at high levels. The assumption that a student faring poorly in the pre boards will replicate this at the boards is faulty.

Chances are that the student will be spurred to work doubly hard, On the other hand, the threat of department will almost certainly impact adversely her performance. Of course, linking pre-boards to the boards is only one of the problems with our school system.

[SBI (PO), 2003]

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word Spur as used in the passage.

A)
Depress
B)
Enlarge
C)
Explicate
D)
Sustain
E)
Activate

Discussion

2)

Which is the good news for parents, according to the passage?

A)
School will take the responsibility of preparing students for the board
B)
School will provide study facilities to the poor students
C)
Schools will enforce discipline to ensure higher attendances of students
D)
No student can be barred from the boards without prior clearance from the CBSE
E)
Teachers will be able to handle students well, if they know child psychology

Discussion

3)

What is the ruling of the CBSE?

A)
Students must pass the pre-board exam before appearing for the board exam
B)
Schools should follow the practice of performance linked department
C)
Schools should maintain the performance round of students at high level
D)
School must motivate students to work hard
E)
Before barring any student for the board schools must take prior permission of the CBSE

Discussion

4)

What is the faulty assumption of schools, according to the passage ?

A)
Students who do not do well at pre-boards will be motivated to work hard
B)
Pre-boards are generally easy and therefore students take them lightly
C)
Students who fare poorly at the pre board will fail at the boards
D)
Learning by rote is a better method of learning
E)
Students perform well in languages than that of science subjects.

Discussion

5)

Which of the following according to the passage is the problem with our school system?

A)
Providing study facilities to the students
B)
Linking pre-board performance of students to the boards
C)
Teachers lack of knowledge of child psychology
D)
Attracting talented students
E)
Low percentage of students passing the board exam

Discussion

Reading comprehension passage-4

Answer: Option B

Answer: Option E

Answer: Option B

Answer: Option C

Answer: Option B