Ravi and his best friend Sameer, both in Class XII, fill in a rating sheet together. Each boy rates himself and then the other on qualities such as friendly, tense, sincere, pleasant and open to new ideas. They use a five-point scale that runs from 'very low' to 'very high' on the quality. On 'Friendly', Ravi rates himself 4, while Sameer rates Ravi only 2. When the first two columns are filled, the boys follow the steps of the exercise for the remaining columns of each sheet.
Which ratings will Column 3 of Ravi's sheet hold when the boys follow the steps of the exercise?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Sameer's ratings of Ravi
Option (1) Ravi's ratings of himself — Incorrect. Ravi's ratings of himself are his own Column 1. They stay where they are and are later compared with Column 3.
Option (2) Ravi's ratings of Sameer — Incorrect. Ravi's ratings of Sameer are his own Column 2. Sameer copies these into Sameer's Column 3.
Option (3) Sameer's ratings of himself — Incorrect. Sameer's ratings of himself are Column 1 of Sameer's sheet. Nobody copies them; they are compared only on Sameer's own sheet.
Option (4) Sameer's ratings of Ravi — Correct. After the ratings, each boy copies Column 2 from the friend's sheet into his own Column 3. Sameer's Column 2 holds his ratings of Ravi, so Ravi's Column 3 shows how his friend sees him.
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