Yet, very few people who relax on their day off realise that this holiday is the outcome of a long struggle by workers. … Social movements have shaped the world we live in and continue to do so. … It is important to recall the struggles of the past, which made these rights possible. … Social movements not only change societies; they also inspire other social movements.
The opening line of the passage has been left out. What does it state?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Many students and office-workers work only five or six days and rest on the weekends.
Option (1) Many factory workers around the world now take a paid annual leave every year. — Incorrect. A paid annual leave comes once a year. The next sentence speaks of people who relax on their day off, which points to the weekend.
Option (2) Many students and office-workers work only five or six days and rest on the weekends. — Correct. The passage opens on students and office-workers who work five or six days and rest on the weekends. The next sentence then calls this weekly rest the outcome of a long struggle by workers.
Option (3) Many workers around the world get a paid holiday on their national day. — Incorrect. A national holiday comes once a year. The passage builds on the regular day off that people relax on every week.
Option (4) Many shop-workers around the world close early and rest on festival days. — Incorrect. Early closing on festival days is not what the passage talks about. Its point is the regular weekend rest, which workers won through a long struggle.
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