Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

To get an all-round exposure to life, take out five days – not too many, just five days.

Spend one day – morning to evening, with a farmer. Go with him to the farm early morning and see whatever he does all day. You will become sensitive towards the environment, towards food. Spending the day watching the farmer will let us know the hard work and resources that go into producing food and we will think twice before wasting it.

Spend one day in jail (but without committing a crime). You will realize that the people we label as criminals and put in prisons landed there due to circumstances, due to ignorance. When anger grips a person, they are not in control of their actions. If you ask the most hardened criminal, they will say, “I didn’t do it. Something came over me and it just happened.” It will become evident that inside every culprit there is a victim crying for help. Compassion will arise in your heart.

On the third day, become a school teacher. You will understand why a guru is needed. Wherever you are in life, there are so many that you can help and guide.You don’t really need a special skill to be a guru, you need compassion. Being a teacher, you can channel that compassion to people.

Spend the fourth day in a mental institution. Whatever anybody in a mental hospital says to you, whatever names they call you, you won’t take it to heart. After spending a day when anybody can say anything to you, you will develop the strength to face criticism without being shaken. Not only will you be strong enough to accept all criticism, you will have compassion for those who criticize you. You should have the courage to give criticism and the courage to receive criticism as well.

Spend one day in the cemetery or funeral home. You will have a very close and intense experience of the impermanence of life. Whatever complaints you have will vanish. Having the experience that death can come anytime will change your perspective on life for good.

State the most suitable title for the passage.

Options:

Life Lessons

Different faces of life

Holistic Education

All round development

Correct Answer:

Different faces of life

Explanation:

The most suitable title for the passage is Option 2 : Different faces of life.

The passage describes five diverse experiences - a farmer's life, jail time (without a crime), being a teacher, a mental institution visit, and a cemetery visit. These experiences expose the reader to various aspects of life, both positive and negative. While the passage does offer lessons, the emphasis is on encountering different realities, not just acquiring knowledge.

The other options are not as fitting:

Life Lessons: While the passage offers lessons, it's broader than just acquiring knowledge. It's about experiencing different realities.
Holistic Education: This term implies a more formal and structured approach to learning, which isn't the focus here.
All-round Development: This is similar to "Holistic Education" and doesn't capture the unique experiences highlighted in the passage.

Therefore, "Different Faces of Life" best reflects the passage's core theme of encountering diverse aspects of human existence.