After reading the following passage, answer the questions which follow:
I must say that, beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been of no great disadvantage to me. In fact, I can see that, on the contrary, it has been all to my advantage. My hesitancy in speech, which was once an annoyance, is now a pleasure. Its greatest pleasure has been that it has taught me the economy of words. I have naturally formed the habit of restraining my thoughts. And I can now, give myself the certificate that a thoughtless word hardly ever escapes of my tongue or pen. I do not recollect ever having had to regret anything in my speech or writing. I have thus been spared many a mishap and waste of time. Experience has taught me that silence is part of the spiritual discipline of a votary of truth. Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth, wittingly or unwittingly, is a natural weakness of man and silence is necessary in order to surmount it. A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech; he will measure every word.
Match List I and List II
| List I | List II |
| A. A man of few words will | I. rarely be thoughtless in his speech |
| B. My hesitancy in speech | II. was once an annoyance |
| C. Proneness to exaggerate, modify and suppress that truth | III. is a natural weakness in man |
| D. My shyness | IV. occasionally exposed me to laughter |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is: Option (4) → A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV
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A. A man of few words will: The passage states, "A man of few words will rarely be thoughtless in his speech..." So, A matches I. rarely be thoughtless in his speech.
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B. My hesitancy in speech: The passage says, "My hesitancy in speech, which was once an annoyance..." So, B matches II. was once an annoyance.
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C. Proneness to exaggerate, modify and suppress that truth: The passage states, "...Proneness to exaggerate, to suppress or modify the truth...is a natural weakness of man..." So, C matches III. is a natural weakness in man.
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D. My shyness: The passage mentions, "beyond occasionally exposing me to laughter, my constitutional shyness has been of no great disadvantage to me." So, D matches IV. occasionally exposed me to laughter.