Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

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: 

Options:

A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I 

A - II, B - I, C - IV, D - III

A - III, B - IV, C - I, D - II

A - I, B - II, C - III, D - IV

Correct Answer:

A - IV, B - III, C - II, D - I