Direction : Read the following information answer the given questions. The…
2017
Direction : Read the following information answer the given questions.
The agitated guardians of grade IX students of a high-profile public school of North Carolina protested against the newly introduced audio-visual aid of teaching methodology. According to them, it is of benefit to a handful of students only, and majority of students will not be getting any help because of this technology.
These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences given below labeled as I, II, III, IV and V.
I. Change is a gradual process and it takes some time for people to adjust to it.
II. Guardians are happy with the new teaching methodology, i.e. via the use of audio-visual techniques.
III. It is not the responsibility of the school to take care of the weaker students.
IV. This modern technology of teaching should be scrapped as soon as possible.
V. Guardians are unhappy with the new teaching methodology used in the school.
Which of the following statements above could be a possible conclusion from the above passage?
- A.
Only I
- B.
Only II
- C.
Only IV
- D.
Both IV and II
- E.
Only V
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Correct answer: E
Concept
In a statement-and-conclusion question, a valid conclusion is a statement that must be true on the strength of the given passage alone. It cannot add new information, cannot contradict the passage, and cannot overstate what the passage supports. Anything that needs an outside assumption, restates a general truism, or goes beyond the facts is not a valid conclusion.
Application
The passage reports that the guardians were agitated and protested against the newly introduced audio-visual teaching methodology. The phrase "protested against" is direct evidence of how they feel about it. Test each statement against the passage:
"Guardians are unhappy with the new teaching methodology" simply restates the reported protest in plain terms, so it must be true and is a valid conclusion.
"Change is a gradual process and people need time to adjust" is a general truism. The passage neither states nor implies it, so it does not follow from this text.
"Guardians are happy with the new methodology" directly contradicts the protest, so it cannot be a conclusion.
"It is not the school's responsibility to care for weaker students" introduces an outside judgement the passage never makes.
"This technology should be scrapped as soon as possible" overstates the passage: the text describes a protest but never demands removal, so this overreaches.
Cross-check
Only the statement that simply paraphrases the reported protest survives the test; every other statement either adds an unstated idea, contradicts the passage, or pushes past what the facts support. Hence the single valid conclusion is the statement that the guardians are unhappy with the new teaching methodology.