Directions : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow…
2023
Directions : Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate option.
Reach Out! is an organization that runs week-long summer camps, designed to give young people the skills to be the leaders of the future. The camps help to create confident young people who wish to improve not only themselves, but the world around them. Varying in age from 12 to 17, young people come to attend the camps in Canada and the USA from across the world. They spend their time learning leadership skills, considering and discussing important issues such as pollution and health, and helping in the local community. They also meet many other people who have the same interests and beliefs and frequently make friendships that will last a lifetime.
There is no average day at the camp and changes are made to the timetable, which is handed out daily, to allow room for exciting events as they come up. However, camp members generally get up at 7:00 a.m. and, once they’ve eaten breakfast, start their day with outdoor games to get them warmed up for the busy day ahead. There are workshops in the morning on skills such as public speaking, and then there’s an hour for lunch at noon. For one hour in the afternoon, camp members have the opportunity to select from various activities that include dancing, yoga, basketball and song writing.
During the time at camp, there is a day known as Action Day. This is when small groups go out with an adult group leader to work with organisations in the neighbourhood.... Reach Out! This can involve organisations dealing with housing, journalism, healthcare or the environment, to name just a few. Evenings are spent watching documentary films or listening to guest speakers. The aim is to encourage the young people to go out and make the world a better place.
In the afternoon, which of the following activities can camp members not select?
- A.
Basketball and songwriting
- B.
Yoga and public speaking
- C.
Dancing and yoga
- D.
Basketball and dancing
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept: In a reading-comprehension "cannot select" question, first locate the exact time-slot detail the passage gives for the activity list in question, then test every option's items against that list — an option is correct only if it contains an item the passage assigns to a DIFFERENT time slot.
Application: The passage states the morning slot includes workshops on skills such as public speaking, while the separate afternoon hour lets camp members choose among dancing, yoga, basketball and song writing. So the afternoon list is exactly: dancing, yoga, basketball, song writing — public speaking is not on it.
"Basketball and songwriting" — both named activities are on the afternoon list, so both are selectable.
"Yoga and public speaking" — yoga is on the afternoon list, but public speaking is not; it belongs to the morning workshops.
"Dancing and yoga" — both named activities are on the afternoon list, so both are selectable.
"Basketball and dancing" — both named activities are on the afternoon list, so both are selectable.
Cross-check: Every other pair names only items that appear in the passage's own afternoon list, confirming each of them is fully selectable in the afternoon and none answers the question.
Result: The pair naming yoga and public speaking is the one camp members cannot fully select in the afternoon, since public speaking is a morning-only activity in the passage.