Role of rituals in human life

Concept

In reading comprehension, an answer must match the passage’s explicit claim and scope. Broad or absolute choices require textual support for their qualifiers, and ideas not stated in the passage should not be imported.

Application

1. The passage says that humans naturally follow rituals that keep them busy.

2. It then explains that rituals provide clear rules, objectives, processes, and substeps, thereby organizing progress toward a larger goal.

3. Together, these statements describe rituals as repeated processes that occupy people and structure their daily activity.

Contrast

• “is to distract us from our goals” conflicts with the passage, which presents rituals as processes that help people progress toward goals.

• “is very important during the religious practices only” adds an unsupported restriction; the passage also discusses daily life and workplaces.

• “is irrelevant in contemporary life” conflicts with the passage’s examples from modern Japan and contemporary workplaces.

Therefore, the supported completion is “is to keep us busy and structure our daily activities.”