Question 58
HardOriginal questionMeera: You've been staring at that college list for an hour. Have you decided?
Arjun: I've decided that I hate deciding. The one near home has the course I want. The one in Delhi has the name everyone .
Meera: And which one do you want?
Arjun: That's the trouble. When I say the Delhi one out loud, I sound . When I think about actually living there, I feel tired.
Meera: So you want the Delhi college for the sound of it.
Arjun: That's a way to put it.
Meera: I didn't say it was wrong. Plenty of people choose for the name, and a name opens doors. I only asked which one you want.
Arjun: Papa says a big name matters for jobs.
Meera: He might be right. He also said the scooter would last ten more years, and it has been in the repair shop twice this month.
Arjun: Don't let him hear you say that.
Meera: I'm serious, though. Write down what you would do on an ordinary Tuesday at each place. Not the version. A Tuesday.
Arjun: An ordinary Tuesday. At home I'd be in the lab by nine. In Delhi I'd be on the metro by eight, trying to remember why I came.
Meera: Well. You just answered it.
Which best describes Meera's attitude to choosing a college for its name?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: D
Explanation
She says "I didn't say it was wrong" and that "a name opens doors", so she does not condemn it.
What she keeps coming back to is "which one do you want", so her concern is that Arjun should be honest with himself.
Worth noting
Her "harsh" summary sounds like disapproval, but she corrects that impression straight away.
- Concept
- Identifying a speaker's attitude
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