READING PASSAGES|WRITING SECTION

Directions (For the items which follow) : In this Section you have Eight short passages. After each passage, you will find several questions based on the passage. First, read a passage, and then answer the questions based on it. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of the author only. PASSAGE - V The art of growing old is one which the passage of time has forced upon my attention. Psychologically there are two dangers to be guarded against in old age. One of these is undue absorption in the past. It does not do to live in memories, in regrets for the good old days. One's thoughts must be directed to the future. This is not always easy, one's past is a gradually increasing weight. The other thing to be avoided is clinging to youth on the hope of sucking vigour from its vitality. The passage deals with the process of growing old. What does it describe ?

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Read the data given below and answer the questions based on it. There were 3 sections namely A, B and C in a test. Out of three 33 students passed in section A, 34 students passed in Section B and 32 passed in Section C. 10 students passed in Section A and Section B, 9 passed in Section B and Section C, 8 passed in Section A and Section C. The number of students who passed each section alone was equal and was 21 for each section. The ratio of the number of students passed in one or more of the sections to the number of students who passed in section A alone is : A. 78/21 B. 3 C. 73/21 D. 75/21

Direction: Read the data given below and answer the question based on it. There were 3 sections namely A, B and C in a test. Out of three sections, 33 students passed in Section A, 34 students passed in Section B and 32 passed in Section C. 10 students passed in Section A and Section B, 9 passed in Section B and Section C, 8 passed in Section A and Section C. The number of students who passed each section alone was equal and was 21 for each section.How many passed only one of the three sections ? A. 21 B. 42 C. 63 D. 52

Read the data given below and answer the quesitons based on it. There were 3 sections namely A, B and C in a test. Out of three sections, 33 passed section A, 34 students passed in Section B and 32 passed in Section C. 10 students passed in Section A and Section B, 9 passed in Section B and Section C, 8 passed in Section A and Section C. The number of students who passed each seciton alone was equal and was 21 for each section. How many passed all the three sections ? A. 3 B. 6 C. 5 D. 7

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Example 1- Reading 7 Writing Large Numbers

Example 1- Reading 7 Writing Large Numbers

To enhance the reading skills of grade X students, the school nominates you and two of your friends to set up a class library. There are two sections- section A and section Bof grade X. There are 32 students in section A and 36 students in section B. What is the minimum number of books you will acquire for the class library, so that they can be distributed equally among students of Section A or Section B?