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The story of the old soldier and a book in the passage is an illustration of the point that
A the general had already got a book
B a book is of interest only to those to whom that book means something
C soldiers do not like the book trade because a book is enough for a general
D booksellers face a real dilemma because of a constantly changing clientele
Of the solutions proposed for the bookseller's problems, how many are actually positive?
How many solutions to the bookseller's problems are offered in this passage?
The problem of selection in the book trade involves
A holding a stock large enough for the public to choose from
B determing which books will sell fast
C being a sales representative of large publishing houses
D being able to review the lastest publications
Books are different from other goods because
A customers for the book trade are much restricted
B books are not manufactured but printed
C one cannot tell so easily which books will prove saleable
D books can be kept in stock much longer than other goods
'The school system does not talk to him' means that the
A teachers do not talk to him
B teachers talk to him differently from the way other pupils do
C headmaster and teachers do not talk to him
D teachers talk to him differently from the way hie is talked to at home
It can be assumed reasonably that language has
A only one code
B two codes
C three codes
D three codes,two used for education
E more than three codes but only two used for education
'Restricted code' and 'elaborate code' are
A synonyms
B homonyms
C contradictions
D antonyms
The groups of children mentioned as examples in the passage are
A rural and urban working-class and middle-class
B urban working-class and rural middle-class
C urban working-class and rural and urban middle-class
D urban middle-class and rural and urban working-class
An appropriate tittle for this passage is
A language and education
B education and sociology
C codes and sociology
D codes and education
The writer emphasizes that in less developed countries,
A the education of girls is not important
B the non-literate woman has some advantage because she has more children
C the literate female is a threat to the male in employment
D there is a need to give boys and girls equal opportunity in education
The phrase 'too late' in the passage implies that the woman
A ought to have started producing children earlier
B goes on producing children when she ought to have stopped
C fails to marry early enough for her to produce children
D had all her children at an advanced age
The non-literate woman is very difficult to reach because she
A does not understand the value of education and health services
B is too far from the city and from school
C is not permitted to go out to attened clinics for health services
D can only gather fuel and prepare food
According to the writer, most girls in less developed countries are not in school because
A they refuse to be educated
B they prefer getting married and having children
C the education of boys is rated higher
D the girls have no employment
The phrase 'a dismal picture' means
A a dull show
B an interesting show
C a sad situation
D a dreadful appearance
What kind of awareness does the child demonstrate at two?
A that he does not love his mother
B consciousness of all things around him
C that he should think of himself alone
D that he is different and separate from others
The two-year old child begins to refuse orders
A in order to anoy his parents
B because he does not understand them
C he assert his independence
D because he has just learnt the new word 'no'
What right has the mother to give orders to the child?
A she is the 'owner' of the child
B she is stronger than the child
C she understands the environment better than the child
D she is more self-conscious than the child
What main difference is mentioned between the child and the adult?
A age differnce
B weight difference
C time difference
D developmental difference
The immature adult is like the child because
A he has just become self-conscious
B he has learnt to use the word 'no'
C he has no concept of time
D some of his actions are delibrately irrational
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