Read the following passage and answer the following questions: I did that thing recently where you have to sign a big card

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UGC/CBSE NET December 2015, Paper 1, Answer Keys


Read the following passage and answer the following questions:

I did that thing recently where you have to sign a big card - which is a horror unto itself, especially as the keeper of the Big Card was leaning over me at the time. Suddenly I was on the spot, a rabbit in the headlights, torn between doing a fun message or some sort of in-joke or a drawing. Instead overwhelmed by the myriad options available to me, I decided to just write: "Good luck, best, Joel".

It was then, that I realised, to my horror, that I have forgotten how to write. My entire existence is "tap letters into computer". My shopping lists are hidden in the notes function of my phone. If I need to remember something, I send an email to myself. A pen is something i chew when I'm struggling to think. Paper is something I pile beneath my laptop to make it a more comfortable height for me to type on.

A poll of 1,000 teens by the stationers, Bic found that one in 10 do not own a pen, a third have never written a letter and a half of 13 to 19 years - old have never beed forced to sit down and write a thank you letter. More than 80% have never written a love letter, 56% do not have letter paper at home. And a quarter have never known the unique torture of writing a birthday card. The most a teen ever has to use a pen in on an exam paper. 

Bic, have you heard of mobile phones ? Have you heard of email, facebook and snap chatting ? This is the future. Pens are dead. Paper is dead. Handwriting is a Relic. 

"Handwriting is one of the most creative outlets we have and should be given the same importance as other art forms such as sketching, painting or photography."

Answer the following questions:

Question: When confronted with signing a big card, the author felt like "a rabit in the headlight". What does this phrase mean ?

(1) A state of confusion
(2) A state of pleasure
(3) A state of anxiety
(4) A state of pain

Answer: (1) A state of confusion


Question: According to the author, which one is not the most creative outlet of pursuit ?

(1) Handwriting
(2) Photography
(3) Sketching
(4) Reading

Answer: (4) Reading


Question: The entire existence of the author revolves around: 

(a) Computer
(b) Mobile phone
(c) Typewriter

Identify the correct answer from the codes given below:

(1) (b) only
(2) (a) and (b) only
(3) (a), (b) and (c)
(4) (b) and (c) only

Answer: (2) (a) and (b) only

Question: How many teens, as per the Bic survey, do not own a pen ?

(1) 800
(2) 560
(3) 500
(4) 100

Answer: (4) 100

Question: What is the main concern of the author ?

(1) That the teens use social networks for communication.
(2) That the teens use mobile phones.
(3) That the teens use computer.
(4) That the teens have forgotten thy art of handwriting.

Answer: (4) That the teens have forgotten thy art of handwriting.