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[118]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A daily newspaper does more than report yesterday's events. Its front page tells what happened, its editorial page argues what it means, its business page tracks prices and jobs, and its letters page lets ordinary readers answer back. A careful reader learns to separate fact from opinion, to notice what a report omits, and to compare the same event across two papers. In villages where only one paper arrives, the reader who discusses the news with neighbours often understands it better than the reader who merely skims headlines. Reading a newspaper well is therefore a skill of judgement, not just of speed." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Simple preventive habits such as handwashing and safe water storage can reduce illness more cheaply and surely than treatment alone.
2.
A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.
3.
Reading a newspaper well is a skill of judgement: separating fact from opinion, noticing omissions and comparing reports.
4.
The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.
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Option 3 : Reading a newspaper well is a skill of judgement: separating fact from opinion, noticing omissions and comparing reports.

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सही उत्तर Reading a newspaper well is a skill of judgement: separating fact from opinion, noticing omissions and comparing reports. है।

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The passage as a whole supports this idea; the other options are narrow, opposite or absent from the passage.

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[118]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "A daily newspaper does more than report yesterday's events. Its front page tells what happened, its editorial page argues what it means, its business page tracks prices and jobs, and its letters page lets ordinary readers answer back. A careful reader learns to separate fact from opinion, to notice what a report omits, and to compare the same event across two papers. In villages where only one paper arrives, the reader who discusses the news with neighbours often understands it better than the reader who merely skims headlines. Reading a newspaper well is therefore a skill of judgement, not just of speed." What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
Simple preventive habits such as handwashing and safe water storage can reduce illness more cheaply and surely than treatment alone.
2.
A forest works as a web of many species, so its protection means preserving variety and relationships, not merely planting trees.
3.
Reading a newspaper well is a skill of judgement: separating fact from opinion, noticing omissions and comparing reports.
4.
The postal system mattered — and still matters — because it reaches people reliably, even where faster technologies are weak.

Correct Answer: Reading a newspaper well is a skill of judgement: separating fact from opinion, noticing omissions and comparing reports.

The passage as a whole supports this idea; the other options are narrow, opposite or absent from the passage.

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