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[5]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a district where many girls left school after Class 5 to help at home, a young teacher named Savitri refused to accept that this was fate. She visited parents in the evenings, not to argue but to listen, and showed them the notebooks of girls who had learned to read medicine labels and calculate market prices. She arranged classes in the late afternoon so girls could finish household work first, and she persuaded older girls who had studied further to teach the younger ones. Within five years the village school had girls in every class up to Class 10, and two of them became teachers themselves. Savitri's work shows that expanding girls' education often requires changing timings, attitudes and examples together, not merely opening a school building." What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?

1.
To prove that only experts can understand the subject.
2.
To explain and illustrate an idea through a concrete situation so that the reader understands its value.
3.
To list dates and names for memorisation without explanation.
4.
To argue that the situation described can never change.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : To explain and illustrate an idea through a concrete situation so that the reader understands its value.

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सही उत्तर To explain and illustrate an idea through a concrete situation so that the reader understands its value. है।

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The passage explains through example and reflection rather than mere listing or expert-only argument.

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[5]. Read the following passage carefully:

Passage: "In a district where many girls left school after Class 5 to help at home, a young teacher named Savitri refused to accept that this was fate. She visited parents in the evenings, not to argue but to listen, and showed them the notebooks of girls who had learned to read medicine labels and calculate market prices. She arranged classes in the late afternoon so girls could finish household work first, and she persuaded older girls who had studied further to teach the younger ones. Within five years the village school had girls in every class up to Class 10, and two of them became teachers themselves. Savitri's work shows that expanding girls' education often requires changing timings, attitudes and examples together, not merely opening a school building." What is the author's main purpose in writing this passage?

1.
To prove that only experts can understand the subject.
2.
To explain and illustrate an idea through a concrete situation so that the reader understands its value.
3.
To list dates and names for memorisation without explanation.
4.
To argue that the situation described can never change.

Correct Answer: To explain and illustrate an idea through a concrete situation so that the reader understands its value.

The passage explains through example and reflection rather than mere listing or expert-only argument.

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