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[120]. Passage:

Silence in a classroom is often misread. A quiet child may be thinking, translating in her head, or afraid of being laughed at for an accent or a wrong answer. Teachers who reward only quick hands teach children that speed equals intelligence, and silence becomes shame. A better classroom makes room for written answers, pair talk and wait time, so that thought has a chance to form before speech is demanded. Listening, in this sense, is not passive; it is the teacher's first assessment. In the passage on classroom silence, the word 'shame' is used most nearly to mean

1.
The opposite of the passage's sense
2.
fear of ridicule
3.
A purely technical term
4.
A place name
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : fear of ridicule

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सही उत्तर fear of ridicule है।

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In context, 'shame' conveys fear of ridicule.

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[120]. Passage:

Silence in a classroom is often misread. A quiet child may be thinking, translating in her head, or afraid of being laughed at for an accent or a wrong answer. Teachers who reward only quick hands teach children that speed equals intelligence, and silence becomes shame. A better classroom makes room for written answers, pair talk and wait time, so that thought has a chance to form before speech is demanded. Listening, in this sense, is not passive; it is the teacher's first assessment. In the passage on classroom silence, the word 'shame' is used most nearly to mean

1.
The opposite of the passage's sense
2.
fear of ridicule
3.
A purely technical term
4.
A place name

Correct Answer: fear of ridicule

In context, 'shame' conveys fear of ridicule.

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