Question

[109]. Passage:

Mathematics anxiety often begins not with numbers, but with shame. A child who is laughed at for a slow answer learns to fear the subject before she learns its ideas. Teachers who praise only speed and correct answers reinforce that fear, while those who value rough estimates, diagrams and second attempts build confidence. Mathematics, taught as exploration rather than performance, becomes a language for patterns, not a test of worth. The goal is not faster children, but children who are not afraid to try. Which detail about maths anxiety does the passage emphasise?

1.
Exploration and second attempts build confidence
2.
A detail the passage explicitly rejects
3.
An unrelated historical fact
4.
A claim about a different subject
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Exploration and second attempts build confidence

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सही उत्तर Exploration and second attempts build confidence है।

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The passage emphasises Exploration and second attempts build confidence.

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[109]. Passage:

Mathematics anxiety often begins not with numbers, but with shame. A child who is laughed at for a slow answer learns to fear the subject before she learns its ideas. Teachers who praise only speed and correct answers reinforce that fear, while those who value rough estimates, diagrams and second attempts build confidence. Mathematics, taught as exploration rather than performance, becomes a language for patterns, not a test of worth. The goal is not faster children, but children who are not afraid to try. Which detail about maths anxiety does the passage emphasise?

1.
Exploration and second attempts build confidence
2.
A detail the passage explicitly rejects
3.
An unrelated historical fact
4.
A claim about a different subject

Correct Answer: Exploration and second attempts build confidence

The passage emphasises Exploration and second attempts build confidence.

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