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[118]. Passage: Adult literacy programmes fail when they treat learners as empty vessels: a farm worker who cannot read may still calculate prices, negotiate markets and memorise complex oral histories. Programmes succeed when reading is tied to immediate uses, such as filling forms, reading medicine labels, and helping children with homework, and when classes respect work hours and dignity. Literacy then becomes a tool for bargaining, health and citizenship, not a certificate. Measuring success only by enrolment hides whether learners actually use reading in daily life. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
2.
Adult literacy succeeds when tied to immediate practical uses and learners' dignity, not when measured by enrolment alone.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
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Option 2 : Adult literacy succeeds when tied to immediate practical uses and learners' dignity, not when measured by enrolment alone.

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सही उत्तर Adult literacy succeeds when tied to immediate practical uses and learners' dignity, not when measured by enrolment alone. है।

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The main idea summarises the passage's overall argument and recommendation.

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[118]. Passage: Adult literacy programmes fail when they treat learners as empty vessels: a farm worker who cannot read may still calculate prices, negotiate markets and memorise complex oral histories. Programmes succeed when reading is tied to immediate uses, such as filling forms, reading medicine labels, and helping children with homework, and when classes respect work hours and dignity. Literacy then becomes a tool for bargaining, health and citizenship, not a certificate. Measuring success only by enrolment hides whether learners actually use reading in daily life. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
2.
Adult literacy succeeds when tied to immediate practical uses and learners' dignity, not when measured by enrolment alone.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.

Correct Answer: Adult literacy succeeds when tied to immediate practical uses and learners' dignity, not when measured by enrolment alone.

The main idea summarises the passage's overall argument and recommendation.

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