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Read the passage and answer the question. Passage: A personal assistant's notebook is a small book with a large responsibility. In it, shorthand symbols stand in for whole sentences, and a single page can hold the decisions of an entire meeting. The value of the notebook lies not in its neatness but in its accuracy: a misplaced stroke can turn a figure of fifty thousand into fifteen thousand, and a missed name can send a letter to the wrong office. Good assistants therefore write slowly enough to be exact, even when the discussion moves fast, and they read their notes back the same day, while the speaker's words are still fresh in their minds. The notebook is also a private record. It may hold salary figures, transfer orders and confidential complaints, so it is never left open on a desk and never handed to a stranger. When the notes have been typed and filed, the pages are kept safely, because a decision taken years ago can still be traced back to a line written in shorthand on an ordinary afternoon. Why are good assistants advised to read their notes back on the same day?

1.
Because the ink fades quickly from the pages
2.
Because the notebook must be returned to the office the same day
3.
Because meetings are always repeated the next day
4.
Because the speaker’s words are still fresh in their minds
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Option 4 : Because the speaker’s words are still fresh in their minds

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सही उत्तर Because the speaker’s words are still fresh in their minds है।

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The passage says assistants read their notes back the same day while the speaker's words are still fresh in their minds.

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Read the passage and answer the question. Passage: A personal assistant's notebook is a small book with a large responsibility. In it, shorthand symbols stand in for whole sentences, and a single page can hold the decisions of an entire meeting. The value of the notebook lies not in its neatness but in its accuracy: a misplaced stroke can turn a figure of fifty thousand into fifteen thousand, and a missed name can send a letter to the wrong office. Good assistants therefore write slowly enough to be exact, even when the discussion moves fast, and they read their notes back the same day, while the speaker's words are still fresh in their minds. The notebook is also a private record. It may hold salary figures, transfer orders and confidential complaints, so it is never left open on a desk and never handed to a stranger. When the notes have been typed and filed, the pages are kept safely, because a decision taken years ago can still be traced back to a line written in shorthand on an ordinary afternoon. Why are good assistants advised to read their notes back on the same day?

1.
Because the ink fades quickly from the pages
2.
Because the notebook must be returned to the office the same day
3.
Because meetings are always repeated the next day
4.
Because the speaker’s words are still fresh in their minds

Correct Answer: Because the speaker’s words are still fresh in their minds

The passage says assistants read their notes back the same day while the speaker's words are still fresh in their minds.

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