General Education: English (Sec) Practice Questions — Set 4

Question 1

What is the main idea of the passage?

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Grit, defined as long-term passion and perseverance, is considered by some to be more important for success than innate talent.

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Talent and IQ are the two most important factors for achieving success in any field, and schools should focus on them.

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Passion is a more significant trait than perseverance, as it is the driving force behind all successful people.

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Grit is a negative trait that causes people to work too hard and ignore their natural talents.

Question 2

According to the passage, "grit" is composed of which two components?

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Perseverance and passion

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Talent and IQ

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Success and adversity

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Effort and achievement

Question 3

What can be inferred from the passage about the author's view on talent?

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Talent is often given too much credit for success.

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Talent is completely irrelevant to success.

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Only talented people can have grit.

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Grit is a type of talent that people are born with and cannot be developed.

Question 4

What is the author's tone in this passage?

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Explanatory and objective

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Enthusiastic and celebratory

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Skeptical and critical

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Negative and dismissive

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of this passage?

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To define grit and explain its perceived importance

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To criticize people who do not have grit

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To prove that talent does not exist

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To teach people how to have more grit

Question 6

What is the passage's main argument?

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The "digital divide" has evolved from an issue of access to an issue of skills.

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Everyone has equal opportunity on the internet.

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The 'first-level' digital divide, which is the problem of access to computers, is the most dangerous and pernicious problem we face today.

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The "digital divide" is no longer a problem in the modern world.

Question 7

According to the passage, the "second-level" digital divide is the gap between:

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Creating information and consuming information

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Old people and young people

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Having a computer and not having a computer

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Using the internet and watching television

Question 8

Why does the author call the "second-level" divide "more pernicious"?

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Because it is about skills, which are harder to measure and provide than physical hardware.

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Because computers are now cheaper than they used to be.

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Because it affects more people than the first-level divide.

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Because it only affects people in poor countries, while the first-level divide affected everyone.

Question 9

Which of the following would the author classify as a "second-level" skill?

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Using a spreadsheet to analyze data and make a budget.

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Knowing how to turn on a computer.

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Scrolling through a social media feed.

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Watching a YouTube video.

Question 10

What can be inferred from the passage about failure?

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It is a natural and necessary part of the learning process for a growth-minded student.

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It only happens to students with a fixed mindset.

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It is a permanent sign of low intelligence.

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It should be avoided at all costs.