Question

What should we do to get the desired results of our labour?
A) We should read with full concentration.
B) We should be clear in our heads about the information to be stored.
C) We should develop a system of storing and arranging the general knowledge and recalling it at appropriate moments.
D) We should record the information in our notes or files.

Answer 1

Hint: The above question is from a passage, titled ‘Human Memory’. As the title says, the passage is about the human memory, its processes and segments. A passage is a segment or section of a written work, either fiction or nonfiction. Some believe that a passage can be as brief as a sentence, yet most usually contain one, not several, paragraphs.

Complete answer:
The passage about ‘Human Memory’ states that memory is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time.

We get data into our brains through a process called encoding, which is the input of data into the memory framework. When the data has been encoded, we need to hold it. Our minds take the encoded data and store it away. Storage is the formation of a lasting record of data. The demonstration of getting data out of memory storage and back into conscious mindfulness is known as retrieval.

We should develop a system of storing and arranging the general knowledge and recalling it at appropriate moments: The sixth sentence from the second paragraph of the passage mentions that ‘if we wish to achieve the desired results, we have to develop a system of storing and arranging GK and recalling it at appropriate times.

Hence, Option C is the correct answer.

Note: Comprehension or passage reading requires the reader to comprehend a specific part of a section or a passage. Here are a couple of significant hints for answering comprehension tests:
- Do not use outside information.
- Make sensible conjectures.
- Review the answer at any rate twice.
- Always read the guidelines cautiously.
- Always go through the questions first.