Question 61
NECO_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2023
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ENGLISH_LANGUAGE
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objective
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.
"When I first joined the community garden, I expected to see instant results - rows of ripe vegetables and bustling activity. Instead, I found myself waiting for seedlings to push through the soil, watching tiny leaves unfurl day after day. The garden taught me that growth is a gradual process, often invisible to the casual observer. As the plants stretched toward the sun, I realized that my own ambitions required the same patience and steady effort. Success, I learned, is not a sudden burst but a series of small, consistent steps."
Explain, in about eighty words, (i) why the author emphasizes the slow growth of the plants, and (ii) how this emphasis supports the overall message about personal achievement.
Answer Options
A.
The author mentions the gradual development of the seedlings to illustrate that nature is unpredictable and often fails to produce any harvest. This uncertainty is used to claim that personal goals are futile, and the overall message is that one should abandon long-term planning because success is unlikely.
B.
In the passage the author points out the plants' slow growth to criticize modern society's obsession with instant gratification. The slow pace is presented as a warning that waiting is wasteful, and the author concludes that personal ambition should reject gradual effort and instead seek rapid results, contradicting the idea of steady progress.
Correct Answer
C.
The author highlights the plants' slow growth to illustrate that progress often occurs unseen and requires patience. By linking this natural process to human ambition, the author shows that personal achievement is built through consistent, incremental effort rather than sudden breakthroughs, reinforcing the message that success is a gradual, steady journey.
D.
The author stresses the slow growth of the plants to argue that gardening requires a lot of physical labor and that only those willing to work hard should tend a garden. By focusing on the effort needed to pull weeds and water daily, the passage suggests that personal achievement is tied to physical endurance rather than mental patience, implying success comes from sheer toil.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
The author highlights the plants' slow growth to illustrate that progress often occurs unseen and requires patience. By linking this natural process to human ambition, the author shows that personal achievement is built through consistent, incremental effort rather than sudden breakthroughs, reinforcing the message that success is a gradual, steady journey.
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This is
Neco Model Questions Vol1
2023
English Language
Question 61.
It is one of the
objective
questions from the
2023
Neco Model Questions Vol1
English Language
examination.
Difficulty level:
Medium
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