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    2025 Slot Set1 PYQ
    Level 3: Exam Standard
    “I put the brown paper in my pocket along with the chalks, and possibly other things. I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one’s pocket: the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword. Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long: and the age of the great epics is past.”

    (From G.K. Chesterton’s “A Piece of Chalk”)

    Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?
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    Vocabulary-Based Reading Comprehension PYQs for GATE CS

    Solve 1+ Vocabulary-Based Reading Comprehension previous year questions for GATE CS with answers and detailed solutions. Free sample questions below.

    Chapter Roadmap: Vocabulary-Based Reading Comprehension

    Chapter Roadmap

    Vocabulary-Based Reading Comprehension

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    Vocabulary-Based Passage Interpretation

    Context over dictionary, decoding metaphors, inferring tone.

    What You Will Master

    • Precision: Eliminating contextually wrong distractors.
    • Analysis: Breaking down complex metaphors.
    • Speed: Locating target vocabulary efficiently.

    Vocabulary-Based Passage Interpretation

    Vocabulary-Based Passage Interpretation

    Deducing meaning from context, not just memory.

    Primacy of contextual meaning over dictionary definitions
    Techniques for decoding metaphors and figurative language
    Step-by-step method for isolating and evaluating target words
    Identifying and avoiding the literal meaning trap
    Context: Verbal Aptitude > Basic Vocabulary > Vocabulary-Based Reading Comprehension

    Vocabulary-Based Reading Comprehension: Solved Questions with Step-by-Step Explanations (1 Problems)

    Question 1 · Verbal Aptitude · 2025_Set1 MCQ
    “I put the brown paper in my pocket along with the chalks, and possibly other things. I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one’s pocket: the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword. Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long: and the age of the great epics is past.”

    (From G.K. Chesterton’s “A Piece of Chalk”)

    Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?
    1. A.

      The author of the passage carries a mirror in his pocket to reflect upon things.

    2. B.

      The author of the passage had decided to write a poem on epics.

    3. C.

      The pocket-knife is described as the infant of the sword.

    4. D.

      Epics are described as too inconvenient to write.

    Correct Answer:

    C

    Step-by-Step Solution

    Key idea: This is a detail-extraction and figurative language interpretation question. The correct option must be strictly supported by the text without adding external assumptions or literal misinterpretations.

    Step 1: Evaluate Option A. The passage uses "reflected" in the mental sense ("must have reflected how primeval..."), meaning "thought about". It does not imply the physical act of using a mirror. This is a literal interpretation trap.

    Step 2: Evaluate Option B. The author planned to write poems about "the things in my pocket", not about epics. The mention of epics is to explain why the pocket-themed book was abandoned (its length would rival great epics, and that age is past).

    Step 3: Evaluate Option C. The passage explicitly states: "the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword." This directly and accurately matches the option.

    Step 4: Evaluate Option D. The author found the book of poems about pocket items would be "too long", not that epics themselves are inconvenient to write.

    Answer: C

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