Read the following Passage then answer the following questions choosing the right option.

Child psychology is certainly not a strong point with most Indian schools. Why else would it inflict a double trauma on a student fairing badly in the preboards by banning her from taking the exams ? Often with total results as evidenced by reports of student suicides in the run - up to the board. Now the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has stepped in and put the brakes on. This is good news for parents and students, many of whom have had to live with the threat of the performance - linked department. "While the schools logic is that in order to attract talented students, they need to maintain their performance records at high levels, the assumption that a student faring poorly the pre - boards will replicate this at the boards is faulty. Chances are that the student will be spurred to work doubly hard. On the other hand, the threat of the department will al- most certainly impact her / his performance adversely. Of course, linking pre - boards to the boards is only one of the problems with our school system..

Q. 1 - Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word "spur" as used in the passage. 1)

A) depress

B) enlarge

C) activate

D) sustain

Q. 2 - Choose the word which is similar in meaning to the word "replicate" as used in the passage.

A) enhance

B) achieve

C) perform

D) repeat

Q. 3 - Which is the good news for parents, according to the passage ?.

A) Schools will take the responsibility of preparing students for the board.

B) Schools will enforce discipline to ensure higher attendances of students.

C) no students can be barred from the boards without prior clearance from the CBSE.

D) Schools will provide study facilities to the poor students

Q. 4 - Schools wanted to enforce performance - linked department in order to.....

A) attract better quality students.

B) get regular grant - in - aid from the education department.

C) provide better study material to the students.

D) make students aware that they would aspire for their all round development

Q. 5 - According to the passage parents had to live with the threat of....

A) falling grades of their wards.

B) linking performance of their wards in preboards to the boards..

C) not getting their wards admitted in quality schools.

D) schools creating traumatic situations for their wards

Total Number of Questions:- 5