Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answer should be based on the passage only. Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgement, and disposition of business. For expert men can execute, and perhaps judge of particulars, one by one; but the general counsels, and the plots and marshalling of affairs, come best from those that are learned. To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgement wholly by their rules, is the humour of a scholar. Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them; for they teach not their own use; but that is a wisdom without them, and above them, won by observation.
The passage explicitly states that studies serve "for delight, for ornament, and for ability." Let's break this down:
- Delight: This refers to the pleasure and enjoyment derived from studying.
- Ornament: This signifies the enhancement of one's discourse and conversational skills through knowledge gained from studies.
- Ability: This highlights the improvement in judgment and the ability to manage affairs effectively. This is the "enhanced capability" part.
Therefore, the best summary of why one should study, according to the author, is "for pleasure and enhanced capability," encompassing both delight and ability.
Let's look at why the other options are incorrect:
- Option 1: To gather information about the world: While studies do provide information, the passage emphasizes delight and ability as primary reasons.
- Option 2: To pass time in a creative manner: The passage doesn't mention creativity as a central purpose of study.
- Option 4: For worldly wisdom: While studies contribute to wisdom, the passage focuses more on immediate benefits like pleasure and improved decision-making.
Thus, Option 3 accurately reflects the author's perspective.
Important Questions from Reading Comprehension
Why, according to the writer can't people be motivated to use a resource prudently?
1. They feel that others may overuse the resource
2. It is possible to substitute the resource
3. Abundance of the resource availability
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
When do people use resources exhaustively?
The self-interest of people affects the use of renewable resources
People rooted in a locality
Which among the following is closest in meaning with the word 'deplete'?
