What can be inferred about the man?
Analyzing the Old Man's State During the Thunderstorm
The question asks what can be inferred about the old man based on the provided text. We need to examine the details given about his behavior and surroundings to make a logical deduction.
Key Observations from the Text:
- The man is seated on the porch during a thunderstorm.
- He is "staring into the distance".
- His eyes are "fixed on something far beyond the horizon".
- Despite the storm (loud and lashing rain), he "didn't flinch".
- The text explicitly states, "whatever echoed in his mind was louder" than the storm.
Evaluating the Options:
- Option 1: He was afraid. The text states he "didn't flinch" despite the storm, which suggests a lack of fear or at least an outward composure in the face of it. This option is unlikely.
- Option 2: He was deep in thought. This aligns well with several details: "staring into the distance," eyes "fixed on something far beyond the horizon," and the crucial phrase that "whatever echoed in his mind was louder" than the external storm. This implies his internal mental activity was more significant to him than the external environment.
- Option 3: He hated the rain. There is no information in the text to suggest the man has any feelings, positive or negative, towards the rain itself. His posture and gaze indicate a focus elsewhere.
- Option 4: He didn't notice the storm. While he is clearly absorbed, the text doesn't say he was completely oblivious. It mentions the rain "lashed the ground" and the storm was "loud," indicating awareness. However, his internal thoughts were more dominating, making Option 2 a more precise inference. He noticed the storm but prioritized his thoughts.
Conclusion on Inference:
The description strongly suggests the man's attention is captured by his internal world rather than the external storm. His fixed gaze and the comparison of his thoughts to the storm's loudness point towards him being preoccupied and absorbed in deep contemplation.
Important Questions from Reading Comprehension (Notes)
Rearrange the following sentences into a logical and meaningful paragraph.
(A) A famous Japanese rock garden is at Ryoan-si in Northwest Kyoto, Japan.
(B) The rocks of various sizes are arranged on small white pebbles in five groups, each comprising five, two, three, two and three rocks.
(C) The garden is 30 meters long from East to West and 10 metres from North to South.
(D) The garden contains 15 rocks arranged out on surface of white pebbles in such a manner that visitors can see only 14 of them at once from whichever angle the garden is viewed.
(E) There are no trees, just 15 irregularly shaped rocks of varying sizes, some arranged by gravel that is raked everyday.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:- Choose the most appropriate sentence from the options given below to logically complete the following paragraph:
The highest ideals of the age today are humanism and scientific spirit. There has been an apparent conflict between the two. But the great upheaval of thought today, with its questioning of all values, is removing the old boundaries between the external world of science and the internal world of introspection. - The full form of CABE is ______
- ______ was appointed as a chairman of the Secondary Education on 1952.
- The commission which determines and coordinates the standards of teaching, examination and research in Universities is ______.
