A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and click the button corresponding to it:Awareness means the capacity to see a coffee pot and hear the birds sing in one’s own way, and not the way one was taught. It may be assumed on good grounds that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups and that they are more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life. A little boy sees and hears birds with delight. Then the 'good father' comes along and feels he should 'share' the experience and help his son 'develop'. He says, "That's a jay and this is a sparrow." The moment the little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. He has to see and hear them the way his father wants him to. Father has good reasons on his side: since few people can afford to go through life listening to the birds sing, sooner the little boy starts his 'education' the better. Maybe he will be an ornithologist when he grows up.
What does the writer mean by 'awareness'?
The capacity to see and hear things in one's own way.
The passage defines "awareness" as the ability to perceive the world—in this case, seeing a coffee pot and hearing birds—in one's own unique way, independent of learned classifications or expectations. The author contrasts this with the father's approach, which prioritizes intellectual categorization ("That's a jay and this is a sparrow") over the child's immediate, aesthetic experience. Option 2 accurately reflects this definition. Let's look at why the other options are incorrect:
- Option 1: This is the opposite of the author's point. Awareness, according to the passage, is *not* about seeing as one is taught.
- Option 3: While the passage implies a connection to present experience, it emphasizes the *individual's* perspective, not simply the present moment itself.
- Option 4: This directly contradicts the core idea of awareness as presented in the passage.
Therefore, the most accurate interpretation of "awareness" in the context of the passage is the capacity to see and hear things in one's own way.
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