KARTET 2022

To cater to individual differences in his classroom, a teacher should

 Assessment is purposeful if

According to NCF, 2005, the role of a teacher has to be

As a teacher, who firmly believes in social constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky, which of the following methods would you prefer for assessing your students?

Research suggests that in a diverse classroom, a teacher’s expectations from her students, ...... their learning.

 “Having a diverse classroom with children from varied social, economic and cultural backgrounds enriches the learning experiences of all students.” This statement is:

Inclusion of children with special needs

 A child with hearing impairment

Which of the following is a characteristic of a gifted learner?

A teacher can enhance effective learning in her elementary classroom by

Which of the following statements about children are correct?

A. Children are passive recipients of knowledge.

B. Children are problem solvers.

C. Children are scientific investigators.

D. Children are active explorers of the environment.

Which of the following is the most effective method to encourage conceptual development in students?

Primary school children will learn most effectively in an atmosphere

A child sees a crow flying past the window and says, “A bird.” What does this suggest about the child’s thinking?

A. The child has previously stored memories.

B. The child has developed the concept of a ‘bird’.

C. The child has developed some tools of language to communicate her experience

What should a teacher tell her students to encourage them to do tasks with intrinsic motivation?

How can a teacher encourage her students to be intrinsically motivated towards learning for the sake of learning?

In an elementary classroom, an effective teacher should aim at the students to be motivated

Which of the following is an example of effective school practice?

Which of the following is a sensitive period pertaining to language development?

A 6-year-old girl shows exceptional sporting ability. Both of her parents are sportspersons, send her for coaching everyday and train her on weekends. Her capabilities are most likely to be the result of an interaction between

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is necessary for learning?

Which of the following are secondary agents of socialization?

According to Lev Vygotsky, the primary cause of cognitive development is

In the context of Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning, under which stage would the given typical response of a child fall?

“Your parents will be proud of you if you are honest. So you should be honest.” 

‘Gender’ is a/an

According to Jean Piaget, schema building occurs as a result of modifying new information to fit existing schemes and by modifying old schemes as per new information. These two processes are known as

Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligence (MI) suggests that

A 5-year-old girl talks to herself while trying to fold a T-shirt. Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the behaviour displayed by the girl?

In a progressive classroom setup, the teacher facilitates learning by- providing an environment that

Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Raven’s Progressive Matrices test is an example …………………… tests

Group project activity as prescribed by CBSE is a powerful means

In science practicals, boys generally take control of apparatus and ask girls to record data or wash utensils. This tendency reflects that

Achievement motivation is

How teachers and students ………………………. Gender in the classroom, it …………………… the learning environment

The word ‘Comprehensive’ in the scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation is supported by the following except

For an intrinsically motivated student,

Assessment …………………… learning influences learning by reinforcing the …………………. between assessment and instruction.

Suppose you are the Chairperson of a Board of School Education, how would you plan to improve the overall quality of education in the schools under your jurisdiction? This type of question is an example of

Ideal ‘waiting time’ for getting response from students should be proportional to

A student says, “My mother ringed Principal mam last night.” As a teacher your response should be

Children in primary schools follow which of the following stages as proposed by Lawrence Kohlberg?
A. Obedience and Punishment Orientation
B. Individualism and Exchange
C. Good Interpersonal Relationships
D. Social Contract and Individual Rights

The ‘Lab School’ advocated by John Dewey were examples of

Classification of students in different groups on the basis of their IQ tends to ………………… their self-esteem and …………………… their academic performance.

The news of ‘a woman selling her child to obtain food’ may by understood best on the basis of

Scaffolding in the context of learning theories refers to

The sentence ‘Madam drives a bicycle’ is

What does ‘self-regulation of learners’ mean?

The word ‘compulsory’ in the ‘Right to Free and Compulsory Education 2009’ means

Which of the following principles is not involved in lesson planning?

Which one of the following could be an end stage of a child possessing bodily kinesthetic intelligence?

Which of the following is the most appropriate for gifted students?

While teaching a single parent child, a teacher should

Acceleration with reference to gifted children mean.

Child-centered education was advocated by which of the following thinkers?

Classrooms after the implementation of RTE Act 2009 are

Systematic presentation of concepts may be related with which of the following principles of development?

Gifted students

Knowledge of ………………… will be most significant for a teacher dealing with a class comprising students of mixed age groups

The following are features of anecdotal record except

Grammar should be taught by

As a teacher, who firmly believes in social constructivist theory of Lev Vygotsky, which of the following methods would you prefer for assessing your students?

 In Vygotsky's theory, which aspect of development gets neglected?

According to Piaget, a child between 2 to 7 years is in the _________ stage of cognitive development.?

In Lawrence Kohlberg's theory, which level signifies the absence of morality in the true sense?

Which one of the following statements about children would Vygotsky agree with?

 According to the pre-conventional level of Kohlberg's theory, to which of the following would an individual turn when making a moral decision?

Kohlberg has given.

According to Vygotsky, children learn.

According to Piaget, children’s thinking differs in .......... from adults than in ..........

According to Jean Piaget, schema building occurs as a result of modifying new information to fit existing schemes and by modifying old schemes as per new information. These two processes are known as

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is necessary for learning?

In the context of Kohlberg’s stages of moral reasoning, under which stage would the given typical response of a child fall? “Your parents will be proud of you if you are honest. So you should be honest.”

Which of the following implications cannot be derived from Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?

Which of the following is based on Vygotsky’s socio cultural theory?

Which one of the following statements best summarizes the relationsib between development and learning as proposed by Vygotsky?

What is a major criticism of Kohlberg's theory?

 In a constructivist classroom as envisioned by Piaget and Vygotsky, learning

According to Vygotsky, learning cannot be separated from

The concept of ‘private speech’ of children as proposed by Vygotsky

Four distinct stages of children's intellectual development are identified by

The 'insight theory of learning' is promoted by

 "Children actively construct their understanding of the world" is a statement attributed to

According to Piaget’s stages of Cognitive Development, the sensori-motor stage is associated with

According to Kohlberg, a teacher can instill moral values in children by

A teacher makes use of a variety of tasks to cater to the different learning styles of her learners. She is influenced by

Vygotsky emphasized the significance of the role played by which of the following factors in the learning of children?

Which of the followings theory best describes the ‘Heinz’s Dilemma’?

"Thought not only determines language but also precedes it.” Who among the following set forth this idea?

Which of the followings is NOT a feature of a child-centered outlook?

ಮಗುವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಕಾಸದ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಗಳು ಕಂಡು ಬರಲು ಕಾರಣ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಬಾಲಕಿ ಸಂಗೀತದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾವೀಣ್ಯ ಪಡೆಯುವುದು ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಯಾಗಿದೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಹುಡುಗನ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ವಯಸ್ಸು (M.A.)8 ಹಾಗೂ ದೈಹಿಕ ವಯಸ್ಸು (C.A.) 10 ಆಗಿದ್ದರೆ ಆತನ ಬುದ್ದಿ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕವು (IQ) ಎಷ್ಟು

ಪ್ರತಿಭಾವಂತ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಎದುರು ನೋಡುವುದು

ಒಳನೋಟ ಕಲಿಕೆಯ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣವು

ಒಬ್ಬ ಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾಂದ್ಯ ಮಗುವಿನ ಅವಧಾನ ಅವಧಿಯು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ

ಬುದ್ಧಿಶಕ್ತಿ ಎನ್ನುವುದು

ಬುದ್ಧಿಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಮೂರು ಆಯಾಮಗಳ ಮಾದರಿಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಿದವರು

ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ಕೊರತೆ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಬುದ್ಧಿಶಕ್ತಿ ಸೂಚ್ಯಂಕದ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿ

ಪಿಯಾಜೆಯವರ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಜ್ಞಾನಾತ್ಮಕ ವಿಕಾಸದ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಲನೆ ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಯೋಗ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಬರುತ್ತದೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಹುಡುಗ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಕೇಂದ್ರೀಕೃತ, ಕಡಿಮೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ, ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಾರ್ಥಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪರಾವಲಂಬಿ ಆದಾಗ ಆತನು ಈ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿದಾನೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯಬಹುದು

ಒಬ್ಬ ಹುಡುಗಿ ಒಂದು ಪುಟ್ಟ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಓದುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಅವಳು ಅದನ್ನು ಓದಿದ ನಂತರ ಕಥೆಯ ಕೊನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಉತ್ತರಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆ ಕಥೆಯ ಮುಕ್ತಾಯ ಬೇರೆಯ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರಬೇಕಿತೆಂದು ಅಪೇಕಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಇದು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯ ಈ ವರ್ತನೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

ಕಕ್ಷಿಕೇಂದ್ರಿತ ಆಪ್ತ ಸಲಹೆ ವಿಧಾನವು ಹೀಗೂ ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

ಕಾರ್ಯಸರಣಿ ಬೋಧನೆಯು ಈ ತತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಅನ್ವಯಿಸಿ ರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ತನ್ನ ನ್ಯೂನತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಇತರರ ಮೇಲೆ ವರ್ಗಾಯಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸುವ ತಂತ್ರ

ವಸ್ತುನಿಷ್ಠ ಮಾದರಿ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಗಳು ಲಘು ಮಾದರಿ ಪರೀಕೆಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಆದ್ಯತೆ ಪಡೆದಿವೆ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ

ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ತಿಳಿವಳಿಕೆಯ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ಮೌಲಿಕವಾದ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ

ಪರಿಣಾಮ ನಿಯಮವು ಒತ್ತಿ ಹೇಳುವುದು

ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ನಿಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಇತರ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಸಮನಾಗಿದ್ದು ಎಂಬ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು ಇವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

ಭಾಷಾ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮೌಖಿಕ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಒತ್ತು ಕೊಡುವಿಕೆಯ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ಗಳಿಸಬಹುದಾಗಿದೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಹುಡುಗಿ ಒಂದು ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರವನ್ನು ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಆಕೆ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಅಳಲು ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಇದು ಸೂಚಿಸುವುದೇನೆಂದರೆ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕನು ತನ್ನ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಆರೋಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡಲು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದ ಕ್ರಮ

ಈ ಹಂತವನ್ನು ಕೂಟಯುಗ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯುವರು

ಕಲಿಕೆಯು ನಿಧಾನ ಗತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗಿ ಅಂತಿಮವಾಗಿ ನಿಂತು ಹೋಗುವ ಮತ್ತೆ ಅದು ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುವ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎನಿಸುವ ಬಿಂದು

ಒಂದು ಮಗು ಒಂದು ಚಮಚವನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದನ್ನು ಕಲಿತಾಗ, ಆತನು ಮುಂದೆ ಅದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಉದದ ಮತ್ತು ತೆಳುವಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳಬಲ್ಲ. ಇದು ಮುಂದಿನ  ಕಲಿಕೆಗೆ

ಗುಂಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಅಳೆಯುವ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ವಿಧಾನ

ಸಂವೇಗ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುವುದು

ತರಗತಿಯ ಪ್ರತಿ ಮಗುವಿಗೆ ವಿವಿಧ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳಿರುವ ಕಾರ್ಡ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರತಿ ಮಗುವೂ ಈ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶವನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಹೆಣೆಯಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಈ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನಾಧರಿಸಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕನು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಯ ವರ್ತನೆಯನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಈ ತಂತ್ರವು

ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ತನ್ನ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಗೃಹ ಕೈಗಾರಿಕಾ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನೇಯುವುದು, ಬುಟ್ಟಿ ಹೆಣೆಯುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಆಟದ ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳನ್ನು ವೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ವರ್ತನೆಯನ್ನು ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇದು ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಯಾಗಿದೆ

ಪ್ರೇರಣೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಹೀಗೆ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

Teachers can remediate for the student with language learning difficulty by.

 The teaching of reading by associating characters or groups of characters with sounds is the __________ method.

While translating a subject and using the translation in the mainstream curriculum, the benefit is.

For students to gain language skills from textbooks, the textbook learning should.

Students learning a language often lack confidence when speaking due to the language’s unique pronunciation rules. One way to overcome this problem is.

“Children deserve most of the credit for the language that they acquire.” The observation implies that in modern classroom.

The following definition best describes language acquisition 

_________is the study of language from a cognitive and developmental law? 

Which skills are receptive? 

 Metalinguistic awareness is 

The best time to learn a language is 

A language is

Children can best learn a language when they having

A good paragraph writing in English involves

The first generation learners are those who are

A word gets its meaning

Etymology is

The study of words and their meanings is known as?

Which one of the following is not true about the status of English language across the world?

There are 44 sounds in English. Out of these, how many sounds are vowels and how many are consonants respectively?

It is of great utility in teaching English pronunciation, accent, and intonation.

A good text-book of English should possess

Flash cards are a useful type of

The best sequence for learning the English language is?

Which one of the following is not included under the principles of English teaching?

Which of the following is not considered a challenge in developing the English language in India?.

It is generally believed that a language teacher uses up of ……….. the period during class teaching.

 When young learners are taught to improve their spelling and punctuation, they will

The Humanistic Approach is specifically tuned to the

For English as a second language, ‘acquisition-poor environment’ is one where

The ‘interaction routine’ during speaking assessment includes

The teacher and students discuss a topic and the former starts the conversation by asking a question, then the student/s respond by giving examples and explanations. The speaking assessment here is to grade how well students

Saritha, a class II teacher has been assigned the task of teaching English to its students. Which factors she should keep in mind?

A child in class II will initially learn the language in the most effective manner through which one of the given methods?

Which is the most effective teaching method in a language class?

Which is the most effective teaching method in a language class?

Hina, English teacher of class 5 first explains the different parts of a sentence and then she teaches the synthesis of sentences so that her learners can easily understand the concept. She is following the principle of?

 Which is no longer a position of English language in India?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a language?

If a student is unable to learn a task by a specific method, then as a teacher, you should.........?

Which of the following is not a language component?

Which of the following statement is/are not correct?

It is generally believed that a language teacher uses up of ……….. the period during class teaching.

 When young learners are taught to improve their spelling and punctuation, they will

The Humanistic Approach is specifically tuned to the

While speaking for the first time, the students generally face.........

Communicative efficiency in speaking can be developed through........

Making learners aware of the text and the purpose of listening is a?

Which of the following situations would be the best for maximum transfer of learning?

Teachers must keep in contact with parents to help them understand their children and to provide appropriate guidance to develop the pupils?

Suppose you get a Kannada medium student, who has not learnt English. He is given five sentences to be translated from Kannada to English. As an evaluate /teacher, which aspect would you try to evaluate in him?

Methods of language teaching should consider which of the following?

As a language teacher, you want to ensure participation of more students in class. Which of the following methods of teaching would you adopt?

A teacher is training its learners in public speaking and debate. Which of the following characteristic, the teacher can not expect to develop?

 A teacher of class III wants learners to know about Diwali festival and write a small paragraph on it. She should

In a language, learning class meaningful environment can be created by

In an English class, mother tongue influence can be effectively minimized by

Which one is not the principle of teaching English?

Teaching of poetry is meant for …..?

Which one of the following is considered as a great deterrent to learning English?

Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate alternative to the Questions that follow

Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

The old man was dogmatic about the fact that he

Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate alternative to the Questions that follow

Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

 I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man the word 'privilege' means

Read the following passage and choose the most appropriate alternative to the Questions that follow

Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

The cartoon-strip creators got interested in him because

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Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

The synonym for the word 'dogmatic' is

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Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

But he resented coming all the way to New york, The antonym for the word 'resented' is

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Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

The old man did not like being brought to New York because

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Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

 George Washington's name was mentioned to the old man to

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Some years ago, I had the privilege of meeting the world's oldest man. At least, he said he was. And he was so dogmatic about it that the promoters of a cartoon strip that specialized in unbelievable oddities brought the old man up to New York from his native Columbia to have him examined by a team of doctors at the Cornell medical Centre. He was an Indian, he was four feet four inches tall; he had an alligator-hide complexion and a tendency to swing to his right whenever he was passed from one medico to another. He said he was 167. born the same year as the American Constitution. when the name of George Washington was suggested. to him to help him Fixhis generation, he said he remembered the man well. But he resented coming all the way to New York. He wanted to be left alone to go about his business, which at that time was the business of looking for a sixth wife to comfort him in his approaching old age.

The old man claimed that the Americans gave themselves a Constitution

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Vacations were once the prerogative of the privileged few, even as late as the 19th Century. Now Vacations are considered the right of all, except for such unfortunate masses as in China, for whom life, except for sleep and brief periods of rest, is uninterrupted toil. Vacations are more necessary now than before because the average life is well rounded and has become increasingly departmentalised. The idea of vacations, as we conceive it must be incomprehensive to primitive people. Rest of some kind has of course always been a part of the rhythm of human life but earlier they did not find it necessary to organise it in the way that modern man has done. Holidays and feast days were sufficient. With modern man's increasing tensions and the useless quality of so much of his work, this break in the year's routine became steadily more necessary. Vacations became necessary for the purpose of renewal and repair.

 According to the passage, we need vacations now more than ever because we have

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Vacations were once the prerogative of the privileged few, even as late as the 19th Century. Now Vacations are considered the right of all, except for such unfortunate masses as in China, for whom life, except for sleep and brief periods of rest, is uninterrupted toil. Vacations are more necessary now than before because the average life is well rounded and has become increasingly departmentalised. The idea of vacations, as we conceive it must be incomprehensive to primitive people. Rest of some kind has of course always been a part of the rhythm of human life but earlier they did not find it necessary to organise it in the way that modern man has done. Holidays and feast days were sufficient. With modern man's increasing tensions and the useless quality of so much of his work, this break in the year's routine became steadily more necessary. Vacations became necessary for the purpose of renewal and repair.

The author's main purpose in this passage is