Issue in this reading comprehension passage - do subsequent statements counter the original statement?
This comprehension comes from a CBSE Paper, which is the final English Paper for Grade 12. I am selecting the paragraph from which the question is from.
I could not find the passage in text form, and so had to make do with a screenshot. The reference is this, and the original paper with the questions can be found here.
The question I have a problem with is as follows:
Why do we feel suffocated in a closed environment?
According to the answer key in my reference book, as well as the page which mentions this question, the answer is:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment due to a lack of oxygen.
According to me, this answer is incorrect, since the passage explicitly mentions that this is not the actual reason. The actual reason could be exposure to poisonous gases, for instance. This is substantiated by the fact that the author uses the word however in the next sentence.
So, my question is this - I am misinterpreting what the paragraph is saying? Or, is the question only referring to that particular sentence (which, in isolation, can be considered to be a fact presented by the author)?
And, more importantly, if the answer is wrong, then what should the correct answer be?
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This comprehension comes from a CBSE Paper, which is the final English Paper for Grade 12. I am selecting the paragraph from which the question is from.
I could not find the passage in text form, and so had to make do with a screenshot. The reference is this, and the original paper with the questions can be found here.
The question I have a problem with is as follows:
Why do we feel suffocated in a closed environment?
According to the answer key in my reference book, as well as the page which mentions this question, the answer is:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment due to a lack of oxygen.
According to me, this answer is incorrect, since the passage explicitly mentions that this is not the actual reason. The actual reason could be exposure to poisonous gases, for instance. This is substantiated by the fact that the author uses the word however in the next sentence.
So, my question is this - I am misinterpreting what the paragraph is saying? Or, is the question only referring to that particular sentence (which, in isolation, can be considered to be a fact presented by the author)?
And, more importantly, if the answer is wrong, then what should the correct answer be?
reading example
asked 2 days ago
Aryaman
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The text states that it might be the actual reason in some cases. Yet I agree, it is said that usually it is not the main one. So the right answer would like 'We may feel suffocated in a closed environment due to the lack of oxygen or the exposure to poisonous gases’.
– raleigh
2 days ago
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This comprehension comes from a CBSE Paper, which is the final English Paper for Grade 12. I am selecting the paragraph from which the question is from.
I could not find the passage in text form, and so had to make do with a screenshot. The reference is this, and the original paper with the questions can be found here.
The question I have a problem with is as follows:
Why do we feel suffocated in a closed environment?
According to the answer key in my reference book, as well as the page which mentions this question, the answer is:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment due to a lack of oxygen.
According to me, this answer is incorrect, since the passage explicitly mentions that this is not the actual reason. The actual reason could be exposure to poisonous gases, for instance. This is substantiated by the fact that the author uses the word however in the next sentence.
So, my question is this - I am misinterpreting what the paragraph is saying? Or, is the question only referring to that particular sentence (which, in isolation, can be considered to be a fact presented by the author)?
And, more importantly, if the answer is wrong, then what should the correct answer be?
reading example
asked 2 days ago
Aryaman
393
This comprehension comes from a CBSE Paper, which is the final English Paper for Grade 12. I am selecting the paragraph from which the question is from.
I could not find the passage in text form, and so had to make do with a screenshot. The reference is this, and the original paper with the questions can be found here.
The question I have a problem with is as follows:
Why do we feel suffocated in a closed environment?
According to the answer key in my reference book, as well as the page which mentions this question, the answer is:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment due to a lack of oxygen.
According to me, this answer is incorrect, since the passage explicitly mentions that this is not the actual reason. The actual reason could be exposure to poisonous gases, for instance. This is substantiated by the fact that the author uses the word however in the next sentence.
So, my question is this - I am misinterpreting what the paragraph is saying? Or, is the question only referring to that particular sentence (which, in isolation, can be considered to be a fact presented by the author)?
And, more importantly, if the answer is wrong, then what should the correct answer be?
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The text states that it might be the actual reason in some cases. Yet I agree, it is said that usually it is not the main one. So the right answer would like 'We may feel suffocated in a closed environment due to the lack of oxygen or the exposure to poisonous gases’.
– raleigh
2 days ago
add a comment |
The text states that it might be the actual reason in some cases. Yet I agree, it is said that usually it is not the main one. So the right answer would like 'We may feel suffocated in a closed environment due to the lack of oxygen or the exposure to poisonous gases’.
– raleigh
2 days ago
The text states that it might be the actual reason in some cases. Yet I agree, it is said that usually it is not the main one. So the right answer would like 'We may feel suffocated in a closed environment due to the lack of oxygen or the exposure to poisonous gases’.
– raleigh
2 days ago
The text states that it might be the actual reason in some cases. Yet I agree, it is said that usually it is not the main one. So the right answer would like 'We may feel suffocated in a closed environment due to the lack of oxygen or the exposure to poisonous gases’.
– raleigh
2 days ago
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You are correct that there is an issue with the answer exactly as it's written.
There is a difference between feeling something to be the case, and something actually being the case.
In the passage, the key phrase is:
It is often ascribed to the lack of oxygen.
So, a more accurate answer (and interpretation of the text) would be:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment because we fear there is a lack of oxygen.
The rest of the passage goes on to say that this fear is often unfounded.
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You are correct that there is an issue with the answer exactly as it's written.
There is a difference between feeling something to be the case, and something actually being the case.
In the passage, the key phrase is:
It is often ascribed to the lack of oxygen.
So, a more accurate answer (and interpretation of the text) would be:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment because we fear there is a lack of oxygen.
The rest of the passage goes on to say that this fear is often unfounded.
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
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You are correct that there is an issue with the answer exactly as it's written.
There is a difference between feeling something to be the case, and something actually being the case.
In the passage, the key phrase is:
It is often ascribed to the lack of oxygen.
So, a more accurate answer (and interpretation of the text) would be:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment because we fear there is a lack of oxygen.
The rest of the passage goes on to say that this fear is often unfounded.
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
15.6k31941
add a comment |
You are correct that there is an issue with the answer exactly as it's written.
There is a difference between feeling something to be the case, and something actually being the case.
In the passage, the key phrase is:
It is often ascribed to the lack of oxygen.
So, a more accurate answer (and interpretation of the text) would be:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment because we fear there is a lack of oxygen.
The rest of the passage goes on to say that this fear is often unfounded.
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
15.6k31941
You are correct that there is an issue with the answer exactly as it's written.
There is a difference between feeling something to be the case, and something actually being the case.
In the passage, the key phrase is:
It is often ascribed to the lack of oxygen.
So, a more accurate answer (and interpretation of the text) would be:
We feel suffocated in a closed environment because we fear there is a lack of oxygen.
The rest of the passage goes on to say that this fear is often unfounded.
answered 2 days ago
Jason Bassford
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answered 2 days ago
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answered 2 days ago
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The text states that it might be the actual reason in some cases. Yet I agree, it is said that usually it is not the main one. So the right answer would like 'We may feel suffocated in a closed environment due to the lack of oxygen or the exposure to poisonous gases’.
– raleigh
2 days ago