Read the following passage and answer the questions: Men and women should be…
2025
Read the following passage and answer the questions:
Men and women should be depicted as whole and individual human beings. They should not be characterized by traditional attributes of their sexes. Women should be shown to have the same practical, positive and objective attributes as men. Similarly, men should also be represented as having unreasonable, subjective and negative attributes. In the portrayal of children, girls should often be shown as strong and even domineering. Both men and women should be treated with equal respect and dignity. While the outworn traditional attributes of each sex should end, their physical attributes should be avoided as far as possible. The sexist approach of viewing women as sex objects, cracking jokes at their expense and satirizing their issues, should be avoided. Likewise, men should not be characterized and ridiculed as over dependent on and dominated by women. The various spheres of activity should not be characterized by sexist demarcations but should include both men and women. Writers should avoid an attitude of disbelieving surprise at women's competence and efficacy. Women should be spoken of as active participants and not as men's possessions. Besides, women are as much initiators and originators as men.
Which of the following suggestions is not made by the author?
Answer: C. Both sexes should have their respective traditional and physical attributes. — Concept: A "which suggestion is not made by the author" item is settled entirely inside the passage, never by outside opinion. Each statement is matched…
- A.
Both sexes should be given equal respect and dignity.
- B.
Both sexes should be shown as individual human beings.
- C.
Both sexes should have their respective traditional and physical attributes.
- D.
Both sexes should be shown to have practical, positive and objective attributes.
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Correct answer: C
Concept: A "which suggestion is not made by the author" item is settled entirely inside the passage, never by outside opinion. Each statement is matched against what the author actually says; the statement the author never makes — or argues against — is the one being asked for, however reasonable that statement may sound on its own.
Application: Match each statement with the author's own line on that theme.
Statement | The author's own line |
|---|---|
Both sexes should be given equal respect and dignity. | Both men and women should be treated with equal respect and dignity. |
Both sexes should be shown as individual human beings. | Men and women should be depicted as whole and individual human beings. |
Both sexes should have their respective traditional and physical attributes. | The outworn traditional attributes of each sex should end, and their physical attributes should be avoided as far as possible. |
Both sexes should be shown to have practical, positive and objective attributes. | The passage treats practical, positive and objective traits as already associated with men and says women should be shown with the same traits. |
Cross-check: Three statements align with the author’s prescriptions, either directly or by the passage’s explicit comparison of women with men. The remaining one asks that each sex keep its own traditional and physical attributes, whereas the author asks for the opposite — that outworn traditional attributes end and that physical attributes be avoided as far as possible. Retaining sex-typed attributes is exactly the practice the passage sets out to remove, so it cannot be a suggestion the author makes.
Answer: "Both sexes should have their respective traditional and physical attributes" is the suggestion the author does not make.