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Ashi Goyal from Sacred heart convent school,raikot road,barnala, punjab
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
Belgian J.J. Etienne Lenoir was the first to take out a car on the public highway in September 1863. Since then driving has come a long way. So has the concept of various types of cars to suit the various needs of people. Why do different people want to buy different cars? This is because the car is not just used as a necessity, but, is also a status symbol.
People buy different types of cars; get them upgraded by changing their hydraulic system, getting them painted and often having different car accessories on them. They, then display them in front of their friends and families and to everyone else. Due to the need of cars increasing day-by-day, there are various types of cars. There are the mini cars, the economy cars, the convertibles, the sports cars, the vans and the mini vans and many more.
The model and the year they were manufactured can judge the different car types. The models change every year. As the year passes, new technology comes and the car is updated with the latest needs of the people. There are two types of cars mainly. One is the expensive ones and the other is the affordable cars. The expensive ones are either the sports cars, luxury cars or the classic cars. The sports cars are usually bought by youngsters as they give a look of joy and freedom while the luxury cars are usually for the high class people who believe in style and elegance. Another type of expensive cars is the archetypal cars. These cars are sometimes more than 70 years old and are the worlds most expensive cars.People who cannot afford luxury cars buy the reasonably affordable cars. They need the car for the basic purpose of transportation or for moving goods. They do not buy these cars to go to big premier shows and be the gossip of the town but for going to work or school or transporting goods from one place to another.

Why do different people want to buy different cars?



ADifferent people need the car for different utilities.
BThe car is not just a necessity, but also a status symbol.
CThe car is needed for the basic purpose of transportation and for moving goods.
DAll of the above.

Ans 1:

Siddharth from DPS, Jodhpur
Class : Class 9
Option D is the correct answer

Ans 2:

Shaurya Verma from NPS HSR, Bangalore
Class : Class 9
d id the ans

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Viraaj from Mount litera zee school, Hyderabad
Class : Class 7

Ans 4:

BHAVYA from iswk, Oman
Class : Class 6
it is option D:- all of these because cars are used for all these purposes

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Devang Shukla from Ryan Christian School, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Akshu from dps, singapore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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Devang Shukla from Ryan Christian School, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Devang Shukla from Ryan Christian School, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Sheeba S G from Vaels Billabong High, Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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vishnumadhavan from pupil school, chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 4

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ModMaster from DPSN, NOIDA
Class : Class 9
C is right to be precise.

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Necro from New Tulip international school, Ahmedabad
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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jia laroia from DPS, New delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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Necro from New Tulip international school, Ahmedabad
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
It was a glorious sunny day in southern France and three friends, Jimmy, Benoit and Pierre, were walking to school. Jimmy hadn't done his homework and was trying to persuade the other boys that it would be a good idea not to go to school. Although the other boys had dutifully done theirs, Benoit did not think his was very good, and Pierre loved being out in the sunshine and really did not want to spend all morning in a boring maths lesson.
When the three boys reached the small footbridge that crossed their local river, Jimmy waved a stick in the air and suggested that they stop there and play a game. They could decide to go to school a bit later and, although they would probably be disciplined, they would at least miss some of the lessons. Jimmy also hoped that he might get away with not handing his homework in, although he did not share this with his friends. Benoit and Pierre agreed to this plan and started to look on the path for suitable sticks.
After a few moments the boys examined each other's sticks. Jimmy had selected his first, when he proposed the idea, and his was about 10 cm long and quite straight. Benoit's was shorter, had a kink in it and a leaf growing from one end. Pierre's was the longest and also had several branches. When they were satisfied that all sticks were suitably distinguishable they dangled them over the side of the bridge and counted to three. On the count of three, they dropped the sticks so that, when they hit the torrent of water below, they would flow under the bridge. The boys then ran to the other side and waited, peering down to see which one would emerge first. On this first round of the game, Benoit's stick came through before the others which meant he won. Strangely, Jimmy's completely disappeared, and they presumed it must have got stuck or sunk. They liked this game a lot, no skill was needed but they could still be competitive and experimental with the sticks they chose. They played it for a few hours and completely missed maths class.

The boys liked the game because ___________.

Ait was not easy and there was no room for error
Bit meant they could miss school
Cit involved trial and error
Dthey had to be skilled and competitive


how the hell is it showing that thee answer is b

Ans 1:

Taanvi from , Bangalore
Class : Class 9
Exactly, it can also be D, they mentioned it in the para

Ans 2:

Aishwarya B from Shantiniketan International School , Hyderabad, HYD
Class : Class 9
To me, it could be both B and C because both intents are shown in the passage.

Ans 3:

PARNIKA SINGH from GYAN GANGA EDUCATION ACADEMY, RAIPUR
Class : Class 10

Ans 4:

Venya Vikas from Chirec International , Hyderabad
Class : Class 7
I feel it can also be option C, as quoted from the passage, "It didn't require skill but let the boys feel competitive and experimental". The same can be said for trial and error.

Ans 5:

Pranit Gadagkar from Modern High School, Pune
Class : Class 7
C seems correct.

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