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CAT 1998 — VARC Question 9

Double BlankEasy
Passage / Data

Direction: Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the most appropriate word or words from among the options given for each.

Learning is more efficient when it is ___. It is less efficient when it is ___.

Answer & solution

Correct answer: fun ... drudgery

  • A

    fast ... slow

  • B

    rapid ... turtle-slow

  • C

    tedious ... like a joy ride

  • fun ... drudgery

Solution

Learning is always more efficient when it is fun and less efficient when it is a drudgery (boring). Learning need not be efficient when it is fast or rapid, this may lead to loss of retention. Never can learning be more efficient when it is tedious.

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