Directions : Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Reading is an important communication skill that has many benefits, and it has great impact on a person's life. We should develop a reading habit as it allows us to learn new information and gives us access to a wide range of opportunities and ideas. So, reading regularly not only broadens our aspect and knowledge but also improves our intelligence, perspective, judgement and understanding of the worl4. It helps to stimulate creativity and imagination, to relieve the stress and pressure, and to provide a source of entertainment. The major benefit of reading is to develop the analytical and critical skills of a reader. The former involves gathering information and breaking it down into parts for better understanding, while the latter involves evaluating the same information and making judgments based on evidence. Reading a book or any content improves our language and vocabulary, so we can easily comprehend the words and their use in the context. It also helps in cognitive development in young children so at the primary level, children are more involved in reading rather than writing.
Cognitive development in a child is related to:
1.technical development
2.mental development
3.social development
4.environmental development
Correct Answer : 2
Solution :
The passage implies that reading aids cognitive development, which relates to mental development, as it involves brain functions like thinking and understanding through the following excerpt from the passage, "It also helps in cognitive development in young children so at the primary level, children are more involved in reading rather than writing."
Hence, the correct answer is option (b).
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