| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: Reading Comprehension Test-4....Answer and know your marks... Sep 29th 2012, 12:00 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The most comprehensive career education and test preparation forums in india. | | | Reading Comprehension Test-4....Answer and know your marks... Sep 29th 2012, 11:11 Read the passage. Then answer the questions below. I mean what I say: science in education, not education in science. The difference between the two is by no means a case of tweedledum and tweedledee. Education in science means the systematic teaching of science so as to train for careers in science. Scientific men are exceedingly useful members of a community, as are engineers, bakers, blacksmiths, artists, and bankers. But we can't all be bakers, and we can't all be painters of watercolors. "It takes all sorts to make a world." A community entirely composed of scientific men would fail to feed itself, clothe itself, house itself, and keep itself supplied with amusing light literature. Education in science produces specialists, and specialists, though useful and valuable persons in their fields, are no more the staple of a civilized community than lawyers or ballet dancers. What the world at large really needs is due recognition of the true value of science in education. We don't all want to be made into first class anatomists or surgeons. But we do all want a competent general knowledge of anatomy at large, and especially of human anatomy; of physiology at large, and especially of human physiology. We don't all want to be analytical chemists, but we do all want to know enough about oxygen and carbon to understand the most common phenomena of combustion, chemical combination, and animal or vegetable life. We don't all want to be zoologists and botanists, but we do all want to know enough about plants and animals to walk through life intelligently, and to understand the meaning of the things that surround us. We want a general acquaintance with the results rather than with the methods of science. The mass of scientific opinion has always gone the other way; but then scientific opinion means only the opinion of men of science. Scientists appreciate the education needed to make men specialists more than the education needed to fit them for the general exigencies and emergencies of life. We don't want authorities on the nuances of interstellar gasses, but well informed citizens. What common sense really demands, then, is education in all the sciences: a knowledge of what is known rather than knowledge of each successive step by which men came to know it. Questions: 1) Based on information in the passage, it can be inferred that the author considers it important that everyone understand the A. components of an atom B. properties of chemical equations C. scientific names of common plants D. human digestive system E. formula for calculating the distance of stars 2) The author apparently believes that scientists A. are not as useful to society as lawyers or bakers B. lack fundamental writing and social skills C. are smarter than painters or blacksmiths D. discount the value of general courses of study E. are better educated than engineers or bankers 3) Based on information in the passage, it can be understood that the author would likely find all of the following proverbs to be true of the pursuit of "science in education" except for which one? A. One should exercise moderation in all things. B. It is better to know a little bit about everything than everything about nothing. C. One must be able to see the forest through the trees. D. Knowledge does not come to one in the details. E. A jack of all trades is a master of none. 4) The primary purpose of the passage is to A. create more diversified and productive communities B. discredit the value of science in a liberal arts education C. encourage interest in and appreciation for non-science-related careers D. describe why scientists are valuable to communities E. promote science education that is useful for all citizens 5) Which of the following questions is answered in the passage? A. Why is job diversification in communities important? B. What is the best way to learn about combustion? C. How popular are careers in the science fields? D. When should specialized science training for a career begin? E. Why are scientists useful members of their communities? 6) The author apparently believes that for those not interested in a science-related career, it is more useful to know the __________ than the __________ of science. A. reasons … conclusions B. process … meaning C. findings … procedures D. facts … theories E. details … steps | | | |  | |
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