CAT 2025 Reading Comprehension — Previous Year Question
Year
CAT 2025
Section
RC
Topic
Reading Comprehension
Difficulty
Hard
Question
Slot-1
Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Passage:
Look how you turned on the ceiling fan—it’s too high, see how it shakes and trembles. You walk into this room with your hot ideas and the ceiling fan has to work harder to cool down the room for us. You walk into this room with your crazy eyes and the ceiling fan wants to fly loose. It dreams of becoming a spider lily.
Question 1
Which of the following statements BEST conveys the theme of the poem?
The poem talks about inner conflict resolved by an attempt to restore balance.
The poem conveys fear and anxiety due to the loss of stability.
The poem conveys a subtle art of argumentation and counter-argumentation.
The poem talks about a conflict between transformation and escapism.
The poem conveys quest for self during emotional turmoil.
Question 2
What does the author BEST mean when she says, “You walk into this room with your hot ideas and the ceiling fan has to work harder to cool down the room for us?”
That the person’s presence makes the ceiling fan lose its ability to handle intense energy.
That the person brings with him passionate intellectual and emotional energy.
That the person’s presence develops self-doubt in others.
That the person’s hostile presence makes others feel unwelcomed.
That the person’s presence creates palpable tension in the room.
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