Question

UNSEEN PASSAGE

Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read and write. The United
Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) defines literacy
as the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate, compute and
use printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy involves
learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and
potential, and to participate fully in their community and wider society."
It is no longer sufficient to consider whether a student can read' and 'write'. It is
....
A) _______ is the ability to read and write.
(i) education
(ii) literacy
(iii) graduation
(iv) schooling

(B) According to the United Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) literacy means the ability to ________, printed and written material.
(i) identify
(ii) understand
(iii) interpret
(iv) All of these

(C) Many policy analysts consider literacy rates as a crucial measure to enhance a
region's _______capital.
(i) animal
(ii) living
(iii) human
(iv) inhuman

(D)_______promote each other.
(i) Health and wealth
(ii) Health and literacy
(iii) Wealth and literacy
(iv) Literacy and culture

(E) The word in the passage which means the same as 'important is ________.
(i) analyst
(ii) crucial
(iii) literacy
(iv) promote

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Answer 1

Explanation:

1. identify
2. all of these
3. human
4. Litracy and culture
5. litracy