Verbal Ability - Comprehension - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Comprehension - Section 2 (Q.No. 3)
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But I did not want to shoot the elephant. I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with the preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal.) Besides, there was the beast's owner to be considered. But I had got to act quickly. I turned to some experienced-looking Burmans who had been there when we arrived, and asked them how the elephants had been behaving. They all said the same thing; he took no notice of you if you left him alone, but he might charge if you went too close to him.
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The author did not want to shoot the elephant because he
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Deepak Sharma said:
8 years ago
I think C should be its answer because in the paragraph it was mentioned that he never wanted to shoot the elephant it doesn't mean he didn't want to have experience for shooting an experience. If only " I had never shot an elephant" is mentioned then we could think that yes he didn't have experience that's why he didn't shoot it but if he didn't want to shoot and it is inferred that he is kind and considerate than option C should be correct.
BHANU said:
8 years ago
I agree C is the correct answer.
Denson said:
8 years ago
(Somehow it always seems worse to kill the large animal).
Doesn't this indicate that he has the experience to kill large animals (perhaps not elephants) to make the comparison that it seems worse (than killing small ones)?
Doesn't this indicate that he has the experience to kill large animals (perhaps not elephants) to make the comparison that it seems worse (than killing small ones)?
Sunny said:
8 years ago
I think the answer should be C because the author is kindhearted and don't want to kill the elephant who is not harming anyone.
Akhil said:
8 years ago
It doesn't make any sense that if a person doesn't have any experience with a thing then he don't want to do that thing.
Am I right?
Am I right?
Harsh Raj said:
5 years ago
In the first line, the author explains why he did not want to shoot "the" (this) elephant. He justified it with the phrase "preoccupied grandmotherly air" and a feeling of murder for this elephant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
But in the next very line his statement is I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (any random elephant) making it clear that he never wanted to kill any elephant, making options A C & D (which is related to this particular elephant) irrelevant.
HarisH Kumar said:
7 years ago
In my point of view, the answer is D because he noticed the behaviour of the elephant and he loves that also. Answer, C also prior to Answer D but in answer D, the elephant is represented.
Jack said:
7 years ago
C is the correct answer.
Ayyanar Babu said:
7 years ago
The answer is B.
Because I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (Somehow it always seems worse to kill the large animal).
Because I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to (Somehow it always seems worse to kill the large animal).
Mashuda said:
6 years ago
The Answer should be C.
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