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
Discussion:
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Purnima lohani said:
6 years ago
The answer should be C.
Marvin said:
6 years ago
If in this question, option is B then in second question, answer must be A.
Here said that he doesn't have experience of killing big animals it means he has experience of killing some kind animal say small size.
Here said that he doesn't have experience of killing big animals it means he has experience of killing some kind animal say small size.
Nitish Phadnis said:
6 years ago
The answer is C! If you read the paragraph carefully you'll know!
SHASHANK SHARMA said:
6 years ago
Because it says that it seems worse to kill a large animal. Therefore I think the answer is B.
Anurag said:
5 years ago
it always seems worse to kill large animals. The author is focusing only in the large animals. i.e. option C will definitely not the answer. So, the correct Answer is option B.
Harsh said:
5 years ago
In the first line, 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 c 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.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
But in the next very line his c 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.
Hence, the right answer is Option B.
Hemant said:
1 decade ago
Answer should be C
Janakiram said:
1 decade ago
"I had never shot an elephant" It suggests that he might have no experience. So, I agree with the answer.
Vikram said:
1 decade ago
I think it's C because the lines "It seemed to me that it would be murder to shoot him. I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. " shows that he was more considerate. His inexperience is just a secondary reason why he's not shooting the animal.
GPCASRK said:
1 decade ago
The answer is to be C because the author tells in the paragraph.
" I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal. ) " it shows that he had no experience to kill large animals.
" I had never shot an elephant and never wanted to. (Somehow it always seems worse to kill large animal. ) " it shows that he had no experience to kill large animals.
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