Passage 19 and 20

Answer: When an idea is exchanged each will have two ideas. But when a fruit is exchanged, each would still have only one fruit.

Answer: Ideally, our classrooms are deemed to be laboratories to experiment with ideas.

Answer: When every learner starts working on an ethos to treat learning as ‘not yet wholly solved problems’; we are in a ‘research mode’.

Answer: It is based on a teacher-dominated ‘information transmission’ with emphasis on understanding research findings rather than research process.

Answer: Research-based or a ‘research-informed’ teaching is far superior to students mugging from textbooks.

Answer:

(a) expressed

(b) glad

Answer:

(a) glad

(b) raised

(c) obsolete

(d) questionable

Answer: We have multiple goals related to our education, job, career, family, spirituality and other interests.

Answer: Our minds are falsely conditioned to believe that our goals are mutually exclusive. In order to achieve success and fulfilment in one aspect, we have to necessarily move away from the others, and that too, completely.

Answer: It is because we tend to have a flawed image or perception of perfection and success which is based only on fantasy.

Answer: A perfect student is one who has assimilated and applied the knowledge that he has learnt.

Answer: A perfect teacher is one who has made a positive difference to students’ lives and who is remembered with gratitude, respect and reverence by students throughout their lives.

Answer: Perfect professionals are those who are dedicated, honest and sincere in performing duties as best as they can, to the best of their ability.

Answer: Each of our roles is important and has significance in our life. Fulfilment is required in all spheres, and when fulfilled, it adds value to our other roles as well.

Answer:

(a) evident

(b) academic

(c) makes

(d) coupled