Question

Read the given extract to attempt the questions with reference to context.

Some might make quite extravagant claims for it as being, in its highest form, a source of truth, and, in its practice, an art. Others, usually celebrities who see themselves as its victims, might despise the interview as an unwarranted intrusion into their lives, or feel that it somehow diminishes them, just as in some primitive cultures it is believed that if one takes a photographic portrait of somebody then one is stealing that person’s soul.

(i) What is the most likely reason some people consider the practice of interview to be an art? (1)

This could be because it requires-

1. fluency of words.
2. sensitive and careful handling.
3. creativity and imagination.
4. probing and focusing on details.

(ii) Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined phrase with its inference. (1)

Celebrities feel that an interview diminishes them.

(iii) On the basis of the extract, choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below. (1)

(1) Celebrities don’t consent to be interviewed.

(2) Interviews intrude the privacy of celebrities.

1. (1) Can be inferred from the extract but (2) cannot.
2. (1) cannot be inferred from the extract but (2) can.
3. (1) is true but (2) is false.
4. (2) is the reason for (1).

(iv) Rationalise, to support the given opinion: (1)

To say that an interview, in its highest form, is a source of truth, is an extravagant claim.

(v) Replace the underlined word with its antonym from the extract. (1)

Some celebrities hate the idea of having to give an interview because it makes them feel like supporters.

(vi) The author’s views on interview, in the extract, can best be described as statements based on ______. (1)

1. facts
2. hypothesis
3. beliefs
4. superstitions

Answer 1

(i) creativity and imagination.

(ii) Celebrities feel that an interview makes them appear ordinary.

(iii) (2) is the reason for (1).

(iv) It is an extravagant claim as an interview cannot be a source of truth due to the following-

interview may be scripted OR People may make false statements OR Certain questions may be left unanswered.

(v) victims

(vi) facts