Rudyard Kipling expressed an even more condemnatory attitude towards the interviewer. His wife, Caroline, writes in her diary for 14th October 1892 that their day was ‘wrecked by two reporters from Boston’. She reports her husband as saying to the reporters, “Why do I refuse to be interviewed? Because it is immoral! It is a crime, just as much of a crime as an offence against my person, as an assault, and just as much merits punishment. It is cowardly and vile. No respectable man would ask it, much less give it,” Yet Kipling had himself perpetrated such an ‘assault’ on Mark Twain only a few years before. H.G. Wells in an interview in 1894 referred to ‘the interviewing ordeal’, but was a fairly frequent interviewee.....
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Complete the following suitably :
Kipling’s ‘condemnatory attitude’ towards interviews indicates ___________.
Complete the following suitably :
Kipling’s ‘condemnatory attitude’ towards interviews indicates ___________.
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Solution and Explanation
'Condemnatory' means expressing strong disapproval.
Step 2: Apply it to Kipling:
He calls interviews immoral, a crime, cowardly and vile, so he strongly dislikes them.
Final Answer:
his strong dislike (disgust) for interviews.
Select the textual option that is closest to indicating the disruption of the day’s plan.
Select the textual option that is closest to indicating the disruption of the day’s plan.
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- why do I refuse to be interviewed
- it is cowardly and vile
- wrecked by two reporters
- was a fairly frequent interviewee
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
We need words that say the day was spoilt or upset.
Step 2: Test the choices:
Caroline writes that their day was 'wrecked by two reporters from Boston', which names the disturbance.
(A) and (B) are Kipling's opinions, and (D) is about H.G. Wells, so they do not describe a spoiled day.
Final Answer:
Option 3: wrecked by two reporters
Select the correct option form those given in brackets to fill in the blank.
‘‘Kipling’s comparison of interviews to assault reflects his _____________ towards this journalistic practice.’’ (ambivalence/hostility)
Select the correct option form those given in brackets to fill in the blank.
‘‘Kipling’s comparison of interviews to assault reflects his _____________ towards this journalistic practice.’’ (ambivalence/hostility)
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Solution and Explanation
Kipling calls an interview a crime like an assault that deserves punishment.
Step 2: Choose the word:
Ambivalence means mixed feelings, but Kipling shows no mixed feelings.
Hostility means open opposition, which fits his harsh words.
Final Answer:
hostility
Complete the following statement suitably :
The author points out Kipling’s hypocrisy by mentioning that _______________.
Complete the following statement suitably :
The author points out Kipling’s hypocrisy by mentioning that _______________.
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Solution and Explanation
Hypocrisy means saying one thing and doing another.
Step 2: Find the contrast:
Kipling condemned interviews, yet the passage says he had himself carried out such an 'assault' on Mark Twain a few years before.
Final Answer:
he had himself interviewed Mark Twain only a few years earlier.
What does the following line from the extract showcase ?
It is immoral! It is a crime, just as much of a crime as an offence against my person, as an assault, and just as much merits punishment.
What does the following line from the extract showcase ?
It is immoral! It is a crime, just as much of a crime as an offence against my person, as an assault, and just as much merits punishment.
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- affirmation
- disgust
- acceptance
- denial
The Correct Option is B
Solution and Explanation
Kipling uses strong labels: immoral, a crime, an assault that merits punishment.
These show deep revulsion towards interviews.
Step 2: Test the options:
Affirmation and acceptance mean agreement, which is the opposite of his stance.
Denial would be rejecting a claim, but he is expressing a feeling, so disgust is right.
Final Answer:
Option 2: disgust
Choose the correct option :
Caroline’s response to the reporters is an indication of her __________ acceptance of interviews as necessary despite personal discomfort.
Choose the correct option :
Caroline’s response to the reporters is an indication of her __________ acceptance of interviews as necessary despite personal discomfort.
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- impractical
- visionary
- pragmatic
- idealistic
The Correct Option is C
Solution and Explanation
Caroline writes in her diary that the day was wrecked, yet she reports her husband's reply to the reporters and deals with them.
She accepts interviews as part of life even though they bother her.
Step 2: Pick the word:
Accepting something useful despite dislike is a practical, pragmatic attitude.
Impractical, visionary and idealistic suggest dreaming or ignoring reality, which does not fit.
Final Answer:
Option 3: pragmatic
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