8th Class English Inferring Information Inferring Information

 

Inferring Information

 

Study the following examples.

 

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Three girls Joan, Rita, and Kim and two boys Tim and Steve are the only dancers in a dance programme, which consists of six events in this order: one a duet, two a duet, three a solo, four a duet, five a solo, and six a duet. None of the dancers is in two consecutive numbers or in more than two numbers. The first number in which Tim appears is the one that comes before the first number in which Kim appears.

The second number in which Tim appears is one that comes after the second number in which Kim appears.

 

1.            Which among the following is a complete and accurate list of those numbers that could be the last one in which Kim performs?

(a) Three                                    (b) F'our

(c) Five                                      (d) Four, Five

(e) None of these

Ans.     (d)

 

2.            Rita must perform only in duets if:

(a) Kim is in number two.           

(b) Kim is in number five.

(c) Tim is in number one.           

(d) Tim is in number two.

(e) None of these

Ans.     (d)

 

3.            In case Steve is in number five, number four must consist of:

(a) Two women                          (b) Two men

(c) Tim and a woman                  (d) Rita and a man

(e) None of these

Ans.     (a)

 

Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow Mrs. Green wishes to renovate her cottage. She hires the services of a plumber, a carpenter, a painter, an electrician, and an interior decorator. The renovation is to be completed in a period of one working week, i.e., Monday to Friday Every worker will be taking one complete day to do his Job. Mrs. Green will allow Just one person to work per day.

1. The painter can do his work only after the plumber and the carpenter have completed their jobs.

2.  The interior decorator has to complete his job before that of the electrician.

3. The carpenter cannot work on Monday or Tuesday

 

1.            In case the painter works on Thursday, which among the following alternatives is possible?

(a) The electrician works on Tuesday

(b) The electrician works on Friday

(c) The interior decorator does his work after the painter.

(d) The plumber and the painter work on consecutive days.

(e) None of these

Ans.     (b)

 

2.            In case the painter works on Friday, which among the following statements must be untrue?

(a) The carpenter may work on Wednesday.

(b) The carpenter and the electrician may work on consecutive days.

(c) In case the carpenter works on Thursday the electrician has to work on the previous day, i.e.,Wednesday.

(d) The plumber may work before the electrician does.

(e) None of these

Ans.     (c)

 

3.            Which arrangement among the following is possible?

(a) The electrician will work on Tuesday and the interior decorator on Friday

(b) The painter will work on Wednesday and the plumber on Thursday

(c) The carpenter will work on Tuesday and the painter on Friday

(d) The carpenter will work on Wednesday and the plumber on Thursday

(e) None of these

Ans.     (d)