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Comparing Ideas in Speeches — Quiz

Question 8 • English Language Arts 10

Read the excerpt from Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech "A Tryst with Destiny.” That future is not one of ease or resting but of incessant striving so that we may fulfil the pledges we have so often taken and the one we shall take today. The service of India means the service of the millions who suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and disease and inequality of opportunity. Which statement best describes Nehru’s reason for the claim that India must work hard to fulfill its pledges?

Answer
A
The people of India have made pledges to the country that they should fulfill.
B
The people of India owe their representatives their service and hard work.
C
Representatives have never fulfilled their pledges in the past.
D
Representatives have to dedicate themselves to constant work and service.

Explanation

Nehru says the future requires “incessant striving,” and explains that serving India means helping millions by ending poverty, ignorance, disease, and inequality of opportunity. This shows that representatives must dedicate themselves to constant work and service. Choice A mentions the pledges, but it does not explain why fulfilling them requires hard work.

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