Read the excerpt from "What Educated Women Can Do” by Indira Gandhi.Before anybody does anything, he has to have, of course, knowledge and capability, but along with it he has to have a certain amount of pride in what he or she is doing. He has to have self-confidence in his own ability. If your teacher tells [you], "You cannot do this,” even if you are a very bright student I think every time you will find, it will be more and more difficult for you to do it. But if your teacher encourages [you] saying, "Go along you have done very good work, now try a little harder,” then you will try a little harder and you will be able to do it. And it is the same with societies and with countries.
Answer
A
by giving an example of a society that was encouraged to do well
B
by telling a story about a teacher whose encouragement helped her
C
by drawing a general conclusion about the power of encouragement
D
by emphasizing her claim that those who are encouraged will do better
Explanation
Gandhi explains that encouragement can help someone succeed by contrasting a discouraging teacher with one who praises a student and urges them to try harder. She says the encouraged student will work harder and be able to do the task, then extends that idea to societies and countries. This emphasizes her claim that people who are encouraged can do better.
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