2025 · Q50
Directions: In the following items a pair of statements (S1, S2) is given. Select the most appropriate and relevant co-relationship of the second statement to the first from among the options (a), (b), (c) and (d), and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
S1. The early bird gets the worm.
S2. To go about one's tasks expeditiously is to achieve one's goals.
The second statement:
EnglishCorrelating Sentences
- Amakes assertions about the first
- Bprovides a metaphorical reassertion of the first
- Creinforces the assumption of the first
- Dcontrasts with the first
Explanation
S2 restates the proverb's assumption in plain, literal language: acting expeditiously leads to achieving one's goals. It is not a metaphorical reassertion, since S2 contains no metaphor — it spells out the proverb's message directly. By endorsing the same assumption, S2 reinforces S1.