2012 · Q78
Passage: (as in Q76). The author seems to be supportive of the idea that :
General EnglishReading comprehension
- Athe people of the older generation are men of words rather than action
- Bthe younger generation is impatient
- Cthe younger generation today is much misunderstood and more maligned than it deserves
- Dnone of the above
Explanation
The author rebuts the old men's dire prophecies of ruination, observing that 'the world goes on' despite every generation's fears about youth. This is a defence of the younger generation as misunderstood and maligned beyond desert. The author is not endorsing the elders' view that youth are merely impatient. Hence option C.