English and Logical Reasoning Prep GuideEnglishConnotations & Denotations
Directions: In the given question, a word has been mentioned and there are three ways in which the word has been used in either similar or different ways. You are required to check which of the sentences have correctly used the highlighted word, and mark that as your answer. Temper I. I hope he can control his temper today because this deal matters a lot to me. II. My enthusiasm for the venture was tempered by my kno
Options
- AOnly I
- BOnly I and III
- COnly I and II
- DOnly III
Correct answer
C. Only I and II
Step-by-step solution
Statement I: I hope he can control his temper today because this deal matters a lot to me. Here, temper means a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm. Statement II: My enthusiasm for the venture was tempered by my knowledge of the hard work that would be involved. Here, temper means act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something). Statement III: If you are allowed to mess with a computer everything is fine, but if you are prohibited you cannot temper with it without re