English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide
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English and Logical Reasoning Prep Guide · English · Paragraph Organization
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given...
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with the growing confidence and strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the \cos t may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender, and even if this island or a large part of it was subjugated and starving, then our empire beyond the seas would carry on the struggle, until the New World steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the Old. Which of the following pair of the phrases helps best to bring out the intention of the speaker?
Options
- A"Go on to the end", "shall never surrender"
- B"Growing confidence", "subjugated and starving"
- C"Subjugated and starving", "fighting and landing around"
- D"Fighting in the streets", "subjugated and starving"
Correct answer
A. "Go on to the end", "shall never surrender"
Step-by-step solution
The above lines are taken from the speech of the Prime Minister of the UK, Winston Churchill in 1940. The phrase "Go on to the end, shall never surrender" means turning all odds to save his motherland from France.