GATE EE 2014 Set 3 — Question 6

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A dance programme is scheduled for 10.00 a.m. Some students are participating in the programme and they need to come an hour earlier than the start of the event. These students should be accompanied by a parent. Other students and parents should come in time for the programme. The instruction you think that is appropriate for this is

Correct answer (B) Participating students should come at 9.00 a.m. accompanied by a parent, and other parents and students should come by 10.00 a.m. Solution The requirements stated in the passage are: 1. Participating students must arrive 1 hour before the 10:00 a.m. start, which is 9:00 a.m. 2. Participating students must be accompanied by a parent. 3. Other students and parents (non-participants) should arrive 'in time', which is 10:00 a.m. Option (B) is the only instruction that accurately captures all three conditions: 'Participating students should come at 9.00 a.m. accompanied by a parent, and other parents and students should come by 10.00 a.m.' Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (B) Participating students should come at 9.00 a.m. accompanied by a parent, and other parents and students should come by 10.00 a.m. Solution The requirements stated in the passage are: 1. Participating students must arrive 1 hour before the 10:00 a.m. start, which is 9:00 a.m. 2. Participating students must be accompanied by a parent. 3. Other students and parents (non-participants) should arrive 'in time', which is 10:00 a.m. Option (B) is the only instruction that accurately captures all three conditions: 'Participating students should come at 9.00 a.m. accompanied by a parent, and other parents and students should come by 10.00 a.m.'

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