Question

Read the passage given below and answer the question that follow : 1. In January 2018, I was travelling from Brooklyn to New Jersey. I have two little children and a busy consulting business, so a quiet train ride felt like mini-vacation. Yet I found myself spending that precious time scrolling through my social media feeds. One day, I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had contributed to a fund-raiser I had organized recently. 2. When I got off the train that day, I was in a noticeably better mood. The next day, I wrote more thank you notes - and felt the same afterglow. When I finished writing the notes, I counted them up. There were 31 in all - one for every day of the year so far. Something clicked in my mind. I wondered, what if I continue this practice of writing these notes. I decided to write one thank-you note for every day of that year. 3. I soon realized that I had no shortage of people I was grateful to. So I picked out a different theme for each month to keep on task. January was charity - and, thankfully, I had already completed that goal. I quickly learnt I couldn't write the notes while listening to a podcasts. Focusing on one task at a time(in this case writing notes), felt refreshing. It was good for my brain, which had been trained to wander, darting from app to app on my cell-phone. Looking at a blank page with a pen in hand, felt almost meditative. I soon realized that writing thank-you notes was time spent on something purely positive. The train ride felt like a vacation because :

• A. it gave the writer some personal quiet time
• B. it was the time for the writer to talk with other passengers
• C. it took her through some scenic spots
• D. it was very comfortable and luxurious

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

According to the passage first, the correct option is (a). The train ride felt like a vacation because it gave the writer some personal quiet time. Thus, the correct answer is option (a).