In the epic space adventure movie "Interstellar", a group of remarkabl

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In the epic space adventure movie "Interstellar", a group of remarkable astronauts, called "Lazarus", embark on a journey to other solar systems in search of a planet suitable for humans. Each of them was supposed to land on a specific planet and figure out if it is inhabitable for humans. If the planet showed results, the astronaut can activate the beacon. If the planet reveals to be sterile, as Dr. Doyle put it, bravery of the astronauts comes in. Only 3 among the 12 astronauts activated their beacon, suggesting that their planet showed promise. 10 years later, a group of 4 astronauts embark on a journey to those 3 planets. Once through the wormhole -an intergalactic portal- they lost their transmissions. They were, however, receiving messages from Earth.

Their first stop was Miller's planet, named after the astronaut who landed on that planet. Because the planet was closet to Gargantua, the black hole, every hour spent on that planet would account for 7 years back on earth. Dr. Romily decided to stay in the hub and study the black hole, while the other 3, using the ranger, land on Miller's planet and discover that there is no surface but only water. Due to Gargantua's pull, huge waves of water were formed periodically. While searching for Dr. Miller's beacon, the astronauts confuse the distant waves with mountains. It was only when the waves came near, the astronauts rushed towards the ranger in order to get off the planet. But, they were out of time. The waves crushed on of the astronaut and water logged the ranger's engines. The draining took around 3 hours. When they reached back to the hub, 23 years has passed back on earth. They clearly were not prepared for the mission. Reality is not exactly what studies reveal.

As the movie progresses, the astronauts are faced with more challenges. One astronaut is killed in an explosion, while another throws himself into the back hole. The last astronaut reaches the final planet which indeed supports life. The whole movie focuses on the theme of love, betrayal and survival. The director of the movie, "Christopher Nolan", who is also the co-writer, used as little VFXs as possible. From the space-suits that the actors wore to the space hubs and rangers used, everything was constructed in real. Even the scenes depicting the environment of other planets in another solar system were shot at actual locations on earth. The emotions captures by the director acts as a bridge in understanding not only the theory of relativity (explained from a different angle in the movie), but also the message conveyed by the director. Despite the remarkable efforts of the director, majority of the audience didn't understand the movie at all. One explanation could be that the audience did know the basics of relativity form before, but when explained from a different perspective, they were unable to frame the analogies.

1 
 C 
Question:1
What is the primary purpose of the passage?
A) To describe the plot of a movie.
B) To argue why a movie failed. 
C) To discuss an epic space adventure movie. 
D) To endorse a film-maker. 
E) To suggest a movie that explains theory of relativity.

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 D 
Question:2
What according to Dr. Doyle (1st Paragraph, 4th sentence) was an astronaut supposed to do if his/her planet was not inhabitable?
A) Activate the beacon and wait for help.
B) Hibernate, until help is sent.
C) Make efforts to make the planet inhabitable. 
D) Wait for death while enduring to the planet, or kill self.
E) Abandon hope and look for a way to get back to earth.

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 A 
Question:3
The author writes "They clearly were not prepared for the mission. Reality is not exactly what studies reveal." (Lat two sentences, 2nd Paragraph) primarily to
A) Show that the group of astronauts expected to experience what they studied about relativity. 
B) The results obtained through studies were inaccurate. 
C) The astronauts' calculation about the time slippage was wrong. 
D) The astronauts were supposed to confuse the waves with mountains.
E) The astronauts did not expected to find water on Miller's planet.

4 
 B 
Question:4
The purpose served by the last paragraph in relation to the passage is:
A) To shows that despite the unique plot, the movie failed.
B) To shift the focus of the argument from plot to production of the movie. 
C) To reveal the same information but from different perspective. 
D) To reveal new information about the movie in order to reach a conclusion.
E) To present some information about the director of the film.

Ragini07 · Answer

I didn't get the answer to the 4th question. Can anybody explain briefly?

Vasu49 · Answer

The purpose served by the last paragraph in relation to the passage is:

A) To shows that despite the unique plot, the movie failed.
The passage nowhere mentions that the movie failed overall. It was just not understood by the audience.

B) To shift the focus of the argument from plot to production of the movie. 
The first 2 paragraphs describe the plot of the movie, while the third paragraph describes the efforts went into making the movie. The mode of describing the movie has changed. That's exactly what choice B says.

C) To reveal the same information but from different perspective. 
Not the same but new information is presented in the 4th paragraph.

D) To reveal new information about the movie in order to reach a conclusion.
New information is presented, but no conclusion is reached. In fact, the whole passage has no conclusion. The 4th paragraph ends with what the author thinks might have been a reason behind audience not understanding the movie. But it has nothing to do with the first 2 paragraphs.

E) To present some information about the director of the film.
The name of the director is mentioned, but no information about him is presented. Instead, how he made the movie is discussed.

Its_me_aka_ak · Answer

D 
Question:2
What according to Dr. Doyle (1st Paragraph, 4th sentence) was an astronaut supposed to do if his/her planet was not inhabitable?
A) Activate the beacon and wait for help.
B) Hibernate, until help is sent.
C) Make efforts to make the planet inhabitable. 
D) Wait for death while enduring to the planet, or kill self.
E) Abandon hope and look for a way to get back to earth.

How is E incorrect as i was confused in D and E in Q2

Sajjad1994 · Answer

The passage does not explicitly mention the option of abandoning hope and looking for a way to get back to Earth as a course of action for astronauts if their assigned planet is not inhabitable. Dr. Doyle's statement, as mentioned in the passage, focuses on the bravery of the astronauts in the face of discovering that their planet is sterile. The passage does not provide information suggesting that the astronauts have the option to abandon their mission and return to Earth.

Option (D)  aligns more closely with the mentioned concept of bravery in the face of sterile planets, as per Dr. Doyle's description. It reflects the difficult choices that the astronauts may have to make if they find themselves on an inhospitable planet.

AKukreja · Answer

Hey, Sajjad! Why can't answer of Question 3 be (E)?

Sajjad1994 · Answer

(E)  suggests that the astronauts did not expect to find water on Miller's planet. However, this is not accurate based on the information provided in the passage. The astronauts did indeed expect to find water on Miller's planet; they were sent there specifically to investigate whether it was habitable. Therefore, option E is not the best choice because it does not align with the context of the passage. The passage clearly states that the astronauts landed on Miller's planet expecting to find a surface, but instead, they found only water due to the intense gravitational forces from the nearby black hole. The unexpected challenge they faced was not that there was water, but rather the extreme time dilation caused by the proximity to the black hole, which they were not adequately prepared for.

Oppenheimer1945 · Answer

Interseting passage

Q3 all options seem wrong.

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