Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer should be based solely on the passage.

Was it the sun-dappled ambience, the strawberries and cream, the frustration of Flavio Cobolli's unforced errors against Serbian Novak Djokovic on Centre Court or simply the crushing weight of being a 64-year-old man in the third act of a very public life? Whatever the reason, Hugh Grant, the actor, deserves empathy. There he was, in the Royal Box at Wimbledon, flanked by Britain's well-dressed and well-rested spectators, watching the men's singles quarterfinals, when the actor did something quietly radical : head at a tilt, eyes closed, utterly unbothered, he took a nap.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Hugh Grant was watching, from the Royal Box, the men's semifinal match on Centre Court between Flavio Cobolli and Novak Djokovic.
2. The phrase 'unexpected ace' in the context uses a term from the game of tennis to highlight Hugh Grant's somewhat uncharacteristic act of catching 'forty winks'; an act that is viewed with opprobrium.
3. Grant subjects the demands of society to the wisdom of his body.
Select the answer using the code given below.

Question

Read the following passage and answer the item that follows. Your answer should be based solely on the passage.

Was it the sun-dappled ambience, the strawberries and cream, the frustration of Flavio Cobolli's unforced errors against Serbian Novak Djokovic on Centre Court or simply the crushing weight of being a 64-year-old man in the third act of a very public life? Whatever the reason, Hugh Grant, the actor, deserves empathy. There he was, in the Royal Box at Wimbledon, flanked by Britain's well-dressed and well-rested spectators, watching the men's singles quarterfinals, when the actor did something quietly radical : head at a tilt, eyes closed, utterly unbothered, he took a nap.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Hugh Grant was watching, from the Royal Box, the men's semifinal match on Centre Court between Flavio Cobolli and Novak Djokovic.
2. The phrase 'unexpected ace' in the context uses a term from the game of tennis to highlight Hugh Grant's somewhat uncharacteristic act of catching 'forty winks'; an act that is viewed with opprobrium.
3. Grant subjects the demands of society to the wisdom of his body.
Select the answer using the code given below.

Accepted Answer

3 only. Statement 1 is incorrect — the passage says Grant was watching the 'men's singles quarterfinals', not the semifinal. Statement 2 is partially correct in calling 'ace' a tennis term highlighting an unexpected act, but the claim that the act is viewed with 'opprobrium' (strong disapproval) is not supported — the passage actually praises the act. Statement 3 is correct — the passage states he made a case for 'the body's quiet wisdom over society's relentless performance metrics', meaning society's demands yield to his body's wisdom. Hence only statement 3 is correct.

Explanation

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