Read the passage and answer the following question
What writers struggle to express through numerous newspaper columns, the cartoon manages in a pointed one-liner. Little wonder then, that the first thing most of us like to see when we pick up a newspaper is the cartoon. Simple though it may seem, making a cartoon is an art that requires a combination of hard work, training and a good sense of humour. Cartoonists say that the cartoons that make us laugh the most are in fact the cartoons that are hardest to make. Even celebrated cartoonists like R.K. Laxman admit that making a cartoon is not a piece of cake. Laxman says he has to wait for over six hours, which includes spending a lot of time scanning newspapers and television channels before any idea strikes him.
So how does one become a cartoonist? Which of us has the talent to make it? How can we master the rib-tickling strokes and the witty one-liners? How can we make people smile or laugh? There are few colleges or schools for cartoonists. Most cartoonists come from art colleges, while some learn the craft on their own. Most established cartoonists are of the view that no institute can teach you to make a cartoon. "You can pick up the craft, you may learn to sketch and draw in institutes, but no one can teach anyone how to make a good cartoon," says Uday Shanker, a cartoonist with Navbharat Times. While basics, like drawing and sketching can be learnt in an art college, and are important skills, these alone, do not make a good cartoonist. Because it's a question of one's creativity and sense of humour; two qualities one simply may not have. The advice established cartoonists give is that just because you can sketch, don't take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist.
"Don't take it for granted that you will become a cartoonist." Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the sentence.
Don't assume that you will become a cartoonist.
Correct AnswerDon't hope that you will become a cartoonist
Incorrect AnswerDon't believe that you will become a cartoonist
Incorrect AnswerDon't imagine that you will become a cartoonist.
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
- The passage emphasizes that becoming a cartoonist involves more than just the ability to sketch or draw. It requires creativity and a good sense of humor.
- It conveys a caution against taking for granted, or assuming, that one's drawing skills alone will lead to a successful cartoonist career.
- Option 1: Don't assume that you will become a cartoonist.
- This option accurately reflects the meaning, suggesting that individuals should not take it for granted that they will succeed simply because they can draw.
- Option 2: Don't hope that you will become a cartoonist.
- This implies not even hoping for success, which is not the intended meaning of the passage.
- Option 3: Don't believe that you will become a cartoonist.
- This suggests a lack of personal belief which is not the caution being advised.
- Option 4: Don't imagine that you will become a cartoonist.
- This implies mere fantasy or unrealistic thinking, but it's more about not assuming success based on sketching skills alone.
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