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hoji: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 114; Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:35 amFollowed by: 2 members; Location: TASHKENT; Thanked: 8 times; GMAT Score:640

by hoji » Sun Oct 09, 2011 11:56 pm

A young man eager to become a master swordsman journeyed to the home of the greatest teacher of swordsmanship in the kingdom. He asked the teacher, “How quickly can you teach me to be a master swordsman?” The old teacher replied, “It will take ten years.” Unsatisfied, the young man asked, “What if I am willing to work night and day, every day of the year?” the teacher replied, “In that case, it will take twenty years.”
The teacher’s main point is that an important quality of a master swordsman is
(A) humility
(B) willingness to work hard
(C) respect for one’s elders
(D) patience
(E) determination

OA D why not B.

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mehrasa: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 279; Joined: Fri Nov 05, 2010 5:43 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 15 times

by mehrasa » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:15 am

I am not sure this is GMAT kind Q but my pick is D
since the man answer how QUICKLY u can teach me he says 10 years which is so long, with more hard working it takes more rather than take less time ==> patience is the key to become a master

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by cans » Mon Oct 10, 2011 1:41 am

not D because he is already willing to work hard...... Then it should take less than 10 and not 20..

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by mehrasa » Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:05 am

@ cans
willing to work hard does not mean that he has patience.. on the other hand, if willing to work hard is the answer, determination to work hard also can be tempting... then i think B and E can not be the correct ones..

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by shankar.ashwin » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:25 am

I am sure cans typed in D for B.

Its D certainly. Wish such questions appeared on the exam

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by parul9 » Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:21 am

It's D.

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by boltu_gmat » Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:42 am

D. the swordsman is already eager to work hard.

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by cans » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:19 pm

Yeah I meant to say it can't be B..

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