Reading comprehension

Effective listening is described as suspending judgment to grasp the speaker’s meaning, which aligns with option B’s focus on understanding rather than reacting. Option A (listening to respond) is a typical misconception; it emphasizes formulating a reply instead of absorbing information, contradicting the passage’s emphasis on non‑judgmental comprehension.

Defining democracy as a 'mode of associated living' emphasizes that it relies on community interaction and active civic participation rather than just state machinery. Option C is incorrect because focusing solely on elections reduces democracy to a mere form of government, which the text explicitly challenges.

Defining democracy as a 'mode of associated living' emphasizes that it relies on community interaction and active civic participation rather than just state machinery. A diagram for this topic isn't available yet — the worked example below walks the same reasoning step by step.

• !Option C is incorrect because focusing solely on elections reduces democracy to a mere form of government, which the text explicitly challenges.

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