Statement Assumptions

Statement: “You are hereby appointed as a programmer with a probation period of one year and your performance will be reviewed at the end of the period for confirmation.” – A line in an appointment letter.

Assumptions:

1. The performance of an individual generally is not known at the time of appointment offer.
2. Generally an individual tries to prove his worth in the probation period.

Statement: It is desirable to put the child in school at the age of 5 or so.

Assumptions:

1. At that age the child reaches appropriate level of development and is ready to learn.
2. The schools do not admit children after six years of age.

Statement: “In order to bring punctuality in our office, we must provide conveyance allowance to our employees.” – In charge of a company tells Personnel Manager.

Assumptions:

1. Conveyance allowance will not help in bringing punctuality.
2. Discipline and reward should always go hand in hand.

Statement: Many historians have done more harm than good by distorting truth.

Assumptions:

1. People believe what is reported by the historians.
2. Historians are seldom expected to depict the truth.

Statement: “As there is a great demand, every person seeking tickets of the programme will be given only five tickets.”

Assumptions:

1. The organizers are not keen on selling the tickets.
2. No one is interested in getting more than five tickets.

Statement: “To keep myself up-to-date, I always listen to 9.00 p.m. news on radio.”- A candidate tells the interview board.

Assumptions:

1. The candidate does not read newspaper.
2. Recent news is broadcast only on radio.

Statement: The entire north India, including Delhi and the neighbouring states remained ‘powerless’ the whole day of 19th December as the northern grid supplying electricity to the seven states collapsed yet again.

Assumptions:

1. The northern grid had collapsed earlier.
2. The grid system of providing electricity to a group of states is an ineffective type of power supply system.

Statement: Believe me, I have read it in newspaper X.

Assumptions:

1. Newspaper X gives reliable information/news.
2. I am reporting exactly as it is given in newspaper X.

Statement: Sachin’s mother instructed him to return home by train if it rains heavily.

Assumptions:

1. Sachin may not be able to decide himself if it rains heavily.
2. The trains may ply even if it rains heavily.

Statement: In spite of less than normal rainfall in the catchment areas during the first two months of monsoon of the lakes supplying water to the city the authority has not yet affected any cut in the water supply to the city.

Assumptions:

1. The rainfall during the remaining part of the monsoon may be adequate for normal water supply.
2. The present water level of the lakes supplying water to the city may be adequate for normal supply.

Statement: The improvement in the quality of T.V. programmes will lead to increase in the sales of T.V.

Assumptions:

1. T.V. is a good entertainment medium.
2. The quality of T.V, programmes has improved recently.

Statement: The head of the organization congratulated the entire staff in his speech for their sincere effort to bring down the deficit and urged them to give their best for attaining a more profitable position in future.

Assumptions:

1. The employees may get motivated and maintain and if possible enhance their present level of work.
2. The employees may now relax and slow down in their day to day work as there is no immediate threat of huge deficit.

Statement: This book is so prepared that even a layman can study science in the absence of a teacher.

Assumptions:

1. A layman wishes to study science without a teacher.
2. A teacher may not always be available to teach science.
3. A layman generally finds it difficult to learn science on its own.

Statement: “We do not want you to see our product on newspaper, visit our shop to get a full view.” – An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. People generally decide to purchase any product after seeing the name in the advertisement.
2. Uncommon appeal may attract the customers.
3. People may come to see the product.

Statement: “X-chocolate is ideal as a gift for someone you love.” – An advertisement.

Assumptions:

1. People generally give gifts to loved ones.
2. Such advertisements generally influence people.
3. Chocolate can be considered as a gift item.