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Why did the author dislike gymnastics and cricket?

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They cut into his study time

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He had to spend money in buying bats, etc.

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He felt that physical education could cause injury

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He was shy

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Solution

The correct option is D He was shy
The answer can be derived from the lines: My shyness was one of the reasons for this aloofness, which I now see was wrong. I then had the false notion that gymnastics had nothing to do with education.

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