Read the passage about awareness and answer the question: According to the passage, when the boy starts his "education" he will develop what kind of outlook?

Introduction / Context:
This comprehension question asks you to interpret the implied effect of formal education on the little boy's way of perceiving the world. The passage clearly contrasts an aesthetic, delight filled perception with a more intellectual, categorising one. The father's intervention and the boy's "education" gradually move him from the first to the second, and the question checks whether you understand this shift.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The passage states that seeing and hearing have a different quality for infants than for grownups.
• It notes that early perception is "more aesthetic and less intellectual in the first years of life."
• The boy initially sees and hears birds with pure delight, without worrying about names.
• When the father names the birds ("That's a jay and this is a sparrow"), the boy must perceive them as categories, not just delightful creatures.
• The passage says that, with education, he may become an ornithologist, emphasising specialised knowledge.
• The question asks what the passage implies will happen when the boy starts his "education."

Concept / Approach:
The central contrast in the passage is between an aesthetic outlook (focused on beauty and delight) and an intellectual outlook (focused on labels, classification, and knowledge). The boy naturally has the former; education aims to give him the latter. Therefore, the implication is not just that he will be able to identify specific birds, but that his general mode of seeing will become more intellectual and less purely aesthetic.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Identify the key contrast in the passage: "more aesthetic and less intellectual" for infants, versus more intellectual for grownups. Step 2: Recognise that starting education moves the boy toward the grownup mode of perception. Step 3: Understand that merely naming birds is a symptom of a deeper change: a shift to an intellectual outlook. Step 4: Compare the options and find the one that directly mentions "more intellectual outlook." Step 5: Choose option D, because it summarises the implied result of the boy's education.

Verification / Alternative check:
Option B, "be able to identify a jay and a sparrow," describes one surface result of education, but the passage is not interested only in memorising names. It is criticising the way naming replaces pure enjoyment. Option A suggests he will have a more aesthetic outlook, but the passage says the opposite: education reduces the aesthetic quality. Option C repeats his original state (seeing and hearing with delight), which education actually undermines. Only option D reflects the author's point that education makes perception more intellectual and less aesthetic.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• have a more aesthetic outlook: This is what the boy already naturally has; education moves him away from it.
• be able to identify a jay and a sparrow: Too narrow and literal; the passage is concerned with the overall change in awareness, not just knowledge of names.
• see and hear the bird's song with delight: This describes his initial delight, which is lost once he becomes preoccupied with labels and categories.

Common Pitfalls:
A common mistake is to focus on the immediate result mentioned in the story (learning names of birds) instead of understanding the broader implication about the nature of awareness. Another pitfall is assuming that education always improves all aspects of perception. In this passage, the author makes a critical point: education may enhance intellectual understanding but can reduce spontaneous aesthetic enjoyment. Recognising such nuanced arguments is essential in higher level comprehension questions.

Final Answer:
The passage implies that when the boy starts his "education," he will have a more intellectual outlook, and his direct aesthetic delight will be replaced by classification and analysis.