Reading comprehension: read the passage about dyslexia carefully and then answer the question that follows. Dyslexia is a perceptual disorder often occurring in persons of normal, or even above average intelligence. The reader is unable to perceive correctly what is on a page. Letters and numbers often appear reversed: b seems to be d, quite is quiet and from is form. The reader tends to leave out letters or words or insert words or letters that are not there. Vowel and consonant sounds may be confused. Many dyslexics are left handed or able to write with either hand. They often confuse left and right. Learning to speak may also be delayed beyond infancy. The condition seems to be inherited. It may persist into adulthood. However, with early recognition and specialized approaches to teaching reading, most dyslexics can learn to read. Some researchers believe that latent dyslexia may be aggravated by the way reading is taught. The modern whole word, or look and say, method seems to be more of a hindrance to learning for dyslexics than it is for ordinary pupils. The phonetic method of teaching students to learn letters and sound them out appears to achieve better reading results. The problem of words that cannot be sounded out such as rough, laugh or through is not solved by phonetics. These words must simply be memorised. However, for children with dyslexia the problem can be compounded by the failure of parents or teachers to recognise the condition. This can easily lead to emotional problems for dyslexic children, who cannot understand their failure to keep up with their classmates. Question: Dyslexia may ___________

Introduction / Context:
This question asks you to recall what the passage says about the duration of dyslexia. The author discusses when the condition may appear and how long it might last, emphasising that it is not simply a short term learning problem. Understanding this helps you answer the question about whether dyslexia disappears early or can continue later in life.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The passage states that learning to speak may be delayed beyond infancy.
• It then says: The condition seems to be inherited. It may persist into adulthood.
• The question asks you to complete the statement: Dyslexia may ___________.
• Options include be noticed during infancy, last till childhood, persist into adulthood, end when one goes to school, and disappear in a few months.

Concept / Approach:
The key phrase is It may persist into adulthood. Persist means continue to exist, especially for a long time. The passage is clear that dyslexia is not simply a childhood phase that automatically ends when reading is first taught. Instead, with proper recognition and specialised teaching, dyslexic individuals can learn to read, but the underlying condition can remain through adult life. Therefore, the correct completion of the statement is persist into adulthood.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Re read the sentences around the description of how long dyslexia lasts. Step 2: Identify the exact sentence: It may persist into adulthood. Step 3: Match this phrase with the options and find persist into adulthood. Step 4: Choose this option because it repeats the passage precisely and captures the intended time span.

Verification / Alternative check:
The passage does not claim that dyslexia ends when a child goes to school or that it only lasts through childhood. It also does not say that it disappears in a few months. While learning to speak may be delayed beyond infancy, the condition itself may continue into adult years. This makes persist into adulthood the only choice directly supported by the text.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• be noticed during infancy: The passage talks about delayed speech beyond infancy, but that does not answer how long the condition may last.
• last till childhood: Suggests that dyslexia stops after childhood, which the passage does not say.
• end when one goes to school: Clearly contradicted by the line that it may persist into adulthood.
• disappear in a few months: Not mentioned and unrealistically short for a complex condition like dyslexia.

Common Pitfalls:
Some students rely on assumptions that many childhood learning problems disappear with schooling, so they are tempted to choose options that mention childhood or school. Others get misled by details about infancy and confuse early signs with duration. Comprehension questions require you to base your answer only on the information explicitly stated in the passage, which in this case points very clearly to persistence into adulthood.

Final Answer:
Correct option: persist into adulthood.