Reading comprehension – pure love passage: identify the statement that is not true according to the author’s explanation of conditional love and pure love.

Introduction / Context:
This question asks you to choose the statement that is not true when compared with the ideas expressed in the pure love passage. The passage contrasts pure unconditional love with conditional love that is based on expectations and fear. To answer correctly, you have to carefully read the sentences about how the world exists, what pure love is, how conditional love works, and how we are related to love as the Source.

Given Data / Assumptions:

From the passage we know:
- The world is said to exist because of love, more precisely pure love.
- We are told that society has made us believe that love depends on meeting expectations.
- If people are not “good enough”, they fear being deprived of love.
- These beliefs reduce love to a fear of denial.
- The author states that each person is the Source of love and must honour themselves as such.

Concept / Approach:
“Not true” questions require you to test each option against the passage rather than simply finding a line that matches the words. Look for contradictions. If the passage clearly states the opposite of a given statement, that statement is the one that is not true. Pay attention to words like “never”, “always”, and “only”, because they make a statement absolute and easier to compare with the text.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Evaluate option a. The passage explicitly states that if we ask how and why the world exists, the one-word answer is love, refined as pure love. So statement a is in agreement with the passage. Step 2: Evaluate option c. The passage explains that people in our life remind us that we are the Source of love, which means that human beings are themselves expressions and sources of love. This matches the statement, so c is true. Step 3: Evaluate option d. The text says true love is far beyond personalized love that individuals assert on one another. Therefore, it supports the idea that true love is not simply that personalized love. So d is true. Step 4: Evaluate option b. The passage describes how conditional love has made love into a fear of denial: we think we will be deprived of love if we do not fit expectations. This directly contradicts the statement that conditional love never gives the fear of denial, so b is not true.

Verification / Alternative check:
Double-check by locating the lines about conditional love. The author complains that love has been reduced to fear, because people worry that they will not receive love if they do not satisfy conditions. That is a clear and strong idea, and any statement denying the link between conditional love and fear must be incorrect.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option a is supported by the opening idea of the passage, which clearly connects the existence of the world to love, understood as pure love.
Option c reflects the later part of the passage where we are told that people around us remind us that we are the Source of love, so it is consistent with the author's message.
Option d is again aligned with the section where the author distinguishes pure love from personalized love. It matches the argument and cannot be the “not true” statement.

Common Pitfalls:
A frequent mistake is to read too quickly and assume that conditional love must be positive, so students treat option b as true because it “sounds nice”. Reading the critical tone of the text carefully reveals that the author actually sees conditional love as rooted in fear, which is the opposite of what option b claims.

Final Answer:
Conditional love never gives rise to the fear of denial.