Read the following passage, and answer the questions that follow: (91-95)
However, faced with this world of faithful and complicated objects, the child can only identify himself as owner. as user, never as creator, he does not invent the world. he uses it: there are. prepared for him, actions without adventure, without wonder, without joy. He is turned into a little stay-at-home householder who does not even have to invent the mainsprings of adult causality: they are supplied to him ready-made: he has only to help himself. he is never allowed to discover anything from start to finish. The merest set of blocks. provided it is not too refined, implies a very different learning of the world: then, the child does not in any way create meaningful objects, it matters little to him whether they have an adult class: the actions he performs are not those of a user but those of a demiurge. He creates forms which walk, which roll, he creates life. not property: objects now act by themselves; they are no longer an inert and complicated material in the palm of his hand. Roland Barthes “Toys” (Excerpt from Mythologies)

In the context of the above passage, which is the closest to being true:

The correct options are:
1. Toys affect the cognitive abilities of the children
2. Children recreate meaning from the toys

Explanation:
Roland Barthes' essay "Toys" analyzes how the nature of toys influences a child's mental development, creativity, and perception of the world. The passage contrasts pre-fabricated, highly detailed, realistic toys with simple, open-ended ones (like a set of blocks). We can understand why the correct options are true through the following points:

1. Toys affect the cognitive abilities of the children:
The author notes that when children play with highly specific, pre-prepared adult-like toys, they are positioned merely as "owners" or "users" rather than "creators." The causal relationships and functions of these toys are "supplied to him ready-made," which prevents the child from discovering, inventing, or using critical cognitive and creative faculties. Conversely, simpler toys allow children to act as a "demiurge" (a creator), shifting their cognitive engagement from passive consumption to active creation and problem-solving.

2. Children recreate meaning from the toys:
When children are given simpler, less refined toys like blocks, they do not just accept pre-determined functions. Instead, the child "creates forms which walk, which roll, he creates life, not property." They actively project their own imagination onto the physical objects, thereby recreating new meanings and life out of inert materials, transforming the toys based on their own subjective play rather than predefined adult categories.