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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
You are endowed with certain naughtiness as a child. Keep it alive. Humour will grease all
tough situations. One who has humour can sail through any conflict Humour is the buffer
that saves you from humiliation. If you refuse to be humiliated, you become invincible.
Humour brings everyone together, while humiliation tears them apart. In a society toin with
humiliation and insult, humour is like a breath of fresh air. Humour should be coupled with
care and concem. Humour can keep the spirit high, yet if overdone it leaves a bad taste.
Humour without wisdom is shallow. Humour without sensitivity is satire it
comes back to you with more problems. The wise uses humour to bring wisdom and to
lighten situations. The intelligent uses humour as a shield against humiliation. The cruel
uses of humour as a sword to insult others, The irresponsible uses of humour to escape from
responsibility. And fools take humour too seriously! How does one cultivate a sense of
humour? Humour is not just a word; it is the Lightness of your being. You do not have to
read and repeat jokes. Humour can be cultivated by taking life not too seriously (because
you will never come out of it alive), having a sense of belongingness with everybody,
including those who are not friendly, practicing Yoga and meditation, having unshakable
faith in the Divine and in the laws of Karma, being in the company of those who live in
knowledge and are humorous, a willingness to be a clown.

1.What can save you from humiliation?
a.buffer

b.butter
C. humour
d. Yoga
2.Excessive humour results in
a.High spirit
b. low spirit
c. bad taste
d. good taste
3.Who take humour very seriously?
4.Which person does the writer think to be cheerful and faithful?
5.What do you mean by the word 'invincible' in para l?
6.Who will easily overcome from any dispute?
7.How does an intelligent person use humour?
8.Write any two ways to cultivate sense of humour
9.Find the synonym of the word dispute from the above passage.
10.Find the antonym of the word disbelief from the above passage.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. C

2.C

3. Fools take humour very seriously.

4. The writer thinks the clown to be cheerful and faithful.

5. Invincible means Unbeatable here.

6. Anyone having humour can easily overcome from any dispute.

7. An intelligent person uses humour as a shield against humiliation.

8. Humour can be cultivated by taking life not too seriously (because  you will never come out of it alive), and having a sense of belongingness with everybody,  including those who are not friendly.

9. Synonym of dispute- Conflict

10. Synonym of disbelief- Faith

Answer 2

Answer:

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