Question

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peace items
Section- A (30 Marks)
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
1.Every Individual wants peace of mind But it is hard to find a person who can say that he has attained such a state of
mental equilibrium as will allow him to live a life of tranquility. Peace of mind is a distant dream for all of us. What is the
reason for this? The reason is that people hanker after ideal peace, that is pure peace- that is free from all kinds of non
2 But this kind of absolute peace is not in nature's storehouse Let us take the ar logy of the rose A rose is a very
beautiful flower but every stem has its thorns.
Indeed, thorns are an integral part of le rose plant
. A poet has rightly said
become impossible if the thorns were silk - like So flowers have to be accon anied by thorns. There must be hard
beat horns serve as security guards for the flower. The translation of his Urdu linis "The safety of the flower would
thorns along with soft flowers - that is there must be non-peace items along with
peaceful items. A peaceful mind is a
very precious aspect of human nature and it too needs safety to maintain its su me quality
Studies in psychology show that an untroubled mind very soon becomes sta jant it loses its creativity For this reason,
nature always leads people in challenging situations
guarantees that the creativity of a peaceful mind ever comes to an end Ac ative mind is always active
is a non-peace item nich acts as a challenge for the mind. This
4. It is a common phenomenon that one who is born in affluence and ha
becoming dull while the one who is born into a life of problems and ardships has an active mind Such a person
problem - free life very soon finds his mind
develops the creative thinking and his intellectual development continue unhindered
5. Here, I would like to cite personal experience concerning a politicia who had two sons. He loved one of his sons very
much. He got this son married to someone of his choice and prese ed him with a farmhouse in which to live a life of
comfort, just as he pleased. I met this son and conversed with him
tell some jokes but could not utter a word of wisdom. I have met th
seemed as if I were talking to a dull person He did
by his father and so left town for another place After a few years struggle he emerged as a successful person When I
other man also He was not given a comfortable life
met him, I found that his whole conversation was full of wisdom.
Questions:
10x1=10
a) It was a distant dream for all of us
O peace of mind
11) fullfilling our ambition
ill) meeting our targets
iv) climbing the mountains
b) The security guards for the flowers are
1) gardens
1) other plants
iii) thorns
iv) roots
C). Thorns are an integral part of a rose plant (True / Fal
d) Nature always leads people into challenging situations rue / False)
e) People who are born in have a problem- free life
1) People hanker after
peace.
g) Psychology studies show that an untroubled mind soon becomes
h) Find the word from the passage which means the same as very far in Para-1
1) Find the word from the passage which means the opposite of the word poor in Para-2
D. How can one gain proficiency in any language?
a) Qby following regular practice b) by LSRW
b) by progressing
d) by developing reading​

Answer 1

Answer:

a)peace of mind

b)thorns

c)true

d)true

e)affluence

f)ideal

g)stagnent

h)distant

i)rich

Answer 2

Answer:

Unseen Passage

Explanation:

(a)

Ans : ( i ) Peace of mind.

(b)

Ans : (iii) thorns.

(c)

Ans : True.

(d)

Ans : True.

(e)

Ans : (1) People hanker after peace.

Paragraph

(1)

Ans :  (i) Affluence

(ii) Life of comfort

(d)

Ans : (a) By regular practice