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1. Read the passage given below.

The choices we make on a daily basis—wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or

purposely staying out of any dangerous situation—can either ensure our safety or bring

about potentially harmful circumstances.

You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order.

Exercising self-control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives

are some of the most important things we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s

filled with carelessness.

We can think it’s kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of “Yeah! That’s

me! Living on the edge! Woo-hoo!” It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see,

even highways have lines, which provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we

go over one side, we’ll go into the ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get

killed. And we like those lines because they help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don’t even

realize how lines help to keep us safe.

I’m not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt

horrible, physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself “I know I have limits and that I’ve

reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” I ran

to doctors, trying to make myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and any-

thing I could get my hands on. Some of the doctors would tell me, “It’s just stress.” That just

made me mad. I thought stress meant you don’t like what you do or can’t handle life, and I

love what I do. But I kept pushing myself, traveling, doing speaking engagements and so

on— simply exhausting myself. Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make some changes in

my outlook and lifestyle.

You and I don’t have to be like everyone else or keep up with anyone else. Each of us needs

to be exactly the way we are, and we don’t have to apologize for it. We’re not all alike and

we need to find a comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making ourselves

sick with an overload of stress and pressure.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer ANY TEN questions from

the twelve that follow. (1x10=10)

i. The reason why living on the edge has become popular, is because of the

a) constant need for something different.

b) population being much younger.

c) exhausting effort to make changes.

d) strong tendency to stay within our limits.

ii. Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the

given quotes.

a) Option (1)

b) Option (2)

c) Option (3)

d) Option (4)

iii. Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context: “I

know I have limits and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and

see if or how long I can get by with it.” ?

1. negligent

2. indecisive

3. spontaneous

4. reckless

5. purposeless

6. patient

a) 2 and 5

b) 3 and 6

c) 1 and 4

d) 2 and 3
iv. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?

a) Much too soon

b) Enough is enough

c) How much is too much?

d) Have enough to do?

v. The phrase “potentially harmful circumstances” refers to circumstances that can

(a) certainly be dangerous.

(b) be fairly dangerous.

(c) be possibly dangerous.

(d) seldom be dangerous.

vi. Select the option that makes the correct use of “unsustainable”, as used in the

passage, to fill in the blank space.

a) In the long run, the __ officials followed emergency procedures.

b) Emergency procedures were _ by the officials.

c) Officials reported an __ set of events during the emergency.

d) Officials admit that the emergency system is _ in the longer run.

vii. The author attempts to ________________ the readers through this write-up.

a) rebuke

b) question

c) offer aid to

d) offer advice to

viii. The author uses colloquial words such as “yeah” and “Woo-hoo!”. Which of the

following is NOT a colloquial word?

a) hooked

b) guy

c) stuff

d) stress

ix. What does the author mean when he says, “to get our lives in order”?

a) To resume our lives.

b) To organize our lives.

c) To rebuild our lives.

d) To control our lives.

x. Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘outlook’, as used in

the passage.

1. A person’s evaluation of life

2. A person’s experiences in life
3. A person’s point of view towards life

4. A person’s regrets in life

5. A person’s general attitude to life

a) (1) and (4)

b) (2) and (3)

c) (3) and (5)

d) (4) and (5)

xi. The author explains the importance of discipline and boundaries in our lives

using the example of

a) road accidents.

b) traffic rules.

c) lines on the highway.

d) safe driving.

xii. What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?

a) Love what you do.

b) Love yourself to love others.

c) Be the best version of yourself.

d) Be yourself.

Answers

Answered by pavithra22

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i. (a) constant need for something different.

ii. (d) Option (4)

iii. (c) 1 and 4

iv. (c) How much is too much?

v. (c) be possibly dangerous

vi. (d) Officials admit that

the emergency system is __________ in the

longer run.

vii. (d) offer advice to

viii. (d) stress

ix. (b) To organize our lives.

x. (c) (3) and (5)

xi. (c) lines on the highway.

xii. (c) Be yourself.

hope this answer is useful

Answered by hotelcalifornia

Explanation:

The passage talks about how stress can impact a person's lifestyle in a drastic manner and make the things they enjoy feel like a burden.
The author talks about his own experience with stress in his life and states that life should be organized properly in order to not feel overwhelmed.
He uses the example of lines on a highway and how they help to control traffic and keep people from getting into accidents and how people should have a similar structure in their lives.

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