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the habi of trading is a sign of good culture. It is a source of knowledge and the best means of making
use of c.le's leisure. Books are, after all a gold mine of knowledge, art, literature and science Books
are not only useful instructive but also entertaining and recreative:
1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions by
choosing the best of the given choices.
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(a) How does a child learn the ways of its life? (0) By imitating his elders (i) by observing1
(ii) Through reading and writing (iv) through school education
(b) What are the two salient features of reading?
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(i) recreative and instructive () pieasure & intellectual exertion
(ii) information and views (iv) all the above
(c) How does the reading of a novel inculcate the interest of a reader?
(1) Novels take the reader to heights of imagination and give pen picture from real life.
Ö) Novels create interest and sustain it.
ii
) Novels present the characters of people we see around us.
(iv) Scenes in novels shift and change and unexpected events take place.
(d) Why is the reading of books of travel and adventure, a source of immense pleasure and thrill?
(i) These books provide glamour and romance.
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() These books inspire us to be like heroes depicted in them,
(iii) They are the best literature in the world
(iv) These books infuse fearlessness in the reader
(e) Choose the synonym of the word 'unavoidable' from the options given below:
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() Indispensable (ii) avoidable (1) Urgent (iv) Foremost
() Find the antonym of the word 'rest' from the passage.
(1) Ecstasy
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(ii) pleasure
ll. (a) Answer the following questions briefly:
(ii) exertion (iv) curiosity
(0) How does the reading of novels inculcate the interest of a reader?
Answers
Answer:
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the habi of trading is a sign of good culture. It is a source of knowledge and the best means of making
use of c.le's leisure. Books are, after all a gold mine of knowledge, art, literature and science Books
are not only useful instructive but also entertaining and recreative:
1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions by
choosing the best of the given choices.
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(a) How does a child learn the ways of its life? (0) By imitating his elders (i) by observing1
(ii) Through reading and writing (iv) through school education
(b) What are the two salient features of reading?
1
(i) recreative and instructive () pieasure & intellectual exertion
(ii) information and views (iv) all the above
(c) How does the reading of a novel inculcate the interest of a reader?
(1) Novels take the reader to heights of imagination and give pen picture from real life.
Ö) Novels create interest and sustain it.
ii
) Novels present the characters of people we see around us.
(iv) Scenes in novels shift and change and unexpected events take place.
(d) Why is the reading of books of travel and adventure, a source of immense pleasure and thrill?
(i) These books provide glamour and romance.
1
() These books inspire us to be like heroes depicted in them,
(iii) They are the best literature in the world
(iv) These books infuse fearlessness in the reader
(e) Choose the synonym of the word 'unavoidable' from the options given below:
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() Indispensable (ii) avoidable (1) Urgent (iv) Foremost
() Find the antonym of the word 'rest' from the passage.
(1) Ecstasy
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(ii) pleasure
ll. (a) Answer the following questions briefly:
(ii) exertion (iv) curiosity
(0) How does the reading of novels inculcate the interest of a reader?