Question

2. Read the passage given below carefully:
1. It happens to us all, however hard we may try to delay the process. We grow old. Cosmetic surgery
may remove wrinkles, skin which has suggested may be tightened by means of a facelift and a hair
dresser may dye grey hair a more youthful colour, but we cannot remain young forever. Advances in
medicine have made it possible for more people to stay alive longer.
2. Age brings intelligence, experience, wisdom and beauty. So why are we so scared of it? The trouble is
that many of us find it impossible to relate to these worrying facts, unable to face the reality that every day
we inch even closer to our own dotage. Our older generations experienced the majority of the most
tumultuous century in human history and yet at best we infantilize, at worst outright ignore them.
3. However, what is important is the quality of life. (Some people are lucky to be taken care of at home
whereas others may have to move to residential homes. The worst part of ageing is that often the mind
becomes less alert. As people grow older they experience short-term memory. Later, some may suffer
from dementia, often in the form of Alzheimer's disease.
4. By no means are all people in this category. Many senior citizens are in the possession of all their
faculties and see retirement as a time of freedom. Not only that if they have a generous retirement
pension, they are likely to be quite well-off with money to be spent on a holiday and other luxuries.
Because of this, both businesses and government have a new respect for what is known as grey power
By no means, however, does everyone treat the elderly with great respect
5. There are some cultures which are noted for the great respect with which they treat old people, but
many people regard the old as having a very low status in society and treat them accordingly,
2.1. Based upon your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions: (2 X 4 =8 Marks)
a What does the writer imply by saying 'some people are lucky?
b. Why do we have such an aversion to ageing?
c. What is meant by Grey Power?
d. Why is retirement considered a time of freedom?
2.2. Answer the following questions: (1x4-4 Marks)
a. Which word in para 1 means 'proceedings ?
b. Which word in para 3 means the opposite of nattentive"?
c. Find a word in para 4 which means similar to considerate",​

Answer 1

Answers of the passage:

2.1:

1. The writer implies by saying 'some people are lucky' that the quality of life where some people have people who remind them to take care about their skin or help them to do so.
2. We have such aversion to ageing because it hs been feeded in our heads that ageing makes us less beautiful also as people grow older they experience short-term memory and other diseases like dementia, Alzheimer's and much more.
3. Grey power means both businesses and government have a new respect for senior citizens.
4. Reteriement is considered as a time of freedom because one is left with a generous retirement money which can be spent on a holiday and other luxuries.

2.2:

1. grow/advances
2. dementia
3. possession

Answer 2

Answer:

Draw a bar graph for the given expenditure of a family on different heads in a month :

Head : Food Education Clothing House rent Others Savings

Expenditure (in rs ) 4000 2500 1000 3500 2500 1500