Question

. Conversation is a fine art. It is the art of exchanging thought. It is an art which anybody can cultivate

or master. Not everybody can paint or play music, but almost everyone can talk. Thus, it affords the

greatest pleasure to the greatest number. ‘To talk”, says R.L. Sleversan, “is our chief business in the world.

And talk is by far the most accessible of pleasures. It costs nothing in money, it is all profit. It completes

our education, makes friends and can be enjoyed at any age.”

2. Conversation is indeed the most teachable of all the arts. All you need to do is to find a subject that

interests you and your listeners. There are numberless hobbies to talk about. But the important thing is

that you must talk about the other fellow’s hobby rather than your own. Therein lies the secret of your

popularity. There is nothing that pleases people so much as your interest in their interest.

3. It is just as important to know what subjects to avoid and what subjects to select for good conversation.

If you don’t want to be set down as a bore, avoid certain unpleasant topics. Avoid talking about yourself

unless you are asked to do so. Sickness or death bores everybody. The only one who willingly listens to

such talk is, the doctor, but he gets paid for it. You must also know not only what to say but also how to

say it.Q5. In what lies the secret to your popularity while having a conversation?

Q6. What should be avoided unless you are asked to do so?

Q7. Name any two advantages of being able to talk well according to R.L. Sleversan.

Q8. Make a meaningful sentence with word’ cultivate’.

Answer the following questions with reference to the information given in the passage:

(2x1=2)

“The only one who willingly listens to such talk is, the doctor.”

Q9. Which talk is the doctor willing to listen?

Q10. Why is he willing to listen to such talk?

B. Read the following poem and answer the qQ5. In what lies the secret to your popularity while having a conversation?

Q6. What should be avoided unless you are asked to do so?

Q7. Name any two advantages of being able to talk well according to R.L. Sleversan.

Q8. Make a meaningful sentence with word’ cultivate’.

Answer the following questions with reference to the information given in the passage:

(2x1=2)

“The only one who willingly listens to such talk is, the doctor.”

Q9. Which talk is the doctor willing to listen?

Q10. Why is he willing to listen to such talk?

B. Read the following poem and answer the q​

Answer 1

Answer:

8.They survived by cultivating vegetables and grain.