Question

I. Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
The conversation is a fine art. It is the art of exchanging thoughts. It is an art
that 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. 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.
Hobbies are for example, 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.

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.
Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) How does the author define and explain the art of conversation?
(b) How is talking easier to learn than other fine arts?
(c) What are the subjects one can easily talk about?
(d) Which topics usually bore the listener?
(e) What should be avoided unless you are asked to do so?
Find out words from the above passage similar in meaning to the
following:
(a) acquire or develop
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(b) within reach
(c) make happy.

Answer 1

Answer:

Question-1=The conversation is a fine art. It is the art of exchanging thoughts. It is an art  that 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.

Question-2=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. 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.

Question-3=Hobbies are for example, 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.

Question-4= 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.

Question-5=Avoid talking about yourself  unless you are asked to do so.

Synonyms:-

(a)-Cultivate.

(b)-Accessible.

(c)-Pleases.

Answer 2

Answer:

${8}^{1} )y \sqrt[6]{2} y$

Explanation:

8 by 1 bracket y 6 hol 2 by y