Question

I.Read the following passage carefully and answer the following: 1X5=5
I. 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 selfcontrol, 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 anything
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.
(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.
(1)It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends.
–Philip Green
(2)To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. –Confucius
(3)Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. –Albert Einstein
(4)Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create. –Jana Kingsford
(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.

Answer 1

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