(i)Reading is a very rewarding leisure time activity. It is to the mind what food is to the body. It is a
blessing for modern educated man who feels crushed under the pressure of daily life. Books provide an
excellent means of diversion from day-to-day tensions. There are books to suit every taste and
temperament. The quantity and quality of reading material is so enormous that anybody who is fond of
reading is likely to find something that interests him or her.
(ii) Great books are a constant source of strength and inspiration. The Bible, The Geeta, The Ramayana,
The Koran etc. are books which provide comfort and solace to a disturbed person. These are books
which have enriched human soul. Anybody who spends a few minutes every day to read any of these
books will confess that he has derived a lot of peace and joy from them. Such books are perennial and
contain the wisdom of wise men down the ages.
(iii)A good book opens a whole new world for the reader. Normally novels are not based on actual
events or real persons. They are the creation of a writer who unconsciously draws from his experience
of life. A great novel can be produced only by a master-mind that is capable of shrewd and sympathetic
observation of the world, of man and the working of his mind. English literature and Indian literature in
Hindi and other regional languages are full of immortal novels. Prem Chand’s Godan, Tolstoy’s AnnaKarenina, Kipling’s Kim and Dickens’s David Copperfield have stood the test of time and still provide as
much pleasure to the readers today as they did when they were written.
(iv) Every educated man in these days is hungry for news of the latest development in the political
sphere. Newspapers fulfill that need. They are an essential item with morning tea. People who are
accustomed to reading newspapers feel out of sorts if they do not get it. Then there is a vast variety of
magazines which cover almost every sphere of man’s interest and activity. This tremendous variety in
reading material makes it possible for men and women of all tastes and temperaments to draw pleasure
from it.
(v) Indeed the pleasure of reading should not be missed by any literary person. Everyone should be
encouraged to cultivate the habit and discover the treasured wealth hidden in the books for him.
Reading enriches, enlightens and educates the mind. It even helps the serious minded people in evolving
an attitude, a philosophy of life which guides them in their everyday existence.
A-On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it, using abbreviations wherever
necessary. Suggest a suitable title to the passage. 4
B-Find words from the passage having the same meaning as the following:-
(i) huge
(ii) accept
(iii) necessary
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"taste" (and any subsequent words) was ignored because we limit queries to 32 words.
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