Question

IX C - WORKSHEET 2

Read the passage and complete the following choosing the right option. (5m)
Often students who are very fond of reading books are labeled by their comrades as bookworms. Those things generally come from the mouths of students who consider themselves as being ‘gamesters’. Boys who shine in athletics or in the playing of some game - particularly cricket, consider that the games field is a better or nobler arena for their activities and the expenditure of their energies than the classroom or the reading desk. The idea is born out of an inferiority complex inherent in the games-minded students who actually envy their fellow who shine academically. Academic honours have a glamour which is unique.
It is not to be denied that the playing of games is a worthy activity; it is worthy in the sense that the team spirit can be engendered in the individual only if he has learnt to participate in the playing of games. It is also true that the player does much for society and for his country on the playing field. It is true that the feeling of cooperation can be cultivated in a person only through group activity. But studies should not be sacrificed in order that students devote their time only to the playing of games. It is my observation that those boys who become obsessed with the playing, particularly of cricket, begin to ignore their studies. Their academic ability suffers.

i. Bookworms are those students who __________.

act like worms

read much

love reading and read much

read everytime

മറ്റുള്ള:

ii. _______ makes the gamesters feel superior to the bookworms.

hatred

ill-will

envy

jealousy

മറ്റുള്ള:

iii. Playing of games teaches us one great thing. It is ________.

fellow-feeling

team spirit

mutual love

love for fellowmen

മറ്റുള്ള:

iv. Playing in groups means ________.

getting a feeling of togetherness

fellow-feeling

team spirit

feeling of cooperation

മറ്റുള്ള:

v. The word ‘devote’ means ________.

take away

dedicate

give

apply​

Answer 1

i. love reading and read much.

ii. envy

iii. team spirit

iv. feeling of cooperation

v. dedicate