Question

ks)
ection A: Reading (18 Marks)
Read the following passage carefully
1. Right from childhood, a human being starts enjoying the pleasure of reading. As
(10x1)
a child, he learns the ways of life through reading and writing .He is thrilled by
going through new little things and learning through them .Any new lesson that
comes his way, excites his emotions by giving his little mind freshness of knowledge
A little poem about an animal, a little prose about the toys and a little sentence
about society he lives in, give him strange pleasure .
2. The pleasure onę derives from reading. Is indeed recreative as well as instructive.
The mental effects of reading create a strange sense of pleasure. Reading provides
n ecstasy an intellectual exertion. Reading of novels or their interesting literature
makes a person forget the worries and cares of life. The reading of a newspapers,
periodical, journal, etc. which is light reading, gives the reader knowledge about
human life around and solves his curiosity for knowledge about the world.
Newspapers and journals give information about the events taking place in the
world and happenings in the state and the locality a person lives in. The newspapers
also publish important news and views in the fields of economics, politics and science
.Reading of newspaper is indispensable for even a little educated citizen in modern
society.
3. The reading of novels is the most popular pastime of a large number of people,
The attraction of novel lies in its ability to create interest, to sustain it and take the
reader to the heights of imagination and luxurious fiction. All fictions are somewhat
connected with life and give in words the pictures drawn from real life from imagination
.As such, of all forms of literature, novels are the most popular and interesting
.They portray pen picture from our real life and society and present the character of
the people we see around or wish to see .A novel inspires the interest and intention
of a reader because in it scenes rapidly shift and change and there are unexpected
turns of events giving shocks and shakes to the mind.
4. Next, we come to the books of travel and adventure. The spirit of adventure is in
the very blood of man.Aman wants glamour and romantic life, full of adventure and
the material spirit .Books of travel and adventure infuse a spirit of fearlessness
which the travelers who are heroes of the books ,may inspire in us. Among the
books of adventure lies the best literature of the world.
Whatever type of books one reads, the reading is always a source of pleasure
and enjoyment, the habit of trading is a sign of good culture .It is a source of
knowledge and the best means of making use of one's leisure. Books are , after all
a gold mine of knowledge , art ,literature and science Books are not only useful
instructive but also entertaining and recreative.
(1)
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions
by choosing the best of the given choices.
(a) How does a child learn the ways of its life?
(i) By imitating his elders
(ii) by observing
(iii
) Through reading and writing (iv) through school education
(b) What are the two salient features of reading?
1
6
1​

Answer 1

1. through reading and learning
2. understanding the text of what your reading. keep full concentration and good interest.......