piano teacher described an interesting encounter she had with a young lady who came
to inquire about music lessons. The young lady asked her, "How long will this course take?
My father tells me that it is in fashion now to be able to play musical instruments and that I
should learn one quickly. I want something that will be quick, fast and easy like, like "When
the amused teacher explained that it would take a lifetime of meticulous practice to learn
music, her face fell and needless to say, she never came back.
2. The single most important factor that distinguishes those of us who succeed in any
venture and those of us who don't is this 'instant coffee' attitude. Most of us want results
quickly. We want to reach the top immediately and get worked up when things go wrong.
Perseverance and patience are forgotten words. We get upset, frustrated and angry when
a skill or activity requires us to put in a lot of effort and time.
3. Life is too short and there is not enough time to do all the things we want to. We tend to
compare with others and get upset when they seem to be doing well-dismissing their
achievement as pure luck, or think that they have support, help, approach That God is
being too kind to them and not to us. And so we give up.
4. But such thinking serves no good. For, it doesn't solve the problem. Life is tough for those
with the instant coffee' attitude.
5. Success, real success and happiness come to those who have a 'bread-making' attitude.
Those who are willing to knead the dough, wait for hours for it to rise, only to punch it
down and knead some more, wait for another couple of hours for it to rise again, then bake
it before it is ready to be eaten. Nothing is instantaneous. For every endeavour — whether
in the area of career, academics, music, sports, relationships, physical fitness or even in
spirituality, it is a long arduous journey.
6. Only if we are willing to put in the time, painstaking effort and have faith, can we get
results. If we don't accept this difficult, but true fact of life, our lives will be far from being
happy and fulfilling.
1.1 On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions.
[10x 1=10]
(i) The young lady came to the piano teacher to ……………..
(a) inquire about his health.
(b) to know whether her pet came there.
(c) ask how long it would take to learn the piano.
(d) provide him her phone number.
(ii) Choose the option that best captures the central idea of the passage from quotes.
a) Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn't expect good
things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too
soon can cheapen the outcome." — John Wooden
b) “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time – Leo Tolstoy
c) Better three hours too soon than a minute too late – William Shakespeare
d) “ The key is in not spending time, but in investing it”. – Stephen R. Covey(iii) Why was the teacher amused?
(a) Because she knew that playing the piano can be learnt quickly.
(b) Because he knew that playing the piano cannot be learnt quickly.
(c) Because she knew that playing the piano cannot be learnt easily and quickly.
(d) Because she knew that the young lady cannot learn to play the piano.
(iv) Which of the following qualities have been forgotten in the present scenario, apart from the
passage?
1. Friendship
2. Innovation
3. Logic
4. Respect
5. Hard-work
6. Collaboration
(a) 1,5 and 6 (b) 2,3 and 4 (c) 2,3,4 and 5 d) 1, 4, 5 and 6
(v) Which of the following words are forgotten today?
(a) Patience (b) Impatience (c) Perseverance (d) Both (a) and (c)
(vi) Select the option that makes the correct use of 'instantaneous' as used in the passage, to
fill in the space.
(a) With Jonathan, it had been ………………… as well.
(b) Thus the relative motion of the wheels is …………………….
(c) The whole effect is …………..in the value of the impulse.
(d) The effect was ………….. and all-embracing.
(vii) How do we describe the achievements of others?
(a) Pure luck (b) Hard work
(c) Never give up attitude (d) Paith in themselves
(viii) ……………………. attitude is needed to be successful in life.
(a) Rat-race (b) Instant coffee
(c) Bush-beating (d) Bread-making
(ix) The young lady wanted to learn something that is
(a) easy (b) quick (c) tough (d) Both (a) and (b)
(x) For whom is the life tough?
(a) For everyone (b) For those with the instant coffee attitude
(c) For old people (d) For people who have patience and perseverance
answer someone plz
Answers
Answer:
Which of the following qualities have been forgotten in the present scenario, apart
from the passage?
(1) Friendship (2) Innovation (3) Logic
(4) Respect (5) Hard-work (6) Collaboration
(a) 1, 5 and 6 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 4, 5 and 6
Answer:
The correct options are
(i) (c) ask how long it would take to learn the piano.
(ii) (a) Good things take time, as they should. We shouldn't expect good things to happen overnight. Actually, getting something too easily or too soon can cheapen the outcome." — John Wooden
(iii) (c) Because she knew that playing the piano cannot be learnt easily and quickly.
(iv) (a) 1, 5 and 6
(v) (d) Both (a) and ( c)
(vi) (a) With Jonathan, it had been instantaneous as well.
(b) Thus the relative motion of the wheels is instantaneous.
(c) The whole effect is instantaneous in the value of the impulse.
(d) The effect was instantaneous and all-embracing.
(vii) (a) Pure luck
(viii) (d) Bread-making
(ix) (d) Both (a) and (b)
(x) (b) For those with the instant coffee attitude
Explanation:
(i) The correct option is (c). The above passage describes a young lady who wants to learn piano as fast as possible and thus approaches the piano teacher to know if she can learn the piano quickly.
(ii) As depicted in the passage the correct option is (a) because the teacher explains that it would take a lifetime of meticulous practice to learn music and one cannot expect instant results.
(iii) The correct option is ( c) because the teacher knows that to learn piano one must have patience and cannot learn it quickly.
(iv) The correct option is (a) because the above passage depicts instant results and impatience and not hard work, collaboration, or friendship.
(v) The correct option is (d) because it is clearly understood that the lady wants to learn the piano quickly and there is no thought for patience and perseverance.
(vi) The word "instantaneous" takes its actual form in all the sentences.
(vii) The correct option is (a) because in the passage others achievements are depicted as pure luck, or think that they have support, help.
(viii) The correct option is (d) because the passage depicts Success, real success and happiness come to those who have a 'bread-making' attitude
(ix) The correct option is (d) because the young lady wants to learn piano in an easy and quick way.
(x) The correct option is (b) because the important factor that distinguishes those of us who succeed in any venture and those of us who don't is this 'instant coffee' attitude.
To know more about ‘instant-coffee’ attitude, visit:
https://brainly.in/question/25567784
To learn more about piano, visit:
https://brainly.com/question/2109428
#SPJ2