Question

Q.1 Read the following Passage and answers the below

questions [6 Marks]

These days, it is not unusual to see people listening to music or

using their electronic gadgets while crossing busy roads or

travelling on public transports, regardless of the risks involved. I

have often wondered why they take such risks : is it because they

want to exude a sense of independence, or is it that they want to

tell the world to stop bothering them ? Or is it that they just want to

show how cool they are ? Whether it is a workman or an executive, earphones have become an inseparable part of our lives, sometimes even leading to tragicomic situations. The other day, an electrician had come to our house to fix

something. We told him in detail what needed to be done. But after

he left, I found that the man had done almost nothing. It later turned

out that he could not hear our directions clearly because he had an

earphone on. Hundreds of such earphones addicts commute by the

Delhi Metro every day. While one should not begrudge anyone their

moments of privacy or their love for music, the fact is ‘iPod oblivion’ can sometimes be very dangerous. Recently, I was travelling with my wife on the Delhi Metro. Since the

train was approaching the last station, there weren’t too many

passengers. In our compartment, other than us, there were only

two women sitting cm the other side of the aisle. And then suddenly,

I spotted a duffel bag. The bomb scare lasted for several minutes. Then suddenly, a youth emerged from nowhere and picked up the

bag. When we tried to stop him, he looked at us, surprised. Then he

took off his earpieces, lifted the bag, and told us that the bag

belonged to him and that he was going to get off at the next station. We were stunned but recovered in time to ask him where he was all

this while. His answer : he was in the compartment, leaning against

the door totally immersed in the music. He had no clue about what

was going on around him. When he got off, earplugs in his hand, we could hear strains of the song.(A) Read the above passage and answer any 4 questions

(1 x 4 = 4 marks)

(i) What reasons does the author offer for the people taking risks on

the road ?

(ii) Why didn’t the electrician carry out the work properly ?

(iii) Why were the people in the Metro doubtful about the bag ?

(iv) Why were the passengers stunned ?

(v) Explain the term ‘earphone addicts’?

(B) Find words from the paragraph indicated which are similar

in meaning to the words given below: (1 x 2 = 2 marks)

(i) inspite of (para 1)

(ii) absorbed (para 4)

(iii) picked (para 3)​

Answer 1

Answer:

THE REASONS THAT AUTHOR OFFER FOR THE PEOPLE TAKING RISKS ON THE ROADS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO EXUDE A SENCE OF INDEPENDENCE, OR IS IT THAT THEY WANT TO TELL THE WORLD TO STOP BOTHERING THEM? OR IS IT THAT THEY JUST WANT TO SHOW HOW COOL ARE THEY?

Answer 2

Answer:

ask a new question please to understand how to pronounce it