Q.1 Read the Passage carefully and answer the following questions:
.The System of education in our country is defect. It is not keeping
pace with the passage of time. It follows the pattern which was valid
five decades ago. The aim of education is to prepare students for the
tough battle of life. The basic needs of life are a sound mind in a
sound body and skill to make a living. It widens the sphere of
knowledge and builds our character. In short, education should turn
out a strong team of responsible citizens, Education has to be related
to life and also the needs of a nation.It is unfortunate that our policy
makers give little importance to moral education and noble values.
They set up schools and colleges only to turn out an army of
graduates good for nothing. We need men with brain, good scientists
and tough soldiers for the army. Education for all sound sweet. But
mere Slogans and schemes on paper won't take us far. Our leaders
don't have the will to serve the nation. Also schemes fail at the
ground level.
On the basis of the reading of the above passage complete the
following sentences.
i) Why our education system is wrong?
ii) What is the aim of our education?
iii) What does our nation needs?
iv) What does men of strong Character also make?
v) What does policy makers do?
vi) Make sentence - a) Education b) citizens.
vii) Write opposites – a) soft b) near c) succeed d) fortunate
Vill) Give suitable title of the passage.
(ix) Pick out two nouns from the above passage.
(x) Rick too adjectives from the above passage.
Answers
Answer:
The giraffe is the tallest of all living land animals. A male can go up to 18 feet and a female upto 15 feet. Such height enables them to escape the competition for ground level grass that exists among other leaf-eaters. It also gives him a long range of vision. He takes the warning of the approaching enemy early.
Giraffes eat a variety of leaves, but acacia leaves are their favourite diet. In spring when many trees are not in leaf, they spend 80 per cent of the day eating. In summer, when trees are in full leaf, they need only 15 per cent. The rest of the time is spent in resting and quarrelling.
A giraffe’s long neck is made up like that of man and most other mammals, of only seven vertebrae. The bones are attached to one another with ball and socket joints. These make the neck flexible. It can run at 50 km per hour.
Rising from a lying position is a problem for such a large animal. So it usually keeps standing even while it sleeps.
To reach water with such a long neck and legs, a giraffe spreads its front legs wide apart. Then it lowers its neck to drink. This awkward position makes it easy for the lion to attack it.