Question

Q.1 Read the passage given below and answers the question that follow:

(i) I was shopping in my home town, when I heard a young voice boom from across the

aisle, "Mum, come here, there's a lady my size.” The mortified mother rushed to the

boy who looked about seven; then she turned to me to apologise. I smiled and told

her, “It's okay. Then looked at her wide-eyed son. He studied me from head to toe

and asked, "Why are you so little?” ”It's the way God made me. Some people are

little. Some are tall. I'm just not going to grow any bigger.” After about five minutes

of questioning he returned to his mother.

(ii) My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and

explaining why I look different from their parents. It has taken many years of

developing my confidence to be able to do that. It takes only one glance to see my

uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I am an anchondroplasia dwarf,

which, is a person having very short limbs.

When I was born, my mother was told I was a dwarf. Not knowing a lot about

dwarfism my mum's main concern was my health. Our family doctor put her mind at

ease when he told her that I would not have any major medical concerns. He was

right.

(iii) When I was growing up my parents encouraged me to do all the things the kids

around me did. So when my neighbours got two wheel bicycles, I got a two-wheel

bicycle. When they roller-skated, I roller skated. Our neighbours treated me as a

normal person. I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. There a few kids

picked on me calling me names. After that I began to hate the first day of school

each year. I did not know who was new and would stare as I struggled to climb up

the school-bus stairs. Some of the kids would point out and say. “Look at the kid.

Look at her”. Boys could be especially mean.

(iv) As time went on, I tried to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed all

my life. I was determined to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a

disadvantage. My friends became an increasingly protective. What I lacked in height

I made up for in personality. I had the ability to laugh, even at myself, I am 47 now,

and stares have not diminished, as I’ve grown elder, people ask my friends if I lived

in a doll house. They look in disbelief when they see me get out of my car on the

driver’s side. During those times, I try to keep a good attitude. When people are

rude I remind myself, “Look what else I have- a great family, nice friends.”

Children’s questions make my life special. “Why are you so short? How old are you?

Are you a mummy?” When I talked to children they live content their question have

been answered. My hope is that in taking time with them, I will encourage them toaccept their peers, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with

respect






Find words in the passage that are similar in meaning to the following from the

paragraphs. Write the answer in your answer sheet against the correct question

number. 08

(i) Hurt, humiliated (pare-1)

(a) home town (b) mortified

(c) wide – eyed (d) apologise

(ii) The quality of being only a particular kind (para-2)

(a) glance (b) uniqueness

(c) different (d) confidence

(iii) Inspired with confidence (para- 3)

(a) encouraged (b) skated

(c) around (d) peers.

(iv) persons of same age (para-4

(a) lacked (b) peers

(c) smile (d) increasingly
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Answer 1

Answer:

i) wide eyes, mortified

ii) glance

iii) encouraged

iv) peers