Question

Q2: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. (12 Marks)

Food can maintain and save life. It can destroy life as well. Proper food serves as medicine, improper

food works as poison. A little care about t he quality and quantity of food will keep us healthy

and happy. If we go about eating all sorts of things, we shall become sick. We take pride in

calling ourselves civilized. Being sensible means to know the difference between good and bad, right

and wrong. It will not do to become slaves to our tongue and taste. Even cattle, birds and beasts eat

only what is best for their body. We mostly eat processed food and refined sugar. We pay heavily

for junk food, for Chinese dishes or deep fried snacks. As a result we catch diseases. We have drifted

away from Mother Nature. We laugh at the rules of hygiene, healthy diet and the advice of our

elders. This has given rise to diabetes. We offer chocolates, cakes, junk food and ice creams too often

to our children to spoil them. We also attend parties or dine out everyday. This way we invite

obesity and diabetes. i) We catch diseases because we have ……….from mother nature.

ii) We should not become ………. tongue and taste.

iii) Birds and animals eat the things that are ………….

iv) Which word in the passage means 'being fat or overweight'?

(a) obesity (b) civilized (c) sensible (d) none​

Answer 1

Answer:

Location and area

Covering some 85,000 square kilometres, the Massif Central is the largest upland area in France. Culminating at the Puy de Sancy, 1885 metres, some 30 miles southwest of Clermont Ferrand, it is also the third highest mountain range in France.

Answer 2

Answer:

1)we catch diseases because we have drifted away from the mother nature.

2)We should not become slaves to our tongue and taste

3)

4) obesity