Question

Q2. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow
Do you have a hobby is there anything that you are passionate about? Something create the
you really se doing or deeply involved wit? Something that gros you macas you forget alese -
even makes you forget to eat or sleep? No, I am not talking about your job of your caly chores
By developing a paralel line other than that of your job and following it like crazy you energise
your te wil keep you going even when all other activities have stepped
It did not make much sense to me uns ran into a retired of certes passionate writer sal
MX
What was amazing was his appearance He looked 10 years younger than his self prociamed 75-
dark grey hairtail and robust Well preserved as some would say dont want to take much of
your time but just wanted to show you my work he said in his bag he was carrying dozens of
books that he had widen aner retirement Short stories and notes in his mother tongue and in
English for children and adults
Mr X Rebreater putting in 30 years of senice But he did not rate from life. No way fact
lead a much busier life now - writing "So writing is your hobby? I asked him Not sy
nterest While I was working I did not have enough time to write But now i won 10 - 12 hours a
day writing, writing, writing
Why is that the way you support yourse? "No my writings dont gay me Financially but they
me otherwise" he said Mr Xives on is savings but he reies on his passion to take care of
his mental and physical wellbeing in fact such is the energy and sense of satisfaction and
contentment that he draws from his wing that he has managed to serve many upheavals inte
Thanks to his passion retirement never became a sed phase of te for instead gave him a
new lease of te an opportunity to do that which he missed out on or had no se earlie
And his level of commitment was impress ve He does not want publicly nor he sterested in
advertising himself it will take me away from my writing and put me into the word of met
would rather follow my passion he says Gathering his books he was soon ready to lose - eager
to go back to his passion He left me with the motivation to seek one too. Thank You Mr X
2.1 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following
questions in about 30-40 words each
12 x 4 =
a) According to the passage, what is hobby?
b) According to the writer what made MX look 10 years younger?
c) Was writing his livelihood? Why? Why not?
d) How did the retirement phase become a hapoy phase of his te?
e) Why was Mr X not interested in seeking publicity
2.2 On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following:
M. X lives on his
a) savings. b) profit from business c) son's support o siblings support
Mr X has managed to survive many
in ite due to his cosession
a) Joys oslebration
c reunions
upheavals
) The word which tears very enthusiastic in para 1 of the passage is
a) creative b) grip
ccassionate o forget
in The word which means active and energetic in para 4 is
a) robust b) self-proclaimed cl well-reserved amazing
Mr. x let the narrator with a motivation to seek a
al book b) hobby
c) sport
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SECTION B: WRITING AND GRAMMAR (30 Marks)​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Explanation:

1.)a.) anything that you are passionate about. somthing creative that you really like doing,or are deeply involved with.

b.) Dark grey hair, tall and robust.

e). Mr.X was not interested in seeking publicity because he would be pulled to the world of the internet.