Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: (6)

(i) Ideas rule the world. You shape your fate and decide your destiny by your thoughts. You have to

think high to rise. You have to believe and be sure of yourself to win a prize. Life’s battle does not

always go to the stronger or the faster man; but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks

he can. Success starts with your thoughts. Whatever your mind can conceive and believe it can

achieve. And your mind is nothing more than a bundle of thoughts. Since you have the power to shape

your thoughts, you automatically have the power to fashion your fate and decide your destiny. Thus,

your thoughts are the most potent powerful and prime source of your success. For your thoughts to

blossom into success, they should be combined with definiteness of purpose, perseverance and a

burning pulsating strong desire to translate them into action.

(ii) Believe that you will succeed and believe it firmly. You will then do whatever it is necessary to bring

success about. Faith in yourself, confidence that you can and will succeed is the key to your success in

any venture. If you keep your mind riveted on your goal and focus your thoughts on the great and

splendid things you wish to have, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing upon the opportunities that

are required for the fulfilment of your desires. Thoughts are supreme. Preserve a right mental attitude of

courage, frankness and good cheer.

(iii) Think of success in your work and you will then do automatically and unconsciously, the things

necessary to bring success about, if your desire is weak and efforts are erratic your achievements will

also be slight and fleeting. But if you go after your goal with the single-mindedness of a bulldog after a

cat, nothing and nobody under the sun can stop you. Your goal should also be defined, clear- cut and

specific and should be linked to a fixed time frame so that your definite energies and efforts can be

focused and forcefully directed towards its attainment.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage, answer the following questions: (1x6 = 6)

a) How do ideas rule the world?

b) What do you have to do to rise and win a prize?

c) What is the key to your success in any goal?

d) What must you do to achieve your goal?

e) The correct meaning of the word ‘fleeting’ is _________.

f) The word that means the opposite of ‘modest’ is​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ideas rule the world. You shape your fate and decide your destiny by your thoughts. You have to

b). think high to rise. You have to believe and be sure of yourself to win a prize. Life’s battle does not

c) confidence that you can and will succeed is the key to your success in

d) If you keep your mind riveted on your goal and focus your thoughts on the great and

splendid things you wish to have, you will find yourself unconsciously seizing upon the opportunities that

e) lasting for a very short time.

f) boastful