Read the following passage carefully & then answer the questions that follow:- Bill believes in achieving his goals through hard work. He also believes that if you are intelligent and know how to use your intelligence, you can reach your goals and targets. From his early days Bill was ambitious, competitive and intelligent. These qualities helped him to attain a great position in the profession he chose. Also, Bill was deemed by his peers and his teachers as the smartest kid on campus;Bill’s parents came to know their son’s intelligence and decided to enrol him in a private school known for its intense academic environment. That was the most important decision in Bill Gate’s life, where he was first introduced to computers. Bill Gates and his friends were very much interested in computers and formed a ‘Programmers Group’ in late 1968. Being in this group, they found a new way to apply their computer skills in the University of Washington. In the next year, they got their first opportunity in Information Sciences Inc in which they were selected as programmers. ISI (Information Sciences Inc) agreed to give them royalties whenever it made money from any of the group’s programs. As a result of the business deal signed with Information Sciences Inc, the group also became a legal business.Upon graduating from Lakeside ol, Bill enrolled in Harvard University in 1973, one of the best universities in the country. He didn’t know what to do, so he enrolled his name for pre-law. He took the standard freshman courses with the exception of signing up for one of Harvard’s toughest mathematics courses. He did well over there, but he couldn’t find it interesting. He spent many long nights in front of the school’s computer and the next day fell asleep in class. After leaving school, he almost lost himself in the world of computers.Within a year, Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard. Then he formed Microsoft. Microsoft’s vision is “A computer on every desk and Microsoft software on every computer”. Bill is a visionary person and works very hard to achieve his vision. His belief in high intelligence and hard work has put him where he is today. He does not believe in mere luck or God’s grace, but just hard work and competitiveness. His beliefs are so powerful that they have helped him increase his wealth and his monopoly in the industry. .
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1(i) What is Bill Gates' belief?
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(a) hard work and competitiveness
(b) achieving his goals through hard work and knowing how to use your intelligence
(c) hard work and knowing how to use your intelligence
(d) None of the above
1(ii)Bill Gates dropped out from Harvard within a year because
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(a) he was not interested in pre-law
(b) he often fell asleep in class
(c) he spent many long nights in front of the school’s computer
(d) None of the above
1(iii) What was the most important decision in Bill Gates’ life?
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(a) to form a Programmer's group
(b) to enrol him in a private school
(c) to introduce him to computers
(d) to send him to a school with intense academic environment
1(iv) How did the ‘Programmers Group’ become a legal business?
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(a) They signed a business deal with ISI
(b) They were selected as programmers in ISI
(c)ISI agreed to give royalties if benefited from the program
(d)All of the above
1(v)What unusual step did Bill take in Harvard University?
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(a) He formed Microsoft.
(b) He joined pre-law.
(c)signed up for one of Harvard’s toughest mathematics courses.
(d) dropped out of Harvard in a year
1(vi) Programmer's group was formed in
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(a)1968
(b) 1973
(c)late 1968 while in University of Washington
(d) while he was in Harvard
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1(vii) Given below are words from the passage. One of those is the antonym of‘modest’. Choose the right option after reading the passage carefully.
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(a) great
(b) competitive
(c) ambitious
(d) smartest
1(viii) Given below are words from the passage. One of those is the synonym of‘implement’. Choose the right option after reading the passage carefully.
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(a) Goals
(b) Concern
(c) Apply
(d) Opportunity
1(ix) The word ‘freshman’ mentioned in the passage means the same as-
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(a) man smelling fresh
(b) first year student
(c) peer
(d) college student
1(x) The word ‘monopoly’ in the passage means the same as-
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(a) dominance
(b) complete control
(c) cornering the orders
(d) full attention
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The answers are as follows:
i. b. achieving his goals through hard work and knowing how to use his intelligence.
ii. b. he often fell asleep in class
iii. d. to send him to a school with an intense academic environment
iv. a. They signed a business deal with ISI
v. c. He signed up for one of Harvard's toughest mathematics courses.
vi. c. Late 1968 while at the University of Washington
vii. a. great
viii. c. apply
ix. b. first-year student
x. b. complete control
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