Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:



1. Why does a person become overconfident? The reason lies in over assessment of his

capabilities. Sometimes people over assess their competence and jump into situations that

are beyond their control.

2. Napoleon Bonaparte who became Emperor of France would say that the word impossible

was common only amongst fools. The overconfident Napoleon invaded Russia in the

winter 1812. This proved a big disaster.

3. Overconfidence generally leads people into misadventures, endangering their chances in

life. It is wisely said that any achievement is a result of two factors-one’s personal

planning and support from the external world. People; take into account only their

planning, generally ignoring external factors. As a result they are unable to foresee future

developments. Hence, a great risk of failure.

4. Then there is the question: how one can manage overconfidence? The formula is very

simple. Before taking a decision discuss the matter with other informed people with an

objective mind and when it is proved that you are about to go off the path, accept reality

and say without delay, “ I was wrong’.

5. Overconfidence is a flaw characterising people who lack the virtue of modesty. Modesty

makes you a realist; you become a person who is cut down to size. People of this kind

become very cautious; before taking an action they asses the whole situation. They adopt

a realistic approach. 6. Overconfident people live within their own thoughts. They know themselves but they are

unaware of others. Living inside their own cell they are unable to make use of the

experiences of others. This kind of habit is highly damaging to all concerned.

7. This is a saying that the young man sees the rule and the old man sees the exception, with

a slight change, I would like to say that the overconfident person sees the rule and the

confident person sees the exception. Overconfident people are always at risk. It is

said that taking risk is good but it must be well calculated otherwise it becomes very

dangerous.


A. Write the option you consider the most appropriate. (1x6 = 6)

1. When people make plans for the future they usually ignore……

(a) internal factors (b) external factors (c) the present situation

2. Modesty makes man ……

(a) a dreamer (b) an opportunist (c) a realist

3. Which of the following words means the same as ‘very difficult’ (Para -2)?

(a) doable (b) impossible (c) feasible

4. Napoleon’s invasion on Russia in winter 1812 proved to be a…..

(a) great success (b) clever step (c) a big disaster

5. Which of the following words means the same as ‘evaluate’ (Para -5)?

(a) impartial (b) remit (c) assess

6. According to the writer what does an overconfident person sees

(a) impartial (b) exception. (c) thought

B. On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following statements

as briefly as possible. (1x4=4)



(a) Overconfidence is a flaw …………………

(b) Overconfident people ……………………..

(c) Overconfidence generally leads ……………………..

(d) Emperor of France said………………………………




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Answer 1

Answer:

1 A

2 C

3 B

4 B

5 A

6 C

1 overconfidence is the flaw of characterizing people who lack the virtue of modesty

2 overconfindent people live in their own thought

3 overconfidence generally leads to people into misadventure

4 the emperor of France said that the word impossible was common only amongst fools

Answer 2

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Explanation:

2