Read the passage and answer the question that follow: During our growing up years we as children were taught - both at home and school - to worship the photos and idols of the Gods of our respective religions. When we grew a little older, we were to read holy books like the Bhagwat Gita, Bible and Quran; we were told that there are a lot of life lessons to be learnt from these holy books. We were then introduced to stories from our mythologies which taught us about ethics and morality- what is good and what is bad. I also learnt to be respectful towards my parents who made my life comfortable with their hard work and love and care, and my teachers who guided me to become a good student and a responsible citizen. Much later in life, I realized that though we learn much from our respective holy books, there is a lot to learn from our surroundings. This realization dawned upon me when I learnt to enquire and explore. Everything around us- the sun, the moon, the stars, rain, rivers, stones, rocks, birds, plants and animals - teach us many valuable life lessons. No wonder that besides the scriptures, in many cultures’ nature is also worshipped. The message that we get is to save our environment and maintain ecological balance. People are taught to live in harmony with nature and recognize that there is God in all aspects of nature. Nature is a great teacher. A river never stops flowing. If it finds an obstacle in its way in the form of a heavy rock, the river water fights to remove it from its path or finds an alternative path to move ahead. This teaches us to be progressive in life, and keep the fighting spirit alive. Snakes are worshipped as they eat insects in the field that can hurt our crops, thus protecting the grains for us. In fact, whatever we worship is our helper and makes our lives easy for us. There are many such examples in nature, but we are not ready to learn a lesson. Overcome with greed, we are destroying nature. As a result, we face natural disasters like droughts, floods and landslides. We don’t know that nature is angry with us.However, it is never too late to learn. If we learn to respect nature, the quality of our life will improve. On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the questions. 1. We are told to worship photos and idols of Gods during our _________. a. childhood b. adulthood c. growing up years d. none of these 2. Parents should be worshiped because __________ a. they gave us Holy books to read b. they taught us what is good and what is bad c. they work hard to make our lives easier d. they have read many mythical stories 3. One can learn life lessons from _________ 1. Mythology 2. Reading Holy books 3. Nature 4. Worshiping photos and idols of God a. 1,2,4 b. 1,3,4 c. 1,2,3 d. 2,3,4 4. The natural disaster that has not been talked about in the passage is: a. Droughtb. Earthquake c. Flood d. Landslide 5. A river teaches us to be ___________ a. Stubborn b. Obstinate c. Progressive d. Docile 6. Snakes are worshipped because they protect ____________ a. Crops from animals b. Crops from insects c. Crops from rodents d. Us from insects
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1. We are told to worship photos and idols of Gods during our _________. a. childhood b. adulthood c. growing up years d. none of these 2. Parents should be worshiped because __________ a. they gave us Holy books to read b. they taught us what is good and what is bad c. they work hard to make our lives easier d. they have read many mythical stories 3. One can learn life lessons from _________ 1. Mythology 2. Reading Holy books 3. Nature 4. Worshiping photos and idols of God a. 1,2,4 b. 1,3,4 c. 1,2,3 d. 2,3,4 4. The natural disaster that has not been talked about in the passage is: a. Droughtb. Earthquake c. Flood d. Landslide 5. A river teaches us to be ___________ a. Stubborn b. Obstinate c. Progressive d. Docile 6. Snakes are worshipped because they protect ____________ a. Crops from animals b. Crops from insects c. Crops from rodents d. Us from insects
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what were we taught as children -both at home and school