Question

Read the passage and answer the questions.
The choices we make on a daily basis – wearing a seatbelt, lifting heavy objects correctly or
purposely staying out of any dangerous situation – can either ensure our safety or bring about
potentially harmful circumstances.

You and I need to make a decision that we are going to get our lives in order. Exercising self-
control, self-discipline and establishing boundaries and borders in our lives are some of the

most important thigs we can do. A life without discipline is one that’s filled with carelessness.
We can think its kind of exciting to live life on the edge. We like the image of “Yeah! That’s me!
Living on the edge! Woo-hoo!” It’s become a popular way to look at life. But if you see, even
highways have lines, which provide margins for our safety while we’re driving. If we go over
one side, we’ll go into the ditch. If we cross over the line in the middle, we could get killed.
And we like those lines because they help to keep us safe. Sometimes we don’t even realize
how lines help to keep us safe.
I’m not proud of this, but for the first 20 years of my life at work, I ignored my limits. I felt
horrible, physically, most of the time. I used to tell myself “I know I have limits and that I’ve
reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how long I can get by with it.” I ran to
doctors, trying to make myself feel better through pills, vitamins, natural stuff and anything I
could get my hands on. Some of the doctors would tell me, “It’s stress.” That just made me
mad. I thought stress meant you don’t like what you do or cant handle life, and I love what I
do. But I kept pushing myself, travelling, doing speaking engagements and so on – simply
exhausting myself. Finally, I understood I was living an unsustainable life and needed to make
some changes in my outlook and lifestyle.
You and I don’t have to be like everyone else or keep up with anyone else. Each of us needs to
be exactly the way we are, and we don’t have to apologize for it. We’re not all alike and we
need to find a comfort zone in which we can enjoy our lives instead of making ourselves sick
with an overload of stress and pressure.
1. The reason why living on the edge has become popular, is because of the
a. constant need for something different
b. population being much younger.
c. exhausting effort to make changes
d. strong tendency to stay within our limits.
2. Choose the correct option that best captures the central idea of the passage from the
given quotes:
It’s all about quality of life and finding a happy balance between work and friends.(Philip
Green) (1)
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.(Confucius) (2)
Life Is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.(Einstein) (3)

Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create(Jana Kingsford) (4)
3. Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context: “I know I
have limits and that I’ve reached them, but I’m going to ignore them and see if or how
long I can get by with it.”?
1.Negligent 2. indecisive 3. spontaneous 4. reckless 5. purposeless 6. Patient
a. 2 and 5 b. 3 and 6 c. 1 and 4 d. 2 and 3
4. Which of the following will be the most appropriate title for the passage?
a. Much too soon b. Enough is enough c.How much is too much?
d. Have enough to do
5. The phrase ‘potentially harmful circumstances’ refers to circumstances that can
a) certainly be dangerous b) be fairly dangerous
c) be possibly dangerous d) seldom be dangerous
6. Select the option that makes the correct use of “unsustainable”, as used in the
passage, to fill in the blank space.
a) In the long run, the ______officials followed emergency procedures.
b) Emergency procedures were ______ by the officials.
c) Officials reported an ________ set of events during the emergency.
d) Officials admit that the emergency system is ________ in the longer run.
7. The author attempts to ________ the readers through this write-up.
a. rebuke b. question c. offer aid to d. offer advice to
8.What does the author mean when he says , “to get our lives in order”?
a. to resume our lives
b. to organize our lives
c. to rebuild our lives
d. to control our lives
9. Choose the option that correctly states the two meanings of ‘outlook’ as used in the
passage.
1. A person’s evaluation of life
2. A person’s experiences in life
3.A person’s point if view towards life
4. A person’s regrets in life
5. A person’s general attitude to life
a. 1 and 4 b. 2 and 3 c. 3 and 5 d. 4 and 5

10.What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph?
a. Love what you do
b. Love yourself to love others
c. Be the best version of yourself
d. Be yourself

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

xii. What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph of the passage?

a) Love what you do.

b) Love yourself to love others.

c) Be the best version of yourself.

d) Be yourself.

Answer 2

Answer:

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