Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow.

(1)Every single mistake is a blessing in disguise; there are actually untold blessings hidden within every mistake.

(2) Children make many mistakes while learning how to ride a bike or write, and we don't give it a second thought

because we know that through their mistakes they will learn and eventually master what they're trying to do. So

why it is that adults are so hard on themselves? We all make mistakes, and if we didn't make them we'd never

learn anything and we wouldn't grow any smart or wiser. We have the freedom to make our own choices, and the

freedom to make mistakes. Mistakes can hurt, but if we don't learn from the mistake, we've made, the pain we've

suffered from it has been for nothing. By the law of attraction, we will make the same mistake over and over

again, until the consequences hurt so much that we finally learn from it! It's the very reason why mistakes hurt,

so that we do learn from them and don't make them repeatedly.

(3) To learn from a mistake, we first have to own it, and this is where many people can come undone because

they often blame someone else for their mistake. Let's consider the scenario of being pulled over by the police for

speeding and being given a speeding ticket. Instead of taking responsibility for speeding we blame the police

because we were caught unawares. But the mistake was ours as we chose to speed.

(4) So, how do we learn from our mistakes? Gratitude! No matter how bad something may seem, there are always

many things to be grateful for. When you look for as many things as you can to be grateful for in a mistake, you

magically transform the mistake into a blessing, and blessings attract more blessings

(5) Today think of a mistake and let it be a lesson learnt. Let it be a blessing . Look for the things to be grateful

for. Ask yourself what you have learnt from this mistake. Every blessing you find has magical power. So get

ready to write out your list in a gratitude journal or type them on a computer

Answer the following questions on the basis of your reading of the above passage

i) When we are caught for our mistake what is our normal reaction?

a. We are unprepared
b. we own up to the mistake

c. We blame someone else for the mistake
d. None of these

ii) What suggestion does the author give for mistakes to become magical?

a. Every mistake becomes a blessing in disguise.

b. Ask yourself what you have learnt from the mistakes made by you.

c. Learning from mistakes becomes a habit.

d. All of the above.

iii) Which of the following words is the antonym of ‘consequences’ used in para 2?

a. results
b. causes
c. ramifications
d. outcomes

iv) Which of the following words is the synonym of ‘ultimately’ (para 2)?

a. eventually
b. initially
c. timely
d. finally

v) Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘caught unawares’ (para3)

a. predisposed
b. set
c. ready
d. unprepared​

Answer 1

Answer:

(I) the normal reaction is we are unprepared to face that thing ....

(ii) a ; every mistake is a blessing in disguise

(iii) outcomes

(iv) initially

(v) unprepared

Explanation:

i hope it was helpful

Answer 2

Answer:

i) c. We blame someone else for the mistake.

ii) b. Ask yourself what you have learnt from the mistakes made by you.

iii) b. Causes are the antonym of the word consequences.

iv) a. Eventually is the synonym of the word ultimately.

v) d. Unprepared is the word which means caught unawares.

Explanation:

The passage given here has a lesson for everyone to learn that is, our mistakes will always help us to progress in life, and owning up to our mistakes will eventually turn out to be a blessing for us.