Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. 12

i. Have you ever failed at something so miserably that the thought of attempting to

do it again was the last thing you wanted to do?ii. It your answer is yes, then you are “not a robot,” unlike robots, we human beings

have feelings, emotions and dreams. We are all meant to grow and stretch

despite our circumstances and our limitations. Flourishing and trying to make our

dreams come true is great when life is going our way. But what happens when it’s

not? What happens when you fail despite all of your hard work? Do you stay

down and accept the defeat or do you get up again and again until you are

satisfied? If you have a tendency to persevere and keep going the you have what

experts call, grit.

iii. Falling down or failing is one of the most agonizing, embarrassing, and scariest

human experiences. But it is also one of the most educational empowering, and

essential parts of living a successful and fulfilling life. Did you know that

perseverance (grit) is one of the seven qualities that have been described as the

keys to personal success and betterment in society? The other six are : gratitude

optimism self-control, social intelligence, and zest.

Thomas Edison is model for grit for trying 1000 plus times to invent the light both.

If you are reading this with the lights on your room, you know well he succeeded.

When asked why he kept going despite his hundreds of failures, he merely stated

that what he had been not failures.

They were hundreds of ways not to create alight bulb. This statement not only

revealed his grit but also his optimism for looking at the bright side.

iv. Grit can be learned to help you become more successful. One of the techniques

that helps is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual

stay in the moment by bringing awareness of his or her experience without

judgment. This practice has been used to quiet the noise of their fears and

doubts. Through this simple practice of mindfulness, individuals have the ability

to stop the self sabotaging downward spiral of hopelessness, despair, and

frustration.

v. What did you to overcome the negative and self-sabotaging feelings of failure?

Reflect on what you did, and try to use those same powerful resources to help

you today.

A) On the basis of your reading of the passage answer the following questions in

about 30-40 words each.

i) According to the passage, what are the attributes of a human?

ii) What is perceived as grit?

iii) How is failing an educational and empowering part of human life?

iv) How does mindfulness help?

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B) On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four the following.

v) Find the word in the Para 3 that means hopefulness and confidence about

success of something.

vi) Find the word in the Para 2, that means continue.

vii) Find the word in the Para3, that is the synonym of distressing.

viii) Find the word in the Para 5, that means wreck or destroy.​

Answer 1

Answer:

I have eyes whatvyou have

Answer 2

Grit can be learned to help you become more successful. One of the techniques

that helps is mindfulness. Mindfulness is a practice that helps the individual

stay in the moment by bringing awareness of his or her experience without

judgment.