Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow it:
During this past year, the Covid pandemic has turned our lives upside down and changed not just the way we live and work but also how we think and behave. No part of the world and no aspect of life have remained unaffected. What has this pandemic taught us about the world and about ourselves?
More than ever before, we have realized how interconnected we are. The virus has spread to nearly every country in the world. Despite the differences and distance between places, we all are fighting the same battle. It’s a reminder of just how our world economy and society are interconnected on many levels, including supply chains, communications, technology, and travel.
The Covid pandemic has highlighted the importance of social interaction and human contact within almost every aspect of our lives, including education, employment, entertainment, and recreation. Efforts to reduce the spread of the virus involve physical distancing, quarantine, and stay-at-home orders. These have led to social isolation and loneliness. We find ourselves missing social interaction and things as simple as a hug or coffee with a friend at the café.
The pandemic has disrupted our normal ways of living and working. However, we have shown that we are flexible and creative enough to adapt to the new situation. We have begun working from home. Schools have turned online with virtual learning. Many physicians have started offering telemedicine.
The pandemic has brought out the humanity that lies within us. At the start of the pandemic, there was a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in hospitals. Immediately, community members gathered together to procure face shields, and hand sew masks and scrub caps for health care workers. Restaurants have donated food to the poor. Volunteers are bringing groceries to the elderly. Such acts of kindness
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have kept us going in this difficult time.
The pandemic has claimed well over a million lives all over the
world. It has taught us to appreciate the things that we often take for granted – family, friends, good health, jobs and homes. So many have lost so much in the past year. This pandemic has made us re-think our priorities and remember how precious life is.
On the basis of the above passage, state whether the following statements are True or False
(A) 5X2= 10 marks
(i)
(ii) (iii)
(iv) (v)
(B) 5X3= 15 marks
(i)
(ii) (iii)
(iv) (v)
This passage tells us how Covid is spread from person to
person.
This passage describes the research to find a cure for Covid.
This passage talks about the effects of Covid on us and our world.
Covid has killed more than one million people across the globe.
It has been life as usual for people who have not contracted Covid.
On the basis of the given passage, answer the following questions in brief (30 – 40 words each), in your own words as far as possible:
List three things through which the nations of the world are connected with one another.
How has Covid affected the mental health of people?
List three ways in which people have adapted to the challenges posed by Covid.
List three ways in which people have helped one another during this crisis.
How has Covid forced people to re-assess their priorities in life

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