Question

which the
CLASS-X (H.P.)
SUBJECT-ENGLISH
Maximum Mark
Time Allowed : Three Hours)
.
SECTION-A (Reading)
in which we live is allowed to pass unhe
they will be without interest, listless
17 Marks
unobservant. This home education which
1. Read the passage carefully and answer the
acquire insensibly is as important as the
questions that follow :
formal work of the school and it is as much
For children too, there is no greater instrument of
duty to provide food for their minds as for
education than the conversation they hear at home.
bodies. They do not live by bread alone, bur
It is unjust to them when nothing is spoken before
every word that proceeds out of the mouth.
them but trifles of dress, the gossips of the
(a) Why does the author call conversation
neighbourhood, the cares of the household which
'instrument of education ?
press too heavily upon the parents, the follies and
(b) What sort of conversation does the auth
think bad for children ?
the vanities of the world, which are hardly
(c) Why does the author think that children ma
apprehended by their innocent minds. They are
become dull and stupid ?
naturally imitative, and a greater part of their
(d) What conversation helps children to think an
character is derived from their parents.
reason?
If there is no life or mirth in a house, the children
(e) Find from the passage words which meant
of the house will be commonly dull and stupid;
same as the following:
and if they never hear subjects rationally discussed,
(i) the area near a particular place (ii) acts
they will not learn to think and reason; if the world
foolishness.​

Answer 1

Answer:

home education

Explanation:

according to question the home education is a suitable title for this passage

Answer 2

for children too see their is no greater