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Unseen Passage
Q.1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions.
Old people say that childhood is the best part of life .They look back at their childhood and remember all its happy days. The jolly games, the fun they had at school, the sweetest and cakes they used to eat , jokes they used to play and endless discussions t. hey had among friends about almost every topic . Perhaps these old folks are right. And yet they forget many things that were not so pleasant in their childhood. There is a funny story that tells of a boy. Who was crying because he had to go back to school after the holidays and the father scolded him and said.“ Why , I only wish I could be a boy and go to school again .“ And all in a moment the father was little boy and his son was a grown-up man like his father . And the father in the shape of a little boy , had to go to school , and I can tell you he did not like it at all . A child’s troubles may seen small to grown-ups but they are very big to him.
Questions:
Q.(A)What are the joys of childhood?
- Games , work hard and fun
- Labour and work only
- Eating cakes only
- Games, fun, eating sweets and cakes
Answer – iv . Games, fun, eating sweets and cakes
( B)Give opposite of ‘forget’-
- Dark
- Dull
- Remember
- Call
Answer – iii. Remember
(C) . Would old people be happy, if happy , if they became children again ?
- Yes
- May be
- May not be
- No
Answer – ii. May be
(D) . What wish did the father make?
- He could be a child again
- He would become an old – man
- He would become a young boy
- He would become a rich man
Answer – i. He Could be a child again
(E) . Why was the boy crying ?
- He wanted a toy
- He did not want to go to school
- He had not done his homework
- He was hurt
Answer – ii. He did not want to go to school
(F) . To whom does a child ‘s troubles seen big –
- To a mother
- To a father
- To a child
- To a teacher
Answer – iii. To a child
(G) . The verb form of ‘discussion’ is ……………….
Answer – discuss
(H) . The Superlative degree of “big” is ……………………
Answer – biggest
(I) . What were the things which were not pleasant in the childhood?
Answer – one of the things which was not pleasant in childhood was going back to school after holidays.
(J) . How does the author compare childhood and old age?
Answer – A Child’s troubles may appear trivial to grownups but they are very big to the child.
Unseen Passage – old People