Unit-5, Lesson-1
1. Read the passage and answer question A.
The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle said, ‘Man is by nature a social animal.’ What he meant was that man, by instinct, seeks company of others and establishes relationships, much like most animals of the wild, for companionship and for and for physical and emotional support. Unlike the animals however, man’s relationships give meaning to his existence and inspires him to do well in education, in workplace or in a profession that he pursues. Relationships are of different kinds. Some are familial and intimate, formed by blood and by marriage; some are social like the ones we have with friends, and some are made in school where we form close bonds with classmates and teachers. Relationships can also be fostered in workplace, which may quickly change from professional to social. There are relationships also between human beings and animals, between children and their toys that they cannot part with. All these relationships keep us close with each other and provide us with all kinds of support, love and affection. A person who has no family feels the pain of loneliness and isolation. There is no one to laugh or cry with him/her. When we share our joy with someone, it simply redoubles, and when we suffer a loss, and someone shares our sorrow, it lessens. Relationships are thus needed for our emotional health.
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) Sharing gives --- to joy.
i. honor ii. evaluation iii. increase iv. decrease
Ans: iii. increase.
(b) Human beings --- to live with one another.
i. near ii. avoid
iii. dislike iv. like
Ans: iv. like
(c) According to the passage, a synonym of ‘instinct’ is ---.
i. mind ii. character iii. nature iv. mentality
Ans: iii. nature.
(d) The phrase ‘the wild’ refers to ---.
i. society ii. natural world
iii. civilization iv. city areas
Ans: ii. natural world.
(e) Emotional support includes ---.
i. love and affection ii. happiness
iii. mentality iv. sorrow
Ans: i. love and affection.
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(f) Human relationships ---.
i. are confined ii. includes all
iii. remain constant iv. expand widely
Ans: iv. expand widely.
(g) The word ‘foster’ may be replaced best with---.
i. set up ii. maintain iii. nurture iv. grow
Ans: iii. nurture
(h) The expression ‘part with’ means ---.
i. go away ii. go with iii. give away iv. give with
Ans: iii. give away.
(i) In the passage, loneliness and isolation have been regarded as ---.
i. negative ii. positive
iii. inclement iv. neutral
Ans: i. negative.
(j) According to the passage, human beings are --- society.
i. detached from ii. part of
iii. part with iv. attached in
Ans: ii. part of.
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