Unit-7, Lesson-5
Question No. 1 (A)
1. Read the passage and answer questions A.
We spend money for different reasons. We buy foods, clothes or everyday essentials, pay for different services, entertain people, travel to places, help others in need or invest in business and thus spend money every day. In fact, spending is a part of our life.
Spending may make us happy or unhappy depending on how and why we spend. When we spend money on things that we need and within our limit, it is good. When it becomes a compulsive behavior, it makes life stressful. Unnecessary spending or spending beyond one’s means has some bad effects. For one thing, it may lead to financial ruin or debt and for another, it may create unhappiness within families. People who overspend are never satisfied with what they have. They always rush for brands, fashion items, designer clothes etc. Over a period of time, it becomes an addiction which may eventually create psychological problems.
Nowadays customer items are displayed in stores or in advertisements in ways that they create a feeling of immediate need for them. We are constantly tempted to buy, use or consume things even when we do not have a genuine need. We all need to be careful here. Salespersons often encourage customers to buy things by flattering them. ‘This is a perfect match for you,’ they would say, or ‘You look so stunning in that dress.’ Never forget, they say the same thing to most of their customers. It is better not to be persuaded by such words.
A. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.
(a) Salespersons often apply flattery with a view to --- customers to buy things.
i. convincing ii. advising iii. alluring iv. adulating
Ans: iii. alluring.
(b) Depending on how and why we spend, spending may make us --- .
i. satisfied ii. unsatisfied
iii. unhappy iv. satisfied or unsatisfied
Ans: iv. satisfied or unsatisfied.
(c) Spending may be good if it is not --- our limit.
i. beyond ii. within iii. less than iv. equal to
Ans: i. beyond.
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(d) ‘Compulsive behavior’ refers to a --- habit.
i. necessary ii. essential iii. forceful iv. relaxed
Ans: iii. forceful.
(e) Overspending makes life ---.
i. burdensome ii. light iii. easy iv. comfortable
Ans: i. burdensome.
(f) Unnecessary spending results --- financial ruin.
i. form ii. in iii. out iv. beyond
Ans: ii. in.
(g) The word ‘within’ in the passage may be replaced with ---.
i. inside ii. outside iii. beyond iv. away
Ans: i. inside.
(h) People’s rush for brands, fashion items or designer clothes creates --- .
i. compulsion ii. satisfaction iii. addiction iv. fashion
Ans: iii. addiction.
(i) Advertisements create --- among customers to buy things.
i. a necessity ii. an introduction iii. an identity iv. an urge
Ans: iv. an urge.
(j) People spend money for --- reasons.
i. some ii. many iii. several iv. without
Ans: ii. many.
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