Unseen Passage is an important constituent of the reading section. Students may do practice through following examples to improve their performance.
Passage 11
Q 1. Chromo therapy is based on which fact?
Q 2. How many chakras are present in the body? Which colours are associated with the extreme chakras?
Q 3. According to para 2, this therapy can be used for treating which diseases? What are its side effects?
Q 4. Has the therapy become main stream treatment? At what level it is being used presently?
Q 5. What causes anxiety?
Q 6. For whom orange colour is recommended?
Q 7. How could people suffering from paralysis benefit?
Q 8. Please write synonym of following words as used in the passage
- Cure (para 1)
- Control (para 3)
- Certainly (para 4)
- Indications (para 5)
Q 9. Fill in the blanks
- It can heal cataract, leukemia, ______ and panic, among other things.
- This includes all forms of mental or _______________ disorders.
Q 10. How could people suffering from paralysis benefit?
Vocabulary Building |
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| Word | Meaning |
| Therapy | Treatment, Remedy |
| Definitive | Well defined, Precise |
| Vegetative functioning | Growth function |
| Cognitive energy | Mental ability, Intellectual activities |
| Cataract | A disease of eye |
| Leukemia | Blood cancer |
| Biological clock | System of body that regulates cycle of most functions |
| Neurohormonal | Relating to hormones released by brain |
| Regulate | Control |
| Inhibit | Stop, Restrain, Suppress |
| Physiological | Pertaining to functions & activities of living beings |
| Synthesis | Combining many things to form a new thing, |
| Correlate | Corresponding , Change in one causes change in other |
| Pointers | Indicators |
| Stimulating | Energise, Prompt |
Passage 12
Q 1. What seems to be the mantra of new generation?
Q 2. What were kids expected to do during earlier days?
Q 3. What opportunities are available in the world of fashion?
Q 4. According to Chavi Swaroop, what is not a basic requirement for success?
Q 5. According to Purvesha Pitale, what career option have become attractive after globalisation?
Q 6. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words/phrases from the passage
(a) A good degree from a good institute does not ___________ a good job.
(b) The ___________ engineering course was simply out of family pressure.
Q 7. Please write synonym of following words as used in the passage
(a) make (para 2)
(b) illustrates (para 3)
Q 8. Please write antonym of following words as used in the passage
(a) open (para 1)
(b) fail (para 1)
Vocabulary Building |
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| Word | Meaning |
| Breaking out | Moving away |
| offbeat | Unconventional |
| Think out of box | Think differently, Think from a new perspective |
| Pursue | To follow |
| Confining | Restricting, Limiting |
| Run-of-the-mill | Routine, Conventional |
| Bag | Obtain, Win |
| Plum job | Considered very good job, Sought after job |
| Bent of mind | Natural flair or ability for something |
| Chart | Make |
| Counsellor | Advisor |
| Inherent | In-built, Intrinsic |
| Exemplify | To show by example, To be an example, Illustrate |
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