Unseen Passage is an important constituent of the reading section. Students may do practice through following examples to improve their performance.
Passage 21
Q 1. When can one miss the life altogether?
Q 2. What does author say about genuine act?
Q 3. What does author say about risks in life?
Q 4. What is the most important thing in life?
Q 5. If you do not enjoy journey, how would the destination appear?
Q 6. What is author’s advice about past?
Q 7. Fill in the following blanks with appropriate words/phrases.
(a) Life has no ______ without risk.
(b) Make things happen ________ than let things happen.
(c) Conquer the ______ and you conquer the world.
(d) Compassion is about stepping ____ yourself.
Q 8. Which word has been used as
(a) Antonym of ‘rises’ (para 1)
(b) Synonym of ‘enjoy’ (para 3)
(c) Synonym of ‘fear’ (para 7)
(d) Synonym of ‘clash’ (para 8)
Vocabulary Building |
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| Word | Meaning |
| Invest | Put efforts to get advantage |
| Shed | To remove |
| To get rid of | To be free of something unwanted |
| Hurt | Injury, Pain, Suffering |
| Bask | To relax |
| Relish | To enjoy, Savour |
| Genuine | Sincere, Truthful |
| Succession | Series, Sequence |
| Whatsoever | At all, |
| Dread | Fear |
| Look forward to | Feel happy about something to happen later |
| Conquer | Win |
| Dwell | Live |
| Destiny | Fate, Fortune |
| Consent | Approval, Agreement |
| Conflict | Clash |
| Cope with | Tackle, Tolerate |
| Compassion | Sympathy, Kindness |
Passage 22
Q 1. What did the fitness freak not know?
Q 2. What is recommendation of WHO?
Q 3. Where most of the sugar consumed is hidden?
Q 4. What effect excess consumption of empty sugar can have?
Q 5. When can eating sugar be a problem?
Q 6. Why it is essential to read food label before buying a product?
Q 7. Fill in the following blanks with appropriate words/phrases.
(a) Much of the sugars consumed today are ‘hidden’ in _____ food
(b) A consultant nutritionist said added sugar contain a ____ of calories with no essential nutrients.
(c) There are no proteins, essential fats, vitamins or _____ in sugar.
(d) It is essential to read food labels before ______ a product.
Q 8. Which word has been used as
(a) Antonym of ‘novices’ (para 2)
(b) Antonym of ‘raw’ (para 3)
(c) Antonym of ‘solution’ (para 6)
(d) Synonym of ‘select’ (para 8)
Vocabulary Building |
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| Word | Meaning |
| Freak | Someone extremely interested in something, Unusual |
| Havoc | Damage, Destruction |
| Religiously | Consistently, Regularly |
| Munch | Eat, Chew |
| Pushing for | Trying hard to achieve something |
| Mandatory | Compulsory, Required by law |
| Messes with | Causes trouble |
| Boosts | Increases |
| Odds | Chances |
| Decay | Become bad, Spoil, Deteriorate |
| Deficiency | Shortage |
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