Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (iv).

Directions: Complete the dialogue given below.

Raju:                Rakesh, I (i) ______________ Mohan for many days. What (ii) _____________ to him?
Rakesh:            Don’t you know? He met with an accident last week?
Raju:                How? How (iii) ___________ it happen?
Rakesh:            He (iv) __________ his bike in the right direction. But suddenly a bus hit him from behind.
Raju:                Oh ! Very bad. How is he now?
Rakesh:            He suffered many injuries on his face and legs. He (v) ________ leg fractured and (vi) _______ in hospital for three days. Now he is at home.
Raju:                OK. I shall go to see him at home in the evening.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (i).

Directions: Complete the dialogue given below.

Raju:                Rakesh, I (i) ______________ Mohan for many days. What (ii) _____________ to him?
Rakesh:            Don’t you know? He met with an accident last week?
Raju:                How? How (iii) ___________ it happen?
Rakesh:            He (iv) __________ his bike in the right direction. But suddenly a bus hit him from behind.
Raju:                Oh ! Very bad. How is he now?
Rakesh:            He suffered many injuries on his face and legs. He (v) ________ leg fractured and (vi) _______ in hospital for three days. Now he is at home.
Raju:                OK. I shall go to see him at home in the evening.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (v).

Directions: Complete the dialogue given below.

Raju:                Rakesh, I (i) ______________ Mohan for many days. What (ii) _____________ to him?
Rakesh:            Don’t you know? He met with an accident last week?
Raju:                How? How (iii) ___________ it happen?
Rakesh:            He (iv) __________ his bike in the right direction. But suddenly a bus hit him from behind.
Raju:                Oh ! Very bad. How is he now?
Rakesh:            He suffered many injuries on his face and legs. He (v) ________ leg fractured and (vi) _______ in hospital for three days. Now he is at home.
Raju:                OK. I shall go to see him at home in the evening.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (ii).

Directions: Complete the dialogue given below.

Raju:                Rakesh, I (i) ______________ Mohan for many days. What (ii) _____________ to him?
Rakesh:            Don’t you know? He met with an accident last week?
Raju:                How? How (iii) ___________ it happen?
Rakesh:            He (iv) __________ his bike in the right direction. But suddenly a bus hit him from behind.
Raju:                Oh ! Very bad. How is he now?
Rakesh:            He suffered many injuries on his face and legs. He (v) ________ leg fractured and (vi) _______ in hospital for three days. Now he is at home.
Raju:                OK. I shall go to see him at home in the evening.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (iii).

Directions: Complete the dialogue given below.

Raju:                Rakesh, I (i) ______________ Mohan for many days. What (ii) _____________ to him?
Rakesh:            Don’t you know? He met with an accident last week?
Raju:                How? How (iii) ___________ it happen?
Rakesh:            He (iv) __________ his bike in the right direction. But suddenly a bus hit him from behind.
Raju:                Oh ! Very bad. How is he now?
Rakesh:            He suffered many injuries on his face and legs. He (v) ________ leg fractured and (vi) _______ in hospital for three days. Now he is at home.
Raju:                OK. I shall go to see him at home in the evening.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (vi).

Directions: Complete the dialogue given below.

Raju:                Rakesh, I (i) ______________ Mohan for many days. What (ii) _____________ to him?
Rakesh:            Don’t you know? He met with an accident last week?
Raju:                How? How (iii) ___________ it happen?
Rakesh:            He (iv) __________ his bike in the right direction. But suddenly a bus hit him from behind.
Raju:                Oh ! Very bad. How is he now?
Rakesh:            He suffered many injuries on his face and legs. He (v) ________ leg fractured and (vi) _______ in hospital for three days. Now he is at home.
Raju:                OK. I shall go to see him at home in the evening.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (ii).

Directions: Complete the given paragraph.

Books are a wonderful blessing. When the clouds of sorrow and misery darken the horizon of our life, like a (i) __________ friend, they comfort and console us with sweet words. When our friends and kith and kin desert us owing (ii) __________ our misfortunes, they do not leave us in the lurch. They encourage us and teach us to get over difficulties with courage and perseverance. They are the essence of man’s wisdom and experience extending (iii) __________ thousands of years and are his (iv) __________ valuable inheritance. It is true that all books are not equally good. Some books should better be avoided. Books should (v) __________ selected judiciously and (vi) __________.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (vi).

Directions: Complete the given paragraph.

Books are a wonderful blessing. When the clouds of sorrow and misery darken the horizon of our life, like a (i) __________ friend, they comfort and console us with sweet words. When our friends and kith and kin desert us owing (ii) __________ our misfortunes, they do not leave us in the lurch. They encourage us and teach us to get over difficulties with courage and perseverance. They are the essence of man’s wisdom and experience extending (iii) __________ thousands of years and are his (iv) __________ valuable inheritance. It is true that all books are not equally good. Some books should better be avoided. Books should (v) __________ selected judiciously and (vi) __________.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (i).

Directions: Complete the given paragraph.

Books are a wonderful blessing. When the clouds of sorrow and misery darken the horizon of our life, like a (i) __________ friend, they comfort and console us with sweet words. When our friends and kith and kin desert us owing (ii) __________ our misfortunes, they do not leave us in the lurch. They encourage us and teach us to get over difficulties with courage and perseverance. They are the essence of man’s wisdom and experience extending (iii) __________ thousands of years and are his (iv) __________ valuable inheritance. It is true that all books are not equally good. Some books should better be avoided. Books should (v) __________ selected judiciously and (vi) __________.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (iv).

Directions: Complete the given paragraph.

Books are a wonderful blessing. When the clouds of sorrow and misery darken the horizon of our life, like a (i) __________ friend, they comfort and console us with sweet words. When our friends and kith and kin desert us owing (ii) __________ our misfortunes, they do not leave us in the lurch. They encourage us and teach us to get over difficulties with courage and perseverance. They are the essence of man’s wisdom and experience extending (iii) __________ thousands of years and are his (iv) __________ valuable inheritance. It is true that all books are not equally good. Some books should better be avoided. Books should (v) __________ selected judiciously and (vi) __________.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (iii).

Directions: Complete the given paragraph.

Books are a wonderful blessing. When the clouds of sorrow and misery darken the horizon of our life, like a (i) __________ friend, they comfort and console us with sweet words. When our friends and kith and kin desert us owing (ii) __________ our misfortunes, they do not leave us in the lurch. They encourage us and teach us to get over difficulties with courage and perseverance. They are the essence of man’s wisdom and experience extending (iii) __________ thousands of years and are his (iv) __________ valuable inheritance. It is true that all books are not equally good. Some books should better be avoided. Books should (v) __________ selected judiciously and (vi) __________.

Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank (v).

Directions: Complete the given paragraph.

Books are a wonderful blessing. When the clouds of sorrow and misery darken the horizon of our life, like a (i) __________ friend, they comfort and console us with sweet words. When our friends and kith and kin desert us owing (ii) __________ our misfortunes, they do not leave us in the lurch. They encourage us and teach us to get over difficulties with courage and perseverance. They are the essence of man’s wisdom and experience extending (iii) __________ thousands of years and are his (iv) __________ valuable inheritance. It is true that all books are not equally good. Some books should better be avoided. Books should (v) __________ selected judiciously and (vi) __________.

What does the poet mean when he says 'how way leads on to way'?

Directions: Read the following poem carefully and answer the question.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ---
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

The poet decided to take the other path because

Directions: Read the following poem carefully and answer the question.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ---
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

In the end the poet says that

Directions: Read the following poem carefully and answer the question.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ---
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

Although the poet decided that he would pursue the first path some other time,

Directions: Read the following poem carefully and answer the question.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ---
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

Which of the following is the most suitable heading for the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

To listen properly is a hard job, and probably one of the toughest skills in the art of communication. Good listening has nothing to do with proper functioning of one’s auditory organs, which is assumed to be inevitable. Good listening in the sense we are interested in, is not a biological factor, but a psychological one. Your auditory organs may be in perfect order when actually you cannot use them creatively. Creative listening implies your being efficient in the art of concentration. In other words, you concentrate on what one is saying so as to make sure that you hear all that is said. At the same time, you are concentrating on hearing all that is being said you are also thinking fast, digesting what is being said allowing your mental faculties and your memory to accept what you understand and to reject what is not. Sorting out what you do not understand and storing them somewhere in your brain for future discussion. At the same time rationalising what you hear; accepting that which you find rational and rejecting that which you do not find rational.
After you have listened creatively to what you have been told, you can respond if the need arises. It is quite obvious that you respond, because the process of response enhances the art of communication. But your response ought to be only a necessary response, a response that will improve your understanding. This response should involve your mentioning some of those things you have been told but which you do not understand, or politely questioning the rationality of some of the speaker’s must enhance the communicative worth. It should not be an unnecessary argument, or an opportunity for you to express dissatisfaction or disaffection. The ability to listen properly aids communication and understanding.

Which of the following is not a part of creative listening?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

To listen properly is a hard job, and probably one of the toughest skills in the art of communication. Good listening has nothing to do with proper functioning of one’s auditory organs, which is assumed to be inevitable. Good listening in the sense we are interested in, is not a biological factor, but a psychological one. Your auditory organs may be in perfect order when actually you cannot use them creatively. Creative listening implies your being efficient in the art of concentration. In other words, you concentrate on what one is saying so as to make sure that you hear all that is said. At the same time, you are concentrating on hearing all that is being said you are also thinking fast, digesting what is being said allowing your mental faculties and your memory to accept what you understand and to reject what is not. Sorting out what you do not understand and storing them somewhere in your brain for future discussion. At the same time rationalising what you hear; accepting that which you find rational and rejecting that which you do not find rational.
After you have listened creatively to what you have been told, you can respond if the need arises. It is quite obvious that you respond, because the process of response enhances the art of communication. But your response ought to be only a necessary response, a response that will improve your understanding. This response should involve your mentioning some of those things you have been told but which you do not understand, or politely questioning the rationality of some of the speaker’s must enhance the communicative worth. It should not be an unnecessary argument, or an opportunity for you to express dissatisfaction or disaffection. The ability to listen properly aids communication and understanding.

Proper functioning of one's auditory organs

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

To listen properly is a hard job, and probably one of the toughest skills in the art of communication. Good listening has nothing to do with proper functioning of one’s auditory organs, which is assumed to be inevitable. Good listening in the sense we are interested in, is not a biological factor, but a psychological one. Your auditory organs may be in perfect order when actually you cannot use them creatively. Creative listening implies your being efficient in the art of concentration. In other words, you concentrate on what one is saying so as to make sure that you hear all that is said. At the same time, you are concentrating on hearing all that is being said you are also thinking fast, digesting what is being said allowing your mental faculties and your memory to accept what you understand and to reject what is not. Sorting out what you do not understand and storing them somewhere in your brain for future discussion. At the same time rationalising what you hear; accepting that which you find rational and rejecting that which you do not find rational.
After you have listened creatively to what you have been told, you can respond if the need arises. It is quite obvious that you respond, because the process of response enhances the art of communication. But your response ought to be only a necessary response, a response that will improve your understanding. This response should involve your mentioning some of those things you have been told but which you do not understand, or politely questioning the rationality of some of the speaker’s must enhance the communicative worth. It should not be an unnecessary argument, or an opportunity for you to express dissatisfaction or disaffection. The ability to listen properly aids communication and understanding.

Which of the following is not true about post listening response?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

To listen properly is a hard job, and probably one of the toughest skills in the art of communication. Good listening has nothing to do with proper functioning of one’s auditory organs, which is assumed to be inevitable. Good listening in the sense we are interested in, is not a biological factor, but a psychological one. Your auditory organs may be in perfect order when actually you cannot use them creatively. Creative listening implies your being efficient in the art of concentration. In other words, you concentrate on what one is saying so as to make sure that you hear all that is said. At the same time, you are concentrating on hearing all that is being said you are also thinking fast, digesting what is being said allowing your mental faculties and your memory to accept what you understand and to reject what is not. Sorting out what you do not understand and storing them somewhere in your brain for future discussion. At the same time rationalising what you hear; accepting that which you find rational and rejecting that which you do not find rational.
After you have listened creatively to what you have been told, you can respond if the need arises. It is quite obvious that you respond, because the process of response enhances the art of communication. But your response ought to be only a necessary response, a response that will improve your understanding. This response should involve your mentioning some of those things you have been told but which you do not understand, or politely questioning the rationality of some of the speaker’s must enhance the communicative worth. It should not be an unnecessary argument, or an opportunity for you to express dissatisfaction or disaffection. The ability to listen properly aids communication and understanding.

The poet could not travel both the roads because

Directions: Read the following poem carefully and answer the question.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I ---
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference. 

Which of the following are used to rationalise what we hear?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the question.

To listen properly is a hard job, and probably one of the toughest skills in the art of communication. Good listening has nothing to do with proper functioning of one’s auditory organs, which is assumed to be inevitable. Good listening in the sense we are interested in, is not a biological factor, but a psychological one. Your auditory organs may be in perfect order when actually you cannot use them creatively. Creative listening implies your being efficient in the art of concentration. In other words, you concentrate on what one is saying so as to make sure that you hear all that is said. At the same time, you are concentrating on hearing all that is being said you are also thinking fast, digesting what is being said allowing your mental faculties and your memory to accept what you understand and to reject what is not. Sorting out what you do not understand and storing them somewhere in your brain for future discussion. At the same time rationalising what you hear; accepting that which you find rational and rejecting that which you do not find rational.
After you have listened creatively to what you have been told, you can respond if the need arises. It is quite obvious that you respond, because the process of response enhances the art of communication. But your response ought to be only a necessary response, a response that will improve your understanding. This response should involve your mentioning some of those things you have been told but which you do not understand, or politely questioning the rationality of some of the speaker’s must enhance the communicative worth. It should not be an unnecessary argument, or an opportunity for you to express dissatisfaction or disaffection. The ability to listen properly aids communication and understanding.