Alex

Alex, an eleven year old boy from California was watching TV at home with parents when he came across the news of server winter weather conditions in a remote town in Romania. The news that many people in the town had no proper heating in their homes and were facing serious health hazards made the boy upset. He compared the comport he was enjoying in his nicely heated house and the distressing condition the Romanian people were in, and felt ashamed. He thought their eyes looked so vacant and lifeless.

Alex was not an outgoing boy in his school and mostly kept to himself. Teachers were worried about how the introvert boy would do in the exams. The students were supposed to do something for the community in whatever ways possible and their involvement was to be continually monitored and assessed. O far, Alex hadn’t been able to set any example of doing something for his community. So when he came to his teacher with a video clip of the news report and expressed his interest to do something for the winter affected people in the Romanian town, the teacher was surprised. How come! She thought. But she becomes incedingly attentive as Alex presented his case. The boy was very emotional when he said “we must do something for these people. The kids are like us. We cannot live here in comfort leaving them in such distress.

Alex plea touched the teacher. She wanted to know what he had planned. He told her that he had talked to others in the class and they all would like to donate a month of their pocket money for these poor fellows to save their lives. The teachers then guided the class to take up a project. The boys with the help of the teacher worked it out. They contacted the local municipality in the Romanian town and expressed an interest to work for them. They also contacted their own lawmakers who also contributed to their fund. Than a small team led by the teacher went to Romania. They spent a couple of weeks with the people, helped them put heating in their house; supply them with sufficient blankets and food.  The school authority monitored the whole process from the first to last. They warmly welcomed them back. Everyone was proud of the students who had made and carried out their own plan, helped the people in their need, stood beside them to give mental and emotional support and came back home as young heroes.

 

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives.

a.                  The Romanian people ____ in the cold.

1.                  Doomed           2.                fading

3.                  Distressed         4.                  Jovial

 

b.                  The word `sever` mentioned in the passage means _____.

1.                  Very amenable      2.                  Extremely adversary

3.                  Potentially hard      4.                  Extremely favorable

 

c.                   “We must do something for these people.” Here ‘these people’ indicates ____.

1.                  The lawmakers of a Romanian city    2.                  The kids of Romanian town

3.                  The helpless people of a Romanian town   4. none

 

d.                  The word ‘continually’ is associated with _____.

1.                  Direct towards a point          2.                  Followed irregularly

3.                  Adjusted systematically         4.                  Repeated in the same way

 

e.                  Alex, as a boy, was not outgoing but he has positively ____.

1.                  Cunning                              2.                  Extrovert

3.                  Extravagant                        4.                  Emotional

 

f.                    The expression ‘ a couple of weeks’ in line 19 (third paragraph) stands for _____

1.                  Four weeks                      2.                  Several weeks

3.                  Two weeks                        4.                  Three weeks

 

g.                  The synonym of the word ‘municipality’ in line 17 (third paragraph) is

1.                  Building                          2.                  Town

3.                  Village                            4.                  Road

h.                  The word ‘assess’ is related to ______.

1.                  Revelation                 2.                  Revolution

3.                  Evolution                   4.                  Evaluation

 

i.                    The teacher paid _____ attention to Alex.

1.                  Somewhat                   2.                  Proper

3.                  Little                          4.                  No

 

j.                    By nature, Alex was a/an ___.

1.                  Full of time                   2.                  Recluse

3.                  Sociable                      4.                  Companionable

 

  k. “Young heroes” mentioned in the very last time implies ‘young people____’

1.                  Chartable word         2. Acting like heroes

3.                  Doing bold activities   4 .Contributing to society by volunteering and charity work

L.                   The word ‘emotional means in the passage _____.

1.                  Relating to a person’s emotions   2.Relating to a person’s choice

3.                  Relating to a person’s world         4.Relating to a person’s activities.

 

m.                The word ‘sufficient’ is associated with _____.

1.                  Conducive       2.  Adequacy

3.                  Reasonable     4.Precision

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n.                  The word ‘involvement’ in the passage denotes ______.

1.                  Hope                 2.Bereavement

3.                  Participation     4. Employment

 

o.                  What does the word ‘parent’ stand for?

1.                  A female parent    2.  Adopted parents

3.                  A male parent        4.  Both the father and mother

 

p.                  The word ‘lifeless’ is associated with_____.

1.                  Devoid of breathing    2 .Seemingly not alive

3.                  Already dead                4.Already extinct

 

q.                  What does the idiom ‘come across’ in line 1 in the passage mean?

1.                  Come to across something  2. Appear or sound in a specified way

3.                  Find or meet someone or something by chance . 4.Give a specified impression

r.                   Alex not a/an ____boy in the school.

1.                  Introvert           2.Extrovert

3.                  Tout                 4. Coward

 

s.                   What does the word ‘serious’ mentioned in the passage mean?

1.                  Angry                2.Tempered

3.                  Several              4. Severe

t.                   The word ‘comfort’ is associated with ____.

1.                  Richness           2.Available

3.                  Physical ease    4.  Mental stillness

 

u.                  The word ‘ashamed’ denotes ____.

1.                  Embarrassed     2. Feeling proud

3.                  Hurting             4.  Painful

 

v.                  The teachers were worried about ____.

1.                  Alex’s introvert nature   2. Alex’s intentions to help the poor

3.                  Alex timid nature           4. Alex performance in the exam

 

w.                They young learners wanted to_____.

1.                  Follow the footprints of their legends   2.Save the lives of the some poor people

3.                  Invest their money for common interest   4.  Do something for their own community

 

x.                   What does the term ‘health hazard’ indicate?

1.                  Expenditure on a person’s health   2. Strength of a person’s health

3.                  Improvement to a person’s health   4. A potential source of danger to a person’s health

 

y.                  The word ‘outgoing’ in the 1^st paragraph of the passage refers to ____.

1.                  Going outside    2. Willing to meet people

3.                  Leaving a job     4.Leaving a place

 

z.                   Learner’s involvement in ____ would be continually monitored and assessed.

1.                  The local activities    2. Political leader

3.                  Administrative activities  4. None of these

 

aa.              The school authority contacted ____ in the Romanian town.

1.                  The local municipality    2.  A political leader

3.                  The government of Romania   4. None of the above

 

bb.              Which of the following sentences is true about Alex?

1.                  Alex likes to mix with his friends

2.                  Alex dislikes mixing with his friends

3.                  Alex is completely an extrovert boy

4.                  Teachers are worried about Alex as he wastes his time

 

cc.               The synonym of the word ‘authority’ in line 20 (3^rd paragraph) is ____

1.                  Writer         2.  Worker

3.                  Farmer        4.Officials

 
dd.              Students were supposed to do something for _____ consistently.

1.                  Other people of the globe    2.Their relative

3.                  Fellow people                      4.  Their teachers

 

ee .              The word ‘distressing’ stand for ___.

1.                  Upsetting                       2. Comforting

3.                  Upholding                     4.  Demeaning

 

ff.                 The word ‘interest’ can be replaced by____.

1.                  Invention                       2. Inventive

3.                  Indication                      4. Inclination

 

gg.              The antonym of the word ‘involvement’ in line 8 (2^nd paragraph) is _____.

1.                  Neutrality                    2. Group

3.                  Society                         4.  Alliance

 

hh.              What touched the teacher?

1.                  Impoverished condition of the people

2.                  Alex intention of helping the poor people

3.                  The video clip of the news report

4.                  Alex’s emotional words