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SET9
SET9
READING SECTION
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
(a) Choose the most appropriate statement to complete the sentence.
The habit of fidgeting in a grown up person is ___________________
(i) a childish habit in a grown up (ii) a sign of exasperation and amusement
(iii) not a pleasant sight and a distraction (iv) is normal and does good
(b) According to the author, what were the findings of British doctors using a fidget meter?
(c) State two ways by which people were assessed through the fidget meter.
(d) Select the antonym for the word 'gruelling', in Para 3 of the text.
(i) facile (ii) facial (iii) faceted iv) factice
(e) Based on your understanding of the text, how does fidgeting help individuals?
(f) What are some commonalities noticed among various kinds of fidgeters?
(g) What are the positive speculations that the author makes about anxiety?
(h) Give below are some ways by which people who fidget can rid themselves of the habit with a lasting
solution.
Select the practical solution given by Dr. Buyers.
(i) Playing with a coin in one's pocket (ii) Stopping the speed of life for even half a
minute
(iii) Clicking on worry beads like Greek taxi drivers (iv) Stroking polished stones with one's thumb
(i) The person who visualizes a newer way of controlling fidgeting is ____________________
(i) the Greek driver (ii) Dr. James Buyers, a London neurologist
(iii) expert on fidgeting and knows how to control it (iv) An Assistant Professor in Los Angeles
Example:-
Your school is organizing the Annual Day next month in one of the prestigious auditoriums of your
city. Draft an invitation in not more than 50 words giving all the essential details. Do not forget
include necessary instructions against mobile phones and cameras.
PRINCIPAL
RSVP
Practice set1
. On 30th November your school is going to hold its annual sports day. You want Mr. Dhanraj
Pillai, a noted hockey player to give away prizes to the budding sports-persons of the school.
Write a formal invitation in about 50 words requesting him to grace the occasion. You are
Karuna/Karan, Sports Secretary, Sunrise Global School, Agra