Date: 28.07.

2023 Subject: ENGLISH

Grade: 10
Topic: UNSEEN PASSAGES-DISCURSIVE AND FACTUAL
Worksheet No.: 4
NOTE:
Complete the worksheet in SEA NOTEBOOK- WORKSHEET SIDE.
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Go through the passages carefully and answer.

SECTION A- READING SKILLS

I. Read the passage given below. 10

1. Is it OK for doctors and parents to tell children and teens they’re fat? That seems to be at
the heart of a debate over whether to replace the fuzzy languages favoured by the US
government with the painful truth-telling kids of their obese or overweight.

2. ‘Labelling a child obese might run the risk of making him angry, making the family angry,
but it addresses a serious issue head-on’, said Reginald Washington, a Denver paediatrician
and co-chair of an American Academy of Paediatrics obesity taskforce.

3. “If that same person came into your office and had cancer, or was anaemic, or had an ear
infection, would we be having the same conversation? There are a thousand reasons why
this obesity epidemic is so out of control, and one of them is, no one wants to talk about it.”

4. The diplomatic approach adopted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and use doctors avoids the world ‘obese’ because of the stigma. The CDCP also
calls overweight kids “at risk of overweight”.

5. Those favouring a change say the current terms encourage denial of a problem affecting
increasing numbers of the US youngsters. Under a proposal studied by a committee of the
American Medical Association, the CDCP and others, fat children would get the same labels
as adults overweight or obese.”

6. “The change would certainly make sense. It would bring the US in line with the rest of the
world,” said Tim Cole, a professor at the University College London’s Institute of Child
Health. The existing categories are convoluted and ‘rather ironic, since the US leads the
world in terms of obesity,” Cole said. “There must be an element of political correctness.”

7. The debate illustrates just how touchy the nation is about its weight problem. “Obese,
sounds mean It doesn’t sound good”, said Trisha Leu, 17, who thinks the proposed change is
a bad idea.
Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.
i. What do the youngsters not favouring the change in the labelling of the obese say in
support of their arguments?

(a) It sounds mean. (b) It comes with social stigma. (c) Kids are at risk of overweight.
(d) Being politically correct is in

ii. Select the option that corresponds to the contextual meaning of the underlined word in
the following sentence below. ‘The debate illustrates just how touchy the nation is about its
weight problem.’ (a) shows (b) illuminates (c) proves (d) expresses

iii. Select the option that displays what the writer projects, with reference to the following:
Labelling a child obese might run the risk of making him angry, making the family angry, but
it addresses a serious issue head-on.

(a) confidence (b) stubbornness (c) intellectual (d) forthright

iv. Complete the following with a phrase from paragraph.

Opinion Reason

v. The writer compares obesity among the youngsters to an epidemic. What is the point of
similarity between the two?

vi. Based on your reading of the text, list 2 reasons why the writer says that _____.

1. __________ 2. __________

vii. What connect does the writer draw out between the political correctness of medical
organisations and obesity?

viii. Which idiom accurately expresses the attitude of those who support fuzzy languages in
this hot debate? (Para 1)

(a) beating about the bush

(b) calling a spade a spade (c) put your cards on the table (d) burning the candle on both the
sides

ix. Supply one point to justify the following: The political correctness that obese children
should get the same labels as obese or overweight adults is the need of the hour.

x. Evaluate the INAPPROPRIATE reason for the issue of obesity among children not being
dealt with head-on.

(a) The problem is seriously widespread among youngsters.

(b) It should be treated like any other ailment.
(c) The American Medical Association thinks that the whole idea is mean.
(d) People are in denial about it.

II. Read the passage given below. 10

1. Social distancing practices are changes in behaviour that can help stop the spread of
infections like curtailing social contact among seemingly healthy individuals. It can delay
transmission and reduce the size of an outbreak. You can lower your risk of infection by
minimising contact with others. Avoiding public spaces, social gatherings, or crowds, will
lower the chance of exposure to the Coronavirus and the infectious flu.

2. Other measures include working from home if possible, organising meetings via video
calls and avoiding unnecessary use of public transport, says Stuart Neil at King’s College
London.

3. Social distancing “should be approached sensibly and rationally”, says Neil. If you do have
to be out and about, the WHO recommends maintaining a distance of at least 1 metre
between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing. You should avoid physical
contact with others in social situations, including handshakes, hugs.

4. It has already affected the global economy because people are staying at home and
demand for goods and services has fallen.

5. Concerns have also been expressed that social distancing could lead to increased
loneliness, especially amongst older people who are at a higher risk of severe Covid-19.

6. It is recommended to separate yourself from the people you live with as much as
possible. If you can’t avoid sharing a bathroom or toilet, clean these areas regularly. If you
have Covid-19 or suspect it, avoid transmitting the disease to others, particularly if you are
caring for someone vulnerable.

Based on your understanding of the passage, answer the questions given below.

i. Infer one reason for the following, based on information in paragraph 1. Even
healthy individuals need to curtain social contact during the pandemic.
ii. Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank. From paragraph 1, we can infer
that the Coronavirus gets transmitted more due to people-to-people _____.
iii. Complete the following co-relation correctly with a word from paragraph 1. The
greater the social distancing, the _____ the chances of transmission of the infection.
iv. Select the correct interpretation of the following sentence: Social distancing “should
be approached sensibly and rationally”, says Stuart Neil. (Para 3)
(a) We should maintain a distance of one metre with everyone and also at home.
(b) We should avoid moving out at all.
 (c) We should maintain a distance of one metre with someone sneezing and
coughing. (d) We should lock ourselves at home.
v. Select the chart that appropriately represents the trend of economic forces of
demand and supply from 2019 onwards, as per Paragraph 4. The lighter shade is
demand and the darker shade is supply.

vi. Fill in the blank by selecting the correct synonym of the underlined word. Concerns
have also been expressed that social distancing could lead to increased loneliness,
especially amongst older people who are at a higher risk of severe Covid-19.
(a) acute (b) rigid (c) unyielding (d) unembellished
vii. Substitute the word ‘vulnerable’ with ONE WORD similar in meaning, in the
following sentence from paragraph
The priority should be to avoid transmitting the disease to others, particularly if you
are caring for someone vulnerable.
viii. List any two symptoms of Coronavirus mentioned in the passage.

ix. Mention one example of how the demand for goods and services has fallen during Covid-
19

x. Select the option that titles paragraphs 1-3 appropriately, with reference to information
in the text.

(a) 1. social distancing 2. rationalisation 3. protocol it infected

(b) 1. cause and effect 2. social distancing 3. time for action
(c) 1. cause for concern 2. protocol it infected 3. social distancing
(d) 1. public transport 2. cause and effect 3. mental health