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English Passage Quiz: 11.11.2020

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Question 1

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.


What is the positive aspect of today’s generation?

Question 2

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.

The synonym for the word ‘cautioned’ is?

Question 3

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.

Identify the statement that holds true according to the passage from the following options:

Question 4

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.

Frustration, Anger, depression, indiscipline, arrogance etc. are the result of ____________.

Question 5

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word ‘proficiency’.

Question 6

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.

Choose the most suitable title for this extract from the given options.

Question 7

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.

What figure of speech is used in the phrase “the blind leading the blind”?

Question 8

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow based on the passage only.

The modern youth are more intelligent and hardworking than the previous generations. They have more facilities for education and they do utilize them. But they lack proper direction. In the absence of proper guidance, young boys and girls go on increasing their academic qualifications. Some of them secure high percentage of marks whereas most of them get average or below average marks. Since the number of aspirants for a job is much higher than the number of vacancies, most of the young boys and girls do not get any employment. This causes the problem of educated unemployment and depression among the youth.

The problem of the educated unemployment can be solved partly through proper guidance and counselling and partly through grooming. Young students often disregard the advice of their parents and go on imitating their peers. This sets in the chain of blind leading the blind. Uneducated or semi educated parents’ think of academic qualification as achievement. Young students must seek the advice of the school counselors and select a course of studies that suits their aptitude. Instead of pursuit of academic excellence, they must go in for proficiency in technical field of information technology, computers, biotechnology, biochemistry, and consumer services. In this way their youthful energy will get directed in the proper channel and they may get fruitful employment or become competent enough to launch their own project and give employment to others.

‘Students should not follow and imitate their counterparts’, find the phrase related to this meaning?
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