Directions for Questions 6-10: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage.
There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed. Listening to such men one would think that this world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often in the man who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be surprised at the kindness he meets even in the most unlike quarters. A smile is apt to be met met with a respective smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men living in the same neighborhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not the neighborhood which is quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it in out power to change our neighborhood into a pleasant one by simply changing our own ways.
6. The passage is about
A) Our disagreeable and hostile world
B) A kindly and pleasant world
C) Our different and unresponsive world
D) The world and what one makes of it.
Ans: D
7. "..............they are seldom disappointed". The statement denotes that such men
A) Welcome difficulties as a morale booster
B) Do not have face any trouble
C) Manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts
D) Generally do not fail to come across troubles
Ans: D
8. The author's own view of the world is that it is
A) One of the loveliest and quietest places
B) An unpleasant and turbulent place
C) one's own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad place
D) A sordid place for those who suffer in life
Ans: C
9. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the expression 'thin-skinned' as sed in the passage?
A) Insensitive
B) Intelligent
C) Awkward
D) Obstinate
Ans: A
10. "On the other hand............. unlikely quarter" The statement shows that people's reaction to our attitude is
A) Generally indifferent
B) Surprisingly responsive
C) Often adverse
D) Mainly favorable
Ans: B
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