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Guess Paper 2013
Class X
Subject English
Practice Paper for Section A
Section A : Reading 20 Marks
1. Heres a shocker for the tread-mill friendly fitness generation that pays ig !cks to
attain the maga"ine-inspired toned t!mmy and torso: most people #ho $oin the gym or
take !p some acti%ity to shed fla and look fa& fail miseraly after an initial e!phoria
of losing a fe# inches or kilos .'o& they arent cheating their #ay thro!gh the fitness
regimen. 'either are they insincere ao!t their efforts to adapt to a healthy lifestyle.
(hat is it then that makes all these people stare at the goal fer%ently& and still miss it)
2. *n her ook +motion&al ,ro#ess: -isco%ering o!r 'at!ral Healing po#er& a!thor&
.anice /erger says &0'o amo!nt of e1ercise can help yo! if yo! are afraid to get in
to!ch #ith yo!r innermost feelings& an1ieties and demons that are slo#ing yo!
do#n.0Society has enco!raged !s to perpet!ate o!r pain y trying to a%oid o!r feeling
s all the time. (e talk o!rsel%es o!t of any !ncomfortale 2!estions that are
othering !s deep do#n&. *nstead & #e p!sh them f!rther do#n& and elie%e in getting
on #ith life &0 she e1plains. And that is the root ca!se #hy the #eighing scale seems
hea%ier& no matter ho# m!ch people are s#eating it o!t.
3. 4heres a deadline staring at yo!r face . 5o!r oss seems !nhappy #ith yo!. 5o!r
marriage is sho#ing signs of strain. 5o!r parents health is deteriorating. 5o!r family
is not s!pporti%e& yo!r st!dies are not pro%ing fr!itf!l.. the #orries are endless. 4he
pain and an1iety #eigh on yo! hea%ily . /!t yo! are terrified of e%en eginning to
search for these ans#ers eca!se #hat if the ans#er disappoints yo!)
6. 7anadian ody!ilder and fitness e1pert Acott Ael descries real fitness as &0 the
aility to meet the demands and %icissit!des of daily life #ith relati%e ease& #ith some
e1tra energy a%ailale for emergencies or !ne1pected sit!ations.0
8. Sports psychologist Madh!li 9!lkarni says &0 Accept yo!r emotions& #hate%er they
might e & face yo!r deepest fears& other#ise yo! #ill ne%er kno# #hat yo!r strengths
are and ho# to cope #ith the #eaknesses.0
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:. ; +%en the most physically fit athletes s!ffer depression and mental health prolems .
,hysical health is not of m!ch !se #itho!t emotional strength&0 says <S =ased ,a!l
/ird& managing director of 4he +motional >itness Academy. Mary 9om & #ho is
representing *ndia at the ?ondon @lympics 2012& says & ; As a player & #e are ta!ght
to select emotions that are positi%e. >rom #hat *%e learnt o%er the years emotional
fitness is ao!t strength and end!rance.0
A. *f #e ha%e learnt to accept that o!r odies ha%e a healing po#er to deal #ith physical
in$!ries& #e m!st also !nderstand that #e also ha%e the nat!ral aility to heal from
the s!ffering of emotional distress. (e are $!st too afraid to try.
B. -r 7al /otterrill& one of the leading sports psychologists& #hos training athletes
says&0 +motional e1ha!stion is the key component in !rno!t.0 Ask yo!rself each
morning =Are yo! ready to take lifes slings and arro#s and still ha%e some energy
left at the end of the day) *f not yo!r training egins no#.
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I . After reading the ao%e passage ans#er the follo#ing 2!estions. (1x8=8)
a. (hy do people #ho $oin gym fail miseraly to achie%e the desirale physi2!e )
. (hy do people ref!se to address the ca!se for their #orries)
c. Ho# can one achie%e real fitness)
d. (hat is real fitness according to Scott Ael & the fitness e1pert)
e. (hat is emotional fitness)
f. (hat are #e C$!st too afraid to try)
g. Madh!ri 9!lkarni asks !s to accept DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD.
h. Ho# sho!ld one comat emotional e1ha!stion )
I.i . >ind #ords #hich are similar in meaning to the phrases or #ords gi%en elo#:
(1x2=2)
a. @stacles
. /ecome #orse

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