english paper

For the mobility — impaired, highly trained canines called ‘service dogs’ can pick up dropped keys, open and close drawers, retrieve prepared meals, help a person in and out of bathtub, dial 911, push and pull wheelchairs, help operate a car or van and pull off gloves, shoes, socks and jackets. Other dogs provide specific assistance to those who suffer seizures (sudden attacks of illness) and require special medication. And, of course, the helping dogs provide companionship, play and give unconditional love to the people they assist.

It is thirty odd years now since the placement of the first assistance dog. But only in recent years, with the rising independent movement among disabled people has the idea begun to spread widely.

While most service–dogs are trained to work with people who rely on wheelchairs, other categories of helping dogs include hearing–dogs who alert their owners to sounds, such as doorbells, phones, cooking timers, alarm clocks, smoke alarms and seizure dogs which carry medication in their packs and are trained to dial 911 on large keypad phones

Q. Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option:

1.The service-dogs were:

• Paid Highly

• Less in number

• Multiple Taskers

• Employees

2.The idea of assistance dogs became popular due to the:

• independent movement among disabled

• Awareness by the hospitals

• independence of the country

• both (i) and (iii)

3. The categories of helping–dogs are:

• Domestic dogs, service dogs and seizure dogs

• Service, hearing and seizure dogs

• hunting and domestic dogs

• none of the above

4. There is a difference between:

• The service dogs and the helping dogs

• Service dogs and canines

• canines and ordinary dogs

• both (ii) and (iii)

5. Give the noun form of ‘trained’:

• Train

• Trains

• Training

• Trainee

Be like a flower. One must try to become like a flower: open, frank, equal, generous and kind. So you know what it means?

A flower is open to all that surrounds it: nature, light, the rays of the sun, the wind etc. It exerts a spontaneous influence on all that is around it. It radiates joy and beauty.

It is frank. It hides nothing of its beauty and lets its fragrance flow frankly out of itself. What is within and what is in its depths, it lets it come out so that everyone can see it.

It is unbiased: it has no preferences. Everyone can enjoy its beauty and its perfume without rivalry. It is equal and the same for everybody. There is no difference, or anything whatsoever.

Then, generous: without reserve or restriction, it gives away the mysterious beauty and the very own perfume of Nature. It sacrifices itself entirely for our pleasure, even it sacrifices its life to express this beauty and the secret of the things gathered within itself.

And then, kind: it has such a tenderness, it is so sweet, so close to us, so loving. Its presence fills us with joy. It is always cheerful and happy.

Happy is he who can exchange his qualities with the real qualities of the flowers. Try to cultivate in yourself their refined qualities.

Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

1. A flower is compared with _________________

• with all living beings

• with human beings

• with girls

• with a child

2. A flower is open to all because

• It influences all

• it radiates joy

• it spreads its beauty to all

• All of these

3. The refined qualities of a flower are

• Fragrance and beauty

• generosity and kindness

• equality and attractiveness

• frankness and honesty

The writer talks about

• rose flower

• lotus flower

• lily flower

• all flowers

5. A spontaneous influence means

• a slow influence

• a quicker influence

• naturally created influence

• a casual influence