passage-1 (time)

(a) We should be .......... in approach with time management.

• (i) optimistic

• (ii) pessimistic

• (iii) realistic

• (iv) utopian

(b) It is good to commit yourself .......... for everything.

• (i) to be late

• (ii) to delay

• (iii) to being 15 minutes early

• (iv) to search the last moment

(c) The passage highlights:

• (i) the value of time

• (ii) the importance of being ahead of time

• (iii) the value of being upto time

• (iv) the value of calculating time

(d) To be punctual we should ...........

• (i) hit the snooze button of the alarm clock

• (ii) get up at the right time

• (iii) start watching TV in the morning

• (iv) keep on lying in bed

(e) The narrator does not deny which of the following

activity just after waking up:

• (i) hitting snooze button

• (ii) keep on lying in bed

• (iii) watch TV

• (iv) wake up when you actually have to

(f ) What does the author mean when he uses the

word “delay”?

• (i) Late

• (ii) Turn off

• (iii) Disregard

• (iv) Accurate

(g) One of the major reasons for being delayed is

• (i) absence of clock, phone or computer

• (ii) being overindulged in work

• (iii) not realising that time passes quickly

• (iv) not keeping a margin in the expected time of

  work

(h) Being ahead by .......... minutes should be

everyone’s commitment.

• (i) 10 minutes

• (ii) 15 minutes

• (iii) 5 minutes

• (iv) 30 minutes

(i) The author uses the word ‘unexpected’ in

paragraph 4. He means to say:

• (i) commit

• (ii) unforeseen

• (iii) annoy

• (iv) snooze

(j) Which word conveys the opposite of realistically?

• (i) Impracticable

• (ii) Rational

• (iii) Achievable

• (iv) Pragmatic