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    Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the answers from the given options.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (5) D For Discipline 1. A friend who went on a trip to Canada, came back very impressed with the courtesy of drivers on the roads there. He was astonished to see that the minute he put one foot off the pavement, cars on both sides of the road would stop, waiting for him to cross. 2. Unfortunately, discipline is a trait we lack-all of us must have been guilty at some time or the other, of dashing across the streets making the nearest driver slam his brakes in panic. When discipline is inculcated in people, you see cars stopping at a red light, even when there's no traffic for miles around. 3. It's not just road discipline in India. Anyone who thinks he can get away with it will crash queues. They will, e.g., try clothes in a shop and leave them in a heap on the floor, won't stop a moment to hold the door so that it will slam into the face of the person behind them. 4. There's no point even getting into the littering and spitting menace. Years of teachers' droning and parents' scolding doesn't instil discipline as much as one trip to Singapore or Canada does. This should be made a part of the school curriculum. Questions (a) What is the intention of the author? (i) The author wants to amuse the readers (ii) The author wants to shock the readers (iii) The author wants to inform the readers (iv) The author wants to advise the readers   (b) The author suggests that (i) people should not dash across the street (ii) teachers and parents should not scold the children (iii) a trip to foreign lands should be made a part of the school curriculum (iv) we as a nation lack discipline   (c)  In paragraph 2, the word 'trait' means. (i) Feeling             (ii) Quality (iii) Idea               (iv) Action   (d) Of the following statements, select the one that is incorrect. (i) discipline is a trait we lack (ii) discipline is to be inculcated in the people (iii) parents and teachers should  not instill discipline (iv) the school curriculum should include discipline   (e) What does the author say in the first line of the last paragraph? (i) There is no use of teaching discipline (ii) Discipline is to be inculcated in the people (iii) Littering and spitting will lead to a big discussion (iv) Teachers and parents cannot instil discipline  

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    (a) (iv) The author wants to advise the readers (b) (iv) we as a nation lack discipline (c) (ii) Quality (d) (iii) parents and teachers should not instill discipline (e) (ii) Discipline is to be inculcated in the people .