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6. In para 3, why is only your grandmother’s health not at risk?

(a) because it affects young women only
(b) because it affects women and men both
(c) because it affects only men
(d) because only older men are affected

7. According to para 4, which strategies have been found to be the most effective to
protect ourselves and our children from developing osteoporosis?
(a) We need to become more social and friendly.
(b) We need to bring about changes in lifestyles, food, taking on bone-friendly habits.
(c) We need to move to places with cooler climate.
(d) We need to consume more carbohydrates and sugar-rich foods.

8. According to Dr Mittal, which two things can help in saving our bones from further damage?
(a) sedentary lifestyle and only resting
(b) staying mostly indoors

(c) simple lifestyle changes and nutrition
(d) taking more of tea and coffee
9. Find a word from the passage which means ‘completely necessary’. (para 1)
10. Find a word from the passage which means ‘to protect’. (para 4)

11. How can osteoporosis be fatal? Discuss.
12. What is the suggestion of Dr Mittal?

Answers: 1. c 2. c 3. a 4. d 5. a 6. b 7. b

8. c 9. essential 10. safeguard
11. Osteoporosis can be fatal as up to 25% of seniors who break their hips die
within a year. It is not only a hazard to your grandmother, but it affects
about 50 million women in India, and it also threatens over 12 million men.
12. Dr Mittal suggests that simple lifestyle changes and nutrition can help
us save our bones. He also tells us to adopt bone-friendly habits such as
exercise, getting enough sunlight, and taking sufficient calcium.

IX. Read the following passage carefully.

CHILD MARRIAGE
CHILD MARRIAGE
(1) In North India, child marriages are common. Even in the twenty-first century, this curse
continues to plague people’s lives. Blind practices and superstitions, which are prominent in

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