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hand, as a student, I would look curiously at foreign backpackers passing by my village
and wonder where they were going. I would even invite them to my house and talk
to them to learn more about their travels. The full significance of this came to me
later when I started working. The foreigners took the trouble to come all the way to
the Himalayas in order to educate themselves on social, cultural, and scientific aspects
of mountaineering, as well as to seek peace in nature’s gigantic scheme of things.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.
1. What does the author tell us about the financial condition of her parents?

(a) They were very rich.
(b) They were very poor.

(c) They were from a middle class family.
(d) They belonged to Other Backward Class.

2. What is the most treasured value passed along in the author’s family?
(a) cooking skills (b) self-respect

(c) love for wealth (d) love for tea
3. How can you infer that the author’s parents were very hospitable?

(a) They were large-hearted, inviting village folk passing by to have tea at their home.
(b) They were always giving grain to the sadhus.

(c) They gave food to the pundits.
(d) all of the above.

4. Which of the characteristics are apt about the writer in the following context?
“This characteristic has been ingrained in me so deeply that I am able to reach out
to others and make a difference in their lives—whether it is in my home, in society
or at the workplace.”

(i) kind (ii) reckless (iii) spontaneous
(iv) extrovert (v) indecisive (vi) timid

(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (iii) and (vi)
(c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iii)

5. ________________ refers to a person who is too proud to ask for favours or money.
(a) Rebel (b) Hardworking

(c) Wanderer (d) Self-contained
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