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On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.

1. In order to prevent obesity, what is important?
(a) to cut down meals (b) to cut down exercise
(c) to adopt a balanced lifestyle (d) to read many books

2. In the line “Obesity is a condition in which ____________________,” what has been
stated to continue to grow in the given condition?
(a) body mass (b) organ mass
(c) only feet mass (d) only hand mass

3. Which element among the following causes the case of obesity among people?
(a) low immunity (b) calcium deficiency
(c) rise in the intake of junk foods (d) rise in cholesterol

4. Which health issues among the following involves difficulty in breathing?
(i) vitiligo (ii) cataract (iii) asthma
(iv) diabetes (v) sinus allergyitis (vi) Covid-19

(a) Options (i) and (ii) (b) Options (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) Options (iii), (v) and (vi) (d) Options (ii), (v) and (vi)
5. In the figure, what is the proportion of children suffering from obesity?

(a) 1 in 4 (b) 1 in 5 (c) 1 in 2 (d) 1 in 3
6. According to the figure, what do the children with healthy diet have?
(i) fewer school absences (ii) higher academic achievement

(iii) higher self-esteem (iv) delinquent behaviour
(a) both (i) and (ii) (b) both (i) and (iii)

(c) (i), (ii), and (iii) (d) (i), (iii), and (iv)
7. What are the risk factors among the children who are obese in their early teens?
(a) They can have arteries similar to those of 45-year-old.
(b) They can have bones similar to those of 60-year-old.

(c) They can have mental problems.
(d) They can face walking disability very soon in life.

8. What is the other word for ‘worry’ in the passage? (para 1)
(a) problem (b) disease (c) consequence (d) concern
9. Find a word from the passage which means ‘different from what is normal’. (para 1)

10. Find a word from the passage which stands for ‘people of 13 to 19 years old’. (para 3)
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