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10. Find a word from the passage which means the opposite of ‘in a way that is very
easy to notice’. (para 2)

11. What is ‘yoga’ and what is its usefulness?
12. How do yoga and modern medicine treat illnesses?

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

8. a 9. chronic 10. subtly
11. Yoga incorporates both physical and psychological elements of the body.
Daily practice of yoga through various postures considerably improves our
flexibility, muscular strength, and concentration.
12. Yoga treats the underlying cause of an illness, whereas modern medicine
just addresses the symptoms of an illness rather than the underlying cause.
Modern medicine can save a life at a crucial point.

Practice Questions

I. Read the following passage carefully.

IMPOR
IMPORTANCE OF SPORTSTANCE OF SPORTS
(1) The pie chart below depicts the findings of a survey conducted at Rathgama Maha
Vidyalaya to determine what children enjoy doing in their spare time. In the pie map,
there are six different games. Cricket, elle (a Sri Lankan game played using bat and
ball), volleyball, football, hockey, and chess are among them. According to the data
in the graph, the majority of children enjoy playing cricket: 35%.

Chess
10%
Cricket
Hockey 5%
Football 35%
15%

Volleyball
15% Elle
20%

Figure: Survey results of sports children like to play (Rathgama Maha Vidyalaya)
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