Reading Comprehension (Unseen) Passage Set - 1

Reading Comprehension (Unseen) Passage for class 6,7,8,9,10,11 and 12 | WBBSE, WBCHSE, ICSE and CBSE

Reading Comprehension (Unseen) Passage Set - 1

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:-

While there is no denying that the world loves a winner. It is important that you recognize the signs of stress in your behavior, and be healthy enough to enjoy your success. Stress can strike anytime, in a fashion that may leave you unaware of its presence in your life. While a certain amount of pressure is necessary for performance, it is important to be able to recognize your individual threshold. For instance, there are some individuals who accept competition in a healthy fashion. There are others who collapse into weeping wrecks before an exam, or on comparing mark sheets and finding that their friend has scored better. It is a body reaction to any demands or changes in its internal and external environment. Whenever there is a change in the external environment such as temperature, pollutants, humidity and working conditions, it leads to stress. In these days of competition when a person makes up his mind to surpass what has been achieved by others, leading to an imbalance between demands and resources, it causes psycho-social stress. It is a part and parcel of everyday life. Stress has a different meaning depending on the stage of life you're in. The loss of a toy or a reprimand from the parents might create a stress shock in a child. An adolescent who fails an examination may feel as if everything has been lost and life has no further meaning.In an adult, the loss of his or her companion, job or professional failure may appear as if there is nothing more to be achieved. Such signs appear in the attitude and behaviour of the individual, as muscle tension in various parts of the body, palpitation and high blood pressure, indigestion and hyperacidity and ultimately in self destructive behaviour such as eating and drinking too much, smoking excessively, relying on tranquilisers, trembling, shaking, nervous blinking, dryness of throat and mouth and difficulty in swallowing. 

A) State whether the following statements are True or False. Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False :-

i) Stress tells upon the health of a person unknowingly. 

ii) Competition leads to psycho-social stress. 

iii) Stress carries the same meaning for human beings of all age. 

iv) Relying on tranquilizer is a symptom of stress. 

B) Answer each of the following questions in about 30 words:- 

i) What role stress or pressure plays on human beings? 

ii) What is stress? 

iii) What are the signs of stress on a human being?