Directions (Q. 1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by writing the option that you consider the most appropriate.
Often when we have to interact with a group of people, the most attractive and appealing person is the one who is cheerful, has a smiling face and behaves as if he or she is enjoying every moment.
Such people have a optimistic outlook towards life. They are the ones with a positive attitude. In contrast to this could be the people who are focusing on the negative aspects of everything. Such pessimists, the ones with a negative attitude, do not attract others in the same way. Having a positive attitude means getting on with the job on hand. It means neither brooding over what’s gone before nor fearing too much about what might happen in the future. If there is a problem, positive thinkers quickly think of ways to solve it. Passing the buck, blaming other people or circumstances are excuses and alibis such positive people avoid. If such a positive thinker alone cannot solve a problem, he or she seeks help from competent people. To have a positive attitude means not to feel that it is below one’s dignity to seek assistance. Of course, even the greatest optimist cannot smile all the time and feel good. The ups and downs of life cause everyone to feel a touch of melancholy now and then, when everything seems hopeless. But developing a positive attitude helps us bounce back from every challenge and difficult experience, ready to face whatever life brings. To get the best out of life, we owe it to ourselves to approach everything work, friendships and relationships, with a positive attitude.
1.A cheerful person, with a smiling face and behaving as if he or she is enjoying every moment, (3)
(1) interacts with a group of people
(2) wishes to attract others in the group
(3) has an optimistic outlook towards life
(4) focuses on the negative aspects of everything
(5) None of the above
2.A person with a positive attitude avoids (3)
(1) getting on with the job on hand
(2) thinking of ways to solve a problem
(3) blaming other people or circumstances for his or her failure
(4) solving a problem alone
(5) None of the above
3.A positive thinker seeks help from competent people when (4)
(1) there are no excuses
(2) he or she feels that it is below one’s dignity to seek assistance
(3) he or she gets on with the job on hand
(4) he or she alone cannot solve a problem
(5) None of the above
4.When we approach everything in life with a positive attitude, (1)
(1) we smile all the time and feel good
(2) there are ups and downs in life
(3) we get the best out of life
(4) everything seems hopeless
(5) None of the above
5.The word in the last paragraph of the passage meaning the same as ‘sadness’ is (2)
(1) hopeless
(2) melancholy
(3) optimist
(4) challenge
(5) None of the above