Class 10 English – Reading Comprehension (Solved)
This post provides a board exam oriented solved passage. All questions are answered clearly as per marking scheme. Helpful for revision and high scoring preparation.
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
“Out of debt, out of danger” is, like many other proverbs, full of wisdom; but the word ‘danger’ does not sufficiently express all that the warning demands. To one that is not insensible, a state of debt is a state of positive misery; the sufferer is as one haunted by an evil spirit, and his heart can know neither rest nor peace till it is cast out. But as example is at all times more instructive than mere words of mouth, a living writer shall describe his own feelings when beset with creditors and perhaps he may prove a beacon to the thoughtless ones who are likely to fall into the same gulf.
Debt means positive misery to a sensible person. It brings mental disturbance, anxiety and suffering. A person in debt cannot feel peace or happiness until he becomes free from it.
No, mere words are not enough to express the full meaning of ‘danger’. Practical example and real experience are more effective and instructive than spoken advice.
A person in debt remains worried, restless and disturbed. He feels haunted and cannot enjoy peace of mind until he clears his debts.
A living writer can describe his personal experience of being in debt. His real-life example can guide others and warn them against falling into the same situation.
(i) Which word means ‘frequented by ghosts’?
(ii) Which word is the opposite of ‘thoughtful’?
(iii) Which word means ‘signal for guidance’?
(i) Haunted
(ii) Thoughtless
(iii) Beacon
