Extract 1
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
“The experience of having climbed to the summit changes you completely. There is another summit. It is within yourself. It is in your own mind. Each man carries within himself his own mountain peak. He must climb it to reach to a fuller knowledge of himself. It is fearful, and unscalable.”
1. Name the mountain that the writer had climbed.
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Nanda Devi
(d) Kamet
Ans. (a) Mount Everest
2. Which is the other summit?
(a) The summit of the Mount Everest
(b) The summit of the mind
(c) The summit of Kanchenjunga
(d) The summit of Desires
Ans. (b) The other summit is the summit of the mind.
3. Hoe does the experience of the other summit change one completely?
(a) It makes the writer more conscious and aware
(b) It makes the writer proud
(c) It makes the writer jubilant
(d) It makes the writer compassionate
Ans. (a) Attaining the second summit makes the writer more conscious and aware
4. Chose two adjectives from the passage.
Ans. Fearful and unscalable.
5. Identify the recurrent metaphor used in the chapter.
Ans. The mountain peak is both literally and metaphorically used in the chapter.
6. Why is the other summit fearful and unscalable?
Ans. The other summit is fearful and unscalable because one may never emerge from the depths of the mind. The mind is complex and layered.
Extract 2
Directions (Q. Nos. 1-6) Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
“Man takes delight in overcoming obstacles. The obstacles in climbing a mountain are
physical. A climb to a summit means endurance, persistence and will power. The demonstration of these physical qualities is no doubt exhilarating, as it was for me also.”
1. What are the three necessary qualities to reach the summit?
(a) Endurance, persistence and will power
(b) Endurance, persistence and obstacles
(c) Hindrance, obstacles and blockage
(d) Courage, jubilation and hard work
Ans. (a) Endurance, persistence and will power are the three necessary qualities to reach the summit.
2. The obstacles in climbing a mountain are ………….
(a) mental
(b) physical
(c) financial
(d) psychological
Ans. (b) physical
3. Give the synonym of obstacles.
(a) Hindrance
(b) Summit
(c) Peak
(d) Endurance
Ans. (a) Hindrance
4. Why does man take delight in overcoming obstacles?
Ans. Man takes delight in overcoming the obstacles because itis fulfilling and gives him a sense of confidence.
5. What could be the obstacles in climbing the second summit?
Ans. The obstacles in climbing the second summit could be many, like a busy schedule, lack of awareness and so on.
6. What all emotions does the author experience on realising both the summits?
Ans. The author experiences a number of emotions on realising both the summits. he feels jubilant and triumphant; at the same time he also experiences humility and sorrow. He gains confidence and becomes more conscious of himself and his surroundings on reaching the second summit.