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Q.3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. Use your own language. (20)

Human beings are afraid of death just as children feel afraid of darkness. The fear of darkness of kids increased by the stories of the heard ghosts and thieves. In the same way, the fear of human being is increased by the stories which they heard about the agony of dying man. If a human being regards death as a kind of punishment for his sins he has committed and if he looks upon death as a means of making an entry into another world, he is certainly taking a religious and sacred view of death. But if a human being looks upon death as a law of nature and then feels afraid of it, his attitude is of cowardice. However, even in religious meditations about death there is sometimes a mixture of folly and superstition. Monks have written books in which they have described the painful experiences which they underwent by inflicting physical tortures upon themselves as a form of self purification. Thus, one may think that the pains of death must be indescribably agonizing. Such books and such thoughts increase a man's fear of death.

Seneca, the Roman Philosopher is of the view that the circumstances and ceremonies of death frighten people more than death itself would do. A dyeing man is heard uttering groans; his body is seen undergoing convulsions; his face appears to be absolutely bloodless and pale; at his death his friends begin to weep and his relations put on mourning clothes; various rituals are performed. All such facts make death appear more horrible than it would be otherwise.



1-What is the difference between human beings' fear of death and children's fear of darkness?
2-What is a religious and sacred view of death?
3-What are the painful experiences described by the Monks in their books?
4-What are the views of Seneca about death?
5-What are the facts that make death appear more horrible than it would be otherwise?

1- human fear of death because they observe the painful scenes of the dying people while children fear of darkness due to hearing horrible stories.
2- The author explain,religious and sacred view in which a religious man perceives death as penalties of his committed sins and gateway to another world.
3-According to the author the Monks tortures their bodies in order to feel the fear of death, and for their self-purification.
4- Seneca, the Roman Philosopher describes a dying man suffers pale, his body undergoes convulsions, his relatives weep and wear mourning clothes ,and perform religious rituals.
5- According to the writer the painful death scenes , Monks self-purification acts, and death's ceremonies appears more horrible than than it is.

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Comprehension 2009
Q.3. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow. (20)
It is very nature of helicopter that is great versatility is found. To begin with, the helicopter is the fulfillment of tone of man’s earliest and most fantastic dreams. The dream of flying – not just like a bird – but of flying as nothing else flies or has ever flown. To be able to fly straight up and straight down – to fly forward or back or sidewise, or to hover over and spot till the fuel supply is exhausted.
To see how the helicopter can do things that are not possible for the conventional fixed-wing plane, let us first examine how a conventional plane “works”. It works by its shape – by the shape of its wing, which deflects air when the plane is in motion. That is possible because air has density and resistance. It reacts to force. The wing is curved and set at an angle to catch the air and push it down; the air, resisting, pushes against the under surface of the wing, giving it some f its lift. At the same time the curved upper surface of the wing exerts suction, tending to create a lack of air at the top of the wing. The air, again resisting, sucks back, and this give the wing about twice as much lift as the air pressure below the wing. This is what takes place when the wing is pulled forward by propellers or pushed forward by jet blasts. Without the motion the wing has no lift.
Questions:
(i) Where is the great versatility of the helicopter found?
(ii) What is the dream of flying?
(iii) What does the wing of the conventional aircraft do?
(iv) What does the curved upper surface of the wing do?
(v) What gives the wing twice as much lift?
Let solve it.

Answers:
1: According to the writer the versatility of Helicopter is in its structure. It has ability to fly straight up and straight down, forward and backward, and sidewise and to remain in air unlike the conventional aircraft.
2- Writer describes dream of flying was the earliest ambitions of flying. it was to fly unlike the other creature fly in the air. It was to fly in all dimensions.
3- The wing of the conventional aircraft changes the direction of the air. It catches the air and pushes it downward.
4- The curved upper wing sucks the air and creates the vacuum of air at its upper side.
5- The suction of air again and again by the curved upper wing and pushing down of this air by the wing creates twice lift.

Ans 1: The human beings fear of death has got a resemblance with the children fear of darkness.Their fear increases after listening the dying man stories as the children fear increases after hearing the stories of thieves and ghosts.
Ans 2:The religious and sacred view of death is that when human being considers death as a punishment and an entrance into the another world.

Ans 3:Monks have described the painful experiences which they underwent by inflicting physical tortures upon themselves as a form of self purification.

Ans 4: Seneca thinks that the ceremonies and circumstances associated with the death make death appears more horrible than it would be otherwise.

Ans 5:The facts associated with a dead man such as uttering groans, body undergoing convulsions,face going bloodless and pale, friends weeping and putting mourning clothes make death more horrible than it would be otherwise.

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A comprehension exercise consists of a passage , upon which questions are set to examine the student's ability to understands the contents of the given text and to infer information and meanings from it.
Here are few Hints;
1- Read the passage fairly quickly to get the general idea.
2- Read again , a little slowly ,so to know the details.
3-study the questions thoroughly .Turn to the relevant portion of the passages, read them again , then rewrite them in your own words,neatly and precisely.
4- sentences must be precise, neat, and complete. it should be in your own words. Do not write the sentences of the passage.

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1- human being's fear of death COMES because of their observe observations of painful frightening scenes of the dying people while children's fear of darkness COMES due to hearing horrible stories.
2- The writer explains,religious and sacred view OF DEATH in which a religious PERSON perceives death as PENALTY of his committed sins and A gateway FOR entrance into another world.
3-according to the writer,Monks torture their bodies in order to feel the fear of death and self-purification.
4- Seneca, the Roman Philosopher IS OF THE VIEW THAT CIRCUMSTANCES and CEREMONIES AGGRAVATE THE PAINS OF DEATH MORE THAN DEATH ITSELF.A dying man suffers pale FACE, his body undergoes convulsions, his relatives weep and wear mourning clothes ,and perform religious rituals.
5- According to the writer the painful death scenes , (ACTS OF) Monks self-purification and death ceremonies appear more HORRIFYING than DEATH itself COULD DO