Question

Read the following incident.

Lokesh had always been a class-topper in tests and examinations. However, invariably, he used foul means during exams to gain those high marks. Once, on the day of History examination, Lokesh realized that his classmate and friend Farhan came all prepared for Maths instead of History. Farhan had become desperate. So Lokesh offered to let him copy from his answer-sheet, since Farhan sat just behind him. Farhan refused. He said, ‘‘It’s all right even if I get a zero, but I can call it my own zero. I do not want to score a single mark, unearned. Cheating in exams is for cowards. Not me!’’ These words were a turning point in Lokesh’s life. He gave up cheating for ever. He worked hard for what he desired and never, ever used false measures to acquire anything.

(a) In the given story, which words/phrases can be replaced by the following ones?

1. became aware ......................
2. always ......................
3. very upset and helpless ......................
4. cheating ......................
5. without working for it ......................
6. a sudden change ......................
7. gain/achieve ......................

(b) Summarize the incident in 6 to 8 lines making Lokesh, the narrator:

Begin with: ‘I was always a class topper.

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Answer 1

(a)

1. became aware realised
2. always invariably
3. very upset and helpless desperate
4. cheating foul means
5. without working for it unearned
6. a sudden change turning point
7. gain/achieve acquire

(b)

I was always the class topper. My goal was the summit, but my means to get there were fraudulent. Farhan, my classmate, had once prepared for the Mathematics paper on the day the History paper was scheduled. Seeing his desperation, I offered to help him copy so that he could pass in his paper. But Farhan strongly refused. He said it was better for him to earn a zero himself than to earn a single mark by cheating. This incident changed my life forever. I gave up cheating. I worked hard and decided never to use false measures in my life.