Unseen passage for practice

Q.3 (A) Read the first activity, read the extract and do the activities that follow.
[12 marks)

Al Complete (2)

Complete the sentences by choosing the correct information from the extract.

i) The Globalization and digitalization have a great influence on  ........................................

Ans:- education and parenting

ii) Inevitably, schools and parents need to join hands together for  .........................       .
Ans:- to ensure that the child turns into a learner for life.
iii) Only academic excellence is useless if...............
Ans:-if the child is unable to apply knowledge in daily life.

iv) If we continue with conventional education system and value the same.....
Ans:-we Indians may end up as the back office of the Western world. 

Just as any major economic or social change has an implication on every aspect of life, globalization and the digital revolution have not only changed the way we work and play but must also change the way we educate and parent our kids.
This generation of children needs to be geared to do more right-brained tasks that involve creativity, problem solving strategies, communication and emotional engagement. This, in turn, demands a major shift in the way the Indian education system works and what parents deem important for the child to learn.
If our schools continue to focus on mathematical, analytical and mechanical abilities that are rapidly being replaced by Google, machines and technology and as parents we continue to value and perpetuate that focus, we Indians may end up as the back office of the Western world. The criterion for success has changed. We have moved from a Knowledge Age to the Creative Age. Simply 'knowing things' does not serve any purpose. We have Google for that now. Getting 100 percent in a written paper is of no use if the child is unable to apply knowledge in daily life. Schools and parents have to work together to ensure that the child turns into a learner for life.
Our focus should be to prepare our children and youth for adult life success. Success tomorrow will depend on how our children ultimately make use of the knowledge and information that they receive today. 'How' we educate our children may prove to be more important than 'What' we are educating them for. We need to teach them to tap their innate greatness. We need to hone •the right-brained creative skills in our kids. We need to shift the focus from IQ to EQ.

A2 Give reasons (2)

We need to shift from 'Knowledge' based to 'Creativity' based education because
i.

ii.
Ans:-The criterion for success has changed. We have moved from a Knowledge Age to the Creative Age.
A3. True or False (2)

 State if the following statements are true or false.

i) The author approves of the present education system in India. 

Ans:- False 

ii) The author prefers the development of EQ to that of IQ.
Ans:- False 
iii) Application of knowledge is more advantageous than mere knowledge.
Ans:- True 
 iv) The purpose of education is more important than its process.
Ans:- True 
A4 Vocabulary (2)

Look at the following sentences from the second paragraph,

i) This generation of children...

ii) This in turn, demands...

The underlined words refer to
(i) ............................
ii)...................................
Ans:- today's generation 

Ans:- task
A5 Personal Response (2)

 'Success tomorrow depends on the knowledge and information we receive today'.
State your response in a paragraph to justfy the statement.

Ans:- It is correct that success tomorrow depends on knowledge we receive today because whatever knowledge we gain from our education, we implement that knowledge for our future. 
A6 Grammar (2)
 Do as directed.

i) Education is useless, if the child is unable to apply knowledge in daily life. (Rewrite the sentence using 'Unless'.)
Ans:- Education is useless the child is able to apply knowledge in daily life. 
 ii)This demands a majorshift in the way the Indian education system works and what parents deem important for the child to learn.
[Use 'not only...... but also' and rewrite.)
Ans:-This demands a majorshift in not only the way the Indian education system works but also what parents deem important for the child to learn.
(B) Summary (3)

Write a brief summary of the above extract with the help of the points given below and suggest a suitable title.

Globalization ........expected changes in Indian education.......   ..education for life . .......shift to EQ