Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Narrative / Factual)

Question:

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions from:

You and I can help handicapped people by letting them define happiness for themselves. We can make life more miserable for them if we constantly remind them of how terrible we feel because of what they are missing. When we do that we are really saying to them, "Please get rid of your handicap because it makes me so uncomfortable."

Let me illustrate how differently abled people can be happy in their ignorance. Sometimes during a long Iowa winter, I walk to class in the morning and decide, "It's a nice day because I can feel the sun warming my back". Then some sighted person comes along and says, "It's such a dull, depressing day." To him it is dull because the sun is under the clouds. That doesn't really destroy my happiness, and I do need to be aware that other people perceive the world in ways other than I do. I need to recognise that, just as I need to turn on lights in a room for the benefit of others even though I don't need them. So I will continue to be happy about the warm sun while my friend is depressed by the gray clouds. And, on other days, I will be depressed by the cold while he enjoys the bright, but cold, sunshine. We can each find happiness in our own way.

Is this so different from what happens to any of you? You are all missing out on some success or happiness. Your fathers are all disabled in some ways. Some of you are too short to be successful basketball players, and others of you are too scrawny to be professional football players. Do you cry yourselves to sleep every night because of what you are missing? I doubt it.

We can make the life of a differently abled person easy and comfortable by-

Options:

Sympathising with him

Allowing him to define happiness in his own way

By making him realise his handicap

By reminding him of his flaws

Correct Answer:

Allowing him to define happiness in his own way

Explanation:

The correct option is: Allowing him to define happiness in his own way

Explanation: The passage emphasizes that helping differently-abled people involves allowing them to define happiness for themselves. The author suggests that constantly reminding them of what they are missing and making them feel uncomfortable about their handicap only makes their life more miserable. The key idea is to respect their individual perceptions and allow them to find happiness in their own way.