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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. When planning to go on a vacation, the tendency is to make sure that the travel
plans are hassle free, before stepping out of one’s doors. This involves booking by
train, bus or even by air to one’s chosen destination. Yet the greatest holidays can
be enjoyed by going on foot and I am not referring to trekking expeditions into the
wilds. Any holiday can be made into a walking trip by opting out of a bus ride or a
train journey or a taxi drop, by selecting to go on foot. Besides, walking is a great
form of exercise and, above all, helps you to go deep into the local culture, the daily
lives of people, their food and their music.

2. Walking helps you enhance the adventurous streak in you. If you are out on a
beach holiday, instead of workouts at the gym, head out to the water for your
exercise. Resort pools are a great way to have fun and stay fit and are suitable for all
ages. Wake up early to start your day with a swim and you can also recruit family
and friends to join in to make the activity even more interesting.

3. The best holiday destinations need not be those that the travel brochures
advertise. It can be one of your own search, if you take advantage of what an area is
known for and then set out to explore it on your own terms. Thus you can learn tai
chi when on a trip to China or smarten up your dancing skills by trying out flamenco
when in Spain.

4. In order to enjoy a walking holiday to the hilt, one needs to be physically in form.
Thus one needs to keep a tab on one’s diet when on holiday. The travel brochures
give you a choice of tried-out brands with a peppering of local options. But whatever
be your choice, it is smart to stick to the rule book. In every place you are sure to find
fresh and healthy high-protein, high- fibre options to fill you up. That will keep you
away from opting for the high sugar, processed foods, and simple carbohydrates.

5. These simple rules would ensure that your walking holiday was not only enjoyable
but one that left you feeling fully in command of your holiday mood and proved
economical as you did not waste a single moment nursing an upset belly or a
sluggish day or a boring ride across acres of , non-stimulating countryside, cooped in
a taxi or jostling on a train.

(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it, using
headings and subheadings. Use recognisable abbreviations (wherever necessary-
minimum four) and a format you consider suitable. Also supply an appropriate title to
it.
(b) Write a summary of the passage in about 80 words.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

1. Well-being is not just the absence of disease or illness. It is a complex


combination of a person’s physical, mental, emotional and social health factors.
Well-being is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction. In short, it could be
described as how one feels about oneself and one’s life. Every aspect of one’s life
influences the state of one’s well-being. Researchers investigating happiness have
found the following factors which enhance a person’s well-being : network of close
friends, enjoyable and fulfilling career, enough money, regular exercise, nutritious
diet, sufficient sleep, fun hobbies and leisure pursuits, healthy self-esteem, optimistic
outlook and so on.

2. The factors that influence one’s well-being are interrelated. For example, a job
provides not just money but purpose, goals, friendships and a sense of belonging.
Some factors also make up for the lack of others; for example, a good marriage can
compensate for a lack of friendship, while religious beliefs may help a person to
accept physical illness. Money is linked to well-being, because having enough
money improves living conditions and increases social status. But various
international studies have shown that it is the quality of our personal relationships,
not the size of our bank balance, which has the greatest effect on our state of well-
being. Believing that money is the key to happiness can also harm a person’s well-
being.

3. Understanding the well-being of the population is very important. Measuring well-


being, however, in a population is difficult because the interpretation of well-being is
so subjective — how one feels about peoples’ lives largely depends on the way one
sees it. Like the saying goes: ‘one person’s problem is another person’s challenge.’

4. Keeping track of a population’s well-being helps governments to decide on


particular policies. It also acts as an indicator for various population trends. For
example, knowing the average weekly income of a population helps to set the
‘poverty line’, which may then influence decisions on social welfare reforms. Well-
being can be achieved through a variety of means. Some are as follows : developing
and maintaining strong relationships with family and friends, making regular time
available for social contact, trying to find work that is enjoyable and rewarding, rather
than just working for the best pay, eating healthy, nutritious foods, doing regular
physical activity, involving oneself in activities that interest the people, joining in local
organisations or clubs that appeal, setting achievable goals and working towards
them and trying to be optimistic and enjoying each day.

(a) On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it using
recognizable abbreviations (minimum four), wherever necessary. Use a format you
consider suitable. Give it a suitable title also.

(b) Write a summary of the above passage in about 80 words.

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