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Q1. One vital concept of reading comprehension is to evaluate texts. Two passages have been given to evaluate the writer’s intention regarding running on a treadmill. Read the passages carefully and answer the multiple choice questions given below. (2*5=10 Marks) Passage (1)
The treadmill began to whir, and I gripped its handlebars as the belt started moving me backwards. All I could do now was run -- or begrudgingly barrel forward -- toward an outdated screen that showed me the terrain I was supposed to be running on. It was made of red squares stacked up, one on top of another: the higher stacks were supposed to be steep hills, and the lower ones, valleys. I tried to picture them as burning coals to see if that would make me speed up or at least feel like this exercise was somehow connected to nature -- even one of its cruel parts.

Passage (2)
The treadmill began to whir, and my heart sped up faster than the belt could go. Instead of pressing "select" on my remote control to escape into a TV show, I had just selected "Power Run." A sleek screen with a simple set of red lines showed me the terrain on which I was running. Those red lines looked like a pulse, and they got me to run farther and faster than I could ever run when I'm outside, worried about weather, cars, or other people. It may not have looked like I was going anywhere that night, but I had just broken out of a ten-year slump.

How would you describe this author's attitude towards the treadmill in Passage 1?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Formal

How would you describe this author's attitude towards the treadmill in Passage 2?

Positive
Negative
Neutral
Formal

3. In passage 1, imagination of the author, “the red squares as burning coals” shows that:

It is pleasant.
It is normal.
It does not sound pleasant.
It is weird.

4. In passage 2, "heart sped up faster than the belt could" shows:

Intensity
Anger
Motivation
Confusion

5. In passage 2, “they got me to run farther and faster than I could ever run when I'm outside” shows:

The desire of running faster
The speed of the author
Benefits of running inside
Drawbacks of running on the treadmill

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