Reading Comprehension - 10 | English Language & Pedagogy for CTET & TET Exams - CTET & State TET PDF Download

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.
Regular physical activity provides numerous health benefits-from leaner bodies and lower blood pressure to improved mental health and cognitive functioning.
As the school physical education programme promotes physical activity and can teach skills, as well as, form or change behaviour, it holds an important key to influencing health and well-being across the life span. To improve the fitness of students, we need to rethink the design and delivery of school-based physical education programme.
Adults in the United States think that information about health was more important for students to learn than content in language, Arts, Mathematics, Science, History or any other subject. Despite this high ranking, most schools devote minimal curriculum time to teaching students how to lead healthy lives.
Our first step might be to consider ways to increase curriculum time devoted to physical education. In addition, schools need to thoughtfully analyse the design and delivery of school physical education programme to ensure that they are engaging, developmentally appropriate, inclusive and instructionally powerful life skills.

Q1: According to this passage, regular physical activity is needed to
(a) control one’s blood pressure
(b) lose one’s weight
(c) improve one’s cognitive skills
(d) improve one’s physical as well as mental health 

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Ans: (d)
Sol: According to the passage, regular physical activity is needed to improve one’s physical as well as mental health.

Q2: In order to tone up the physical education programme
(a) it should be made compulsory at school
(b) as assessment of the existing programme should be made
(c) a committee should be set up in every school
(d) the programme should be re-oriented and implemented 

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Ans: (d)
Sol: The programme should be re-oriented and implemented.

Q3: According the Americans, health education is more important than teaching
(a) social sciences
(b) liberal arts
(c) any subject
(d) natural sciences 

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Ans: (c)
Sol: As they believe, health is more important than any other subject taught in school.

Q4: The author wants the re-oriented physical education programme to be
(a) increased minimum curriculum time
(b) very comprehensive
(c) relevant to the modern society
(d) thoughtful 

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Ans: (b)
Sol: Very comprehensive re-oriented physical education programme should be introduced.

Q5: In order to improve the physical education programme, we should first of all
(a) allot more time to the teaching and learning of physical activity
(b) decide on the number of activities to be taught
(c) employ qualified instructors
(d) or decrease the teaching load of instructors

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Ans: (a)
Sol: More time should be allocated to the teaching and learning of physical activity.