92. Reading Skills Comprehension: SACRIFICE

SACRIFICE

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:                          

 Indeed, parents struggle hard throughout their lives to make the lives of their children comfortable by providing them with all the amenities of life, so that they may build up their careers and live happily. When the parents grow old, they need love and care of their children as are our age-old cultural values, Therefore, the children should not neglect their parents in old age. They should not get lost in materialism and individualism. ‘They must introspect to feel how their parents have sacrificed everything for their comforts. In old age, proper care and respect can make the parents feel comfortable and satisfied. Thus, children should realize that the blessings they receive from their parents as a reward are really extremely valuable assets for them. The blessing is always sought and these are not given. After all, it is the divine grace that is showered upon the other if the other person makes you happy.                                                                                                                                         

(a) What do parents do so that their children live comfortably?                                            

 (b) What is needed when the parents grow old?                                                                       

(c) Why do parents struggle to provide their children with all the amenities of life?         

(d) How are blessings sought?                                                                                                       

(e) Find a word from the passage which means ‘facilities’.                                                    

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