THE INTERVIEW
PYQ’s and CBQ’s
I. Passage 1:
“Others, usually celebrities who see themselves as its victims, might despise the interview as
an unwarranted intrusion into their lives, or feel that it somehow diminishes them, just as in
some primitive cultures it is believed that if one takes a photographic portrait of somebody
then one is stealing that person’s soul. V.S. Naipaul ‘feels that some people are wounded by
interviews and lose a part of themselves.’ Lewis Carroll, the creator of Alice in Wonderland,
was said to have had ‘a just horror of the interviewer’ and he never consented to be
interviewed.” (CBSE, 2022-23)
(i) Choose the appropriate option with reference to the given extract.
Most of the celebrities dislike being interviewed because:
(a) It is sheer nonsense.
(b) Nobody reveals his/her inner self.
(c) It is a sheer waste of time.
(d) It is an unwanted intrusion into their lives.
(ii) Complete the analogy with a word from the extract.
light : darkness : : consented : refused
Answer: consented – The correct word is because it is the opposite of “refused,” just as “light” is
the opposite of “darkness.”
(iii) In primitive cultures, being photographed implied ___________________________.
Answer: In primitive cultures, being photographed implied that one was stealing the person’s
soul.
(iv) From the given extract, we know that _______________ never agreed to be interviewed.
Answer: From the given extract, we know that Lewis Carroll never agreed to be interviewed.
(v) In the given extract, the word ‘diminish’ most nearly means:
(a) deepens
(b) disappoints
(c) lessens
(d) languishes
Answer: (c) lessens – “Diminish” here means to lessen or reduce one’s sense of self.
(vi) In the given extract, the writer indicates that most people _______________ interviews.
(a) celebrated
(b) read
(c) gave
(d) despised
Answer: (d) despised – The passage suggests that many people, especially celebrities, despise
interviews.
PYQ’s and CBQ’s
I. Passage 1:
“Others, usually celebrities who see themselves as its victims, might despise the interview as
an unwarranted intrusion into their lives, or feel that it somehow diminishes them, just as in
some primitive cultures it is believed that if one takes a photographic portrait of somebody
then one is stealing that person’s soul. V.S. Naipaul ‘feels that some people are wounded by
interviews and lose a part of themselves.’ Lewis Carroll, the creator of Alice in Wonderland,
was said to have had ‘a just horror of the interviewer’ and he never consented to be
interviewed.” (CBSE, 2022-23)
(i) Choose the appropriate option with reference to the given extract.
Most of the celebrities dislike being interviewed because:
(a) It is sheer nonsense.
(b) Nobody reveals his/her inner self.
(c) It is a sheer waste of time.
(d) It is an unwanted intrusion into their lives.
(ii) Complete the analogy with a word from the extract.
light : darkness : : consented : refused
Answer: consented – The correct word is because it is the opposite of “refused,” just as “light” is
the opposite of “darkness.”
(iii) In primitive cultures, being photographed implied ___________________________.
Answer: In primitive cultures, being photographed implied that one was stealing the person’s
soul.
(iv) From the given extract, we know that _______________ never agreed to be interviewed.
Answer: From the given extract, we know that Lewis Carroll never agreed to be interviewed.
(v) In the given extract, the word ‘diminish’ most nearly means:
(a) deepens
(b) disappoints
(c) lessens
(d) languishes
Answer: (c) lessens – “Diminish” here means to lessen or reduce one’s sense of self.
(vi) In the given extract, the writer indicates that most people _______________ interviews.
(a) celebrated
(b) read
(c) gave
(d) despised
Answer: (d) despised – The passage suggests that many people, especially celebrities, despise
interviews.
