Comprehension:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
Don't let the past shape your future. Most of the events of your life have been shaped by your thoughts, attitude and expectations. If your life doesn't change and doesn't improve, it means that you are not changing your thoughts, attitude and expectations. It is like playing the same movie in your mind, over and again, and enacting it in your real life, time and again. There is no reason to cling to thoughts, beliefs, attitude and expectations. You can change them if you really want. If you change them, you will start seeing life in a different way, acting in a different way, and consequently, changing the events and situations in your life. Even if circumstances do not change, or cannot be changed, your attitude would be different, and therefore, the impact of circumstances on you would be different, milder, or even non-existent.
Match the words from the passage with their correct meanings.
Word
shape (verb)
enact
spirituality
Meaning
a. the quality of being deeply connected to God or higher values
b. put into practice / act out
c. influence or give form to something
- A1-c, 2-a, 3-b
- B1-c, 2-b, 3-a
- C1-b, 2-a, 3-c
- D1-a, 2-b, 3-c
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's align the words with their respective dictionary definitions as used in the context of the text:
1. shape (verb): To influence, mold, or give structural form to something → c
2. enact: To perform, put into practical action, or act out a scenario → b
3. spirituality: The dimension of being concerned with the human spirit, soul, or deep internal values → a
Therefore, the matching arrangement is 1-c, 2-b, 3-a.
1. shape (verb): To influence, mold, or give structural form to something → c
2. enact: To perform, put into practical action, or act out a scenario → b
3. spirituality: The dimension of being concerned with the human spirit, soul, or deep internal values → a
Therefore, the matching arrangement is 1-c, 2-b, 3-a.