Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow:

Money is external. He is learning, well behind his desperate eyes, The epistemology of loss, how to stand up Knowing what every man must one day know And most know many days, how to stand up

(The Ball Poem)

Q.41 The poet says money is external. What does it mean in this extract?

A. Money helps us purchase materials that make life worth living.
B. Money promotes materialism and hunger for power among youngsters.
C. Money only impacts a person’s external environment.
D. Money buys materialistic things and can be earned again, when lost.

Q.42 What does the boy learn by losing the ball, according to the extract?

1) Loss is the unavoidable truth of life.
2) Material objects can be replaced.
3) Money buys happiness.
4) Losses in life can be prevented with care.
5) Life continues despite losses.

A. (1), (2) and (5)
B. (2) and (4)
C. Only (1)
D. (3) and (5)

Q.43 The boy is learning how to stand up… This means that he is learning to be in the face of difficulties.

A. patient
B. resilient
C. defensive
D. judgemental

Q.44 Which option lists who is speaking these lines?

A. An observer.
B. The boy’s parent.
C. The ball salesman.
D. A friend.

Q.45 According to the poet, from whom do we mostly learn about loss?

A. Elders.
B. Experiences.
C. Books.
D. Teachers.