Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: [HSLC’19]
A good book always teaches us something, in fact many things
directly or indirectly if the mind is willing to learn. Books are the best
companion; they also give us the best society. They help us in establishing
contact with many great men. We hear what such men said and did; through books
we even see them as if they were really alive. As we read, we share great
thoughts with great minds, we hope and grieve with great men. The scenes in
which they appeared are described for us and as we turn the pages we come to
know what nobleness is. Books work as agents and help us in being better than
we are. Books should, therefore, be treated as friends and guides.
(i) How can books teach us?
(ii) How can one share the great thoughts through
books?
(iii) Why should books be treated as friends and
guides?
