Read the following passage and answer the questions that are given below:
The Spartans lived in Greece over twenty
centuries ago, but their fame is known throughout the West even today. This is because
they wanted to be fine men, and not rich men,—because they wanted what was good
for mind, body and soul and not what was pleasant. To this day, we call a man
‘a Spartan’ if we wish to say that he knows how to deny himself. The Spartans were
better than the other Greeks because they had better aims. When the rest of
Greece was trying to get rich and to live in luxury, Spartan was trying to get
strong, to live in such a way as should be the very best for mind, body and
soul.
Questions:
(i) Answer the following questions.
(b) What did the rest of Greece try to get?
(c) Did the Spartans want to get strong?
(ii) Of the following statements only two are
true. Write out these statements.
(a) The Spartans wanted what was pleasant.
(b) The other Greeks had better aims than the
Spartans.
(c) The Spartans wanted to be fine men.
(d) The fame of the Spartans is known even
today.
(iii) Give the noun forms of the following
words:
(a) Pleasant (b) Strong.
