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Class X Conprehension

Smoking is a highly addictive habit primarily due to nicotine, leading to various health issues like cancer and heart disease. Many people start smoking due to social influences and often do not anticipate addiction. A survey indicates that a majority of respondents support a blanket ban on smoking in public places.

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Class X Conprehension

Smoking is a highly addictive habit primarily due to nicotine, leading to various health issues like cancer and heart disease. Many people start smoking due to social influences and often do not anticipate addiction. A survey indicates that a majority of respondents support a blanket ban on smoking in public places.

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Most of us know that smoking causes cancer, lung disease, heart disease, can shorten life by 10 years or
more and can cost a ~moker thousands of rupees a year. So, why are people still smoking? The answer, in a
word, is addiction.
2. Smoking is a hard habit to break because tobacco contains the very addictive chemical nicotine. The body
and mind quickly get used to the nicotine in cigarettes. Soon, a person needs to have it just to feel normal.
3. People start smoking for different reasons. Some think it looks cool. Others start because their family
members or friends smoke. ~ost all adult tobacco users started before they were 18 years old. Most nev
, : • expected to become addicted.
4. Many of the chemicals in cigarettes, like nicotine and cyanide, are poisons that can kill in high doses. Th
body is smart. It goes on the defence when it's being poisoned. First time smokers often feel pain or bumin
in their throat and lungs, and some even cough vigorously the first few times they try tobacco. Over time
smoking leads to health problems such as heart disease, stroke, lung damage and many types of cancer
including lung, throat, stomach, and bladder cancer.
5. A survey was conducted to collect views of the people whether smoking should be allowed or not in publ
places. The results of the responses received have been depicted in the form of pie chart here.

Yes, At shopping malls, 15%

Yes, Blanket
Ban, 52%
Yes, On Roads, 5%

Answer the following questions, based on the passage above.


(i) Complete the sentence appropriately.
Thebody'sresponsetothechemicalsincigarettes,suchasnicotineandcyanide,isto_ _ _ _ _ _ __
(ii) Fill in the blanks with an appropriate response.
Smoking is a hard habit to break because --- ---
(iii) Justify the following statement: "Smoking can lead to various health problems such as heart diseas
stroke, lung damage, and cancer."
(iv) What is the basic reason for continuing smoking even after knowing its harmful effects?
(v) What is the meaning in which' cool' has been used in Para 3 of the passage?
(vi) Which of these types of cancers is likely to be caused by smoking?
(A) Lung cancer (B) Blood cancer (C) Breast cancer (D) Bone cancer
(vii) Why do some smokers experience pain, burning sensation, and coughing when they start smoking for
first time?
(viii) _ _ _ _ _ _ contains an additive substance called nicotine.
(A) Liquor (B) Coffee (C) Tobacco (D) Fruit juice

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