Introduction
In
words of James” Youth is the joy, the little bird that has broken out of the
eggs and is eagerly waiting to spread out its wings in the open sky of freedom
and hope.”
Power of Youth
Youth
is the spring of Life. It is the age of discovery and dreams.
Hopes of Youth
The
youth hopes for a world free of poverty, unemployment, inequality and
exploitation of man by man; a world free of discrimination on the grounds of
race, colour, language and gender; a world full of creative challenges and
opportunities to conquer them. But let us convert these hopes in reality.
Role of Youth:
The
role of youth is of most importance in today’s time. It has underplayed itself
in field of politics. It should become aspiring entrepreneur rather than mere
workers. It can play a vital role in elimination of terrorism. Young
participation is important because youth are the country’s power. Youth
recognize problems and can solve them. Youth are strong forces in social
movements. They educate children about their rights. They help other young
people attain a higher level of Intellectual ability and to become qualified
adults.
Problems
Unfortunately
no one is bothered to dream any s vision. Martin Luther has said, "I have
a Dream" and the dream come largely true. If he had not thought of that
dream he would have accomplished nothing in his life. Another problem is its
indifferent attitude towards things, situation and politics. Lack of unity and spirit
is the major setback. Its time The youth, the students have to realize their
power , their role, their duties and their responsibility and stand up for
their rights. Now its time that instead of brain drain we should act like
magnets and attract world to
Conclusion
COMPREHENSION
1. Choose the correct answer.
This article is about youths in :
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2. Answer the following questions in
your own words.
a. What can Indian youths do for their country?
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b. What do youth hope for?
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c. What do youth do for children?
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3. Decide if these statements are
true or false. Justify.
a. The dreams of Indian youths cannot come true.
oTrue oFalse
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b. Youths
are of most no importance in today’s
time.
oTrue oFalse
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c. Young
participation is unimportant in society.
oTrue oFalse
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4. Match the following words with
their definitions.
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Meaning |
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a) the supply of people
who are able to work |
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b) the process of
finding information, a place or an object, especially for the first time, or
the thing which is found |
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c) treating a person or particular group of people
differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other
people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex, etc. |
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d) the removal of something. |
5. What do the underlined words in the text
refer to?
a. It :
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b. their :
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