Gujarat Board | Class 10Th | English (Blackbuck-Supplementary Reader) | Model Question Paper & Solution | Chapter – 5 Say ‘No’ To Stress

1. Try physical activity: When you are nervous, angry or upset, release the pressure through exercise or physical activity. Running, walking, playing, working in your garden or farm may help you. This exercise will help you be free from the stress. Remember, your body and mind work together.

Share your stress: It is helpful if you talk about your worries. Perhaps a friend, a family member, a teacher or a counsellor can help you see your problem in a different way. If you find your problem serious, you can meet your doctor. Such help may help you say ‘No’ to stress.

(1) What should you do when you are nervous or angry?

(2) How will exercise help you?

(3) How can a friend or a teacher help you?

(4) What should you do if your problem is serious?

(5) Ā good help may help you …….

(1) When we are nervous or angry, we should release the pressure through exercise or physical activity.

(2) Exercise will help us to be free from stress.

(3) A friend or a teacher can help us to see our problem in a different way.

(4) If our problem is serious, we should meet our doctor.

(5) A good help may help you say ‘No’ to stress.

2. Know your limits: If your problem is serious, and you cannot solve or change it, leave it aside. Don’t fight the situation. Learn to accept what it is. Later on you will find some solution.

Take care of yourself: You are special. Get enough rest and eat well. If you don’t eat properly, you will have less abilities to solve your problems. If stress doesn’t allow you to sleep, you should meet your doctor.

Give time for fun: Adjust time for both work and enjoyment. For your well-being play is as important as work. Take break from your daily activity. Have fun and enjoyment. [Page 24] Questions:

(1) What should you do if you cannot solve your problem?

(2) What will happen if you don’t eat properly?

(3) When should you meet the doctor?

(4) For what should you adjust your time?

(5) What is important for your well-being?

(1) If we cannot solve our problem, we should leave it aside.

(2) If we don’t eat properly, we will have less abilities to solve our problems.

(3) If stress doesn’t allow us to sleep, we should meet the doctor.

(4) We should adjust our time for both work and enjoyment.

(5) Both play and work are equally important for our well-being.

3. Be a participant: One way to keep from getting bored, sad and lonely is to go where it is all happening. Sitting alone can make you feel frustrated. Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, become a participant. Offer your services in neighbourhood or voluntary organizations. Help yourself by helping other people. Get involved in the world and the people around you, and you’ll find they will be attracted to you. You will be on your way to making new friends and enjoying new activities.

(1) What will happen if you go where it is all happening?

(2) What will make you frustrated?

(3) How can you become a participant ?

(4) Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, ……

(5) How can you help yourself?

(6) How can you attract people to you?

(7) What will happen when you get involved in the people around you?

(1) If we go where it is all happening, we will not get bored, sad and lonely.

(2) Sitting alone will make us frustrated.

(3) We can become a participant by offering our services in the neighbourhood or voluntary organizations.

(4) Instead of feeling sorry for yourself, become a participant.

(5) We can help ourselves by helping other people.

(6) We can attract people to us by getting involved in the world and the people around us.

(7) When we get involved in the people around us, they will be attracted to us.

4. Check off your tasks: A person cannot take care of all the things at a time. If you try so, you may not finish anything. It leads to stress. The better way is to make a list. Do them one by one. Give importance to the most important ones and do those first.

Must you always be right? : Do other people upset you particularly when they don’t do things your way? Try cooperation instead of opposing. It is better than fighting and always be “right”. A little give and take on both sides will minimize stress. It will help you be happy.

(1) What can lead to stress?

(2) Which is a better way to work?

(3) What should you do when people don’t do things your way?

(4) What will minimize stress?

(5) Cooperation is better than ……..

(1) If you try to do all the things at a time, you may not finish anything and this can lead to stress.

(2) A better way to work is to make a list and do the important things first.

(3) When people don’t do things our way, we should try cooperation.

(4) A little give and take on both the sides will minimize stress.

(5) Cooperation is better than fighting and always being right.

5. It’s okay to cry: A good cry can be helpful. It will give you relief. It also helps you stop headache and other physical troubles. Take some deep breaths. They also release tension.

The art of relaxation: The best way to avoid stress is to learn how to relax. For a while, don’t pay attention to your worries. Find activities that give you joy. It can also be good for your mental and physical health. Forget about always winning. Focus on relaxation, enjoyment and health. Follow the method that works for you. And thus you can say ‘No’ to stress.

(1) Which is the best way to avoid stress?

(2) How will a good cry help?

(3) How can you release tension?

(4) What kind of activities should you do?

(5) Relaxation is good for your ……

(6) What should you forget about?

(7) What should you focus on?

A. relaxation

B. tension

C. calmness

D. peace

Ans. B. tension

A. thrilling

B. fun

C. boring

D. unexpected

Ans. C. boring

A. availability

B. condition

C. meeting

D. chance

Ans. D. chance

A. make less

B. make more

C. make complicated

D. make simple

Ans. A. make less

A. question

B. query

C. expectation

D. idea

Ans. D. idea

A. bind

B. free

C. recover

D. regain

Ans. B. free

A. happy

B. angry

C. worried

D. surprised

Ans. C. worried

A. feature

B. action

C. opportunity

D. condition

Ans. D. condition

A. availability

B. skill

C. art

D. fun

Ans. B. skill

A. upset

B. happy

C. peaceful

D. calm

Ans. A. upset

A. sell

B. ask

C. take

D. give

Ans. D. give

A. be for

B. be against

C. be towards

D. be for

Ans. B. be against