Acquisitive nature has become the hallmark of people in modern times. If a neighbour possesses a kitchen gadget like a mixer or a grinder, we too have the desire to own the same. All efforts are geared to make this purchase, whether the item is essential or not. Shopkeepers vie with each other to sell these things. It is as if the whole world has conspired to sell the mixer or grinder to me whether I want it or not. Of course, my wife wants it.
1.In this passage acquisition means
(a) working regularly
(b) being lazy
(c) gaining things
(d) giving away things
2. According to the passage, the purchase is made
(a) when the article is useful
(b) because the article is essential
(c) whether the article is needed or not
(d) only when the article is in demand
3. Possessing new things sets a kind of
(a) competition among neighbours
(b) love among neighbours
(c) hatred among neighbours
(d) indifference among neighbours
4. The writer considers acquisitive nature to be
(a) a depressing quality in people
(b) a bad quality in people
(c) a good quality in people
(d) an encouraging quality in people
5. From the passage it is clear that the writer
(a) wants to buy a mixer
(b) is keen on buying a mixer
(c) does not want to buy a mixer
(d) is indifferent to buy a mixer
