Unseen Passage for Class 6 | Passage 2 Using ear-phones while driving can be far more dangerous than driving under the influence of liquor.

 

Unseen Passage for Class 6 | Passage 2

Using ear-phones while driving can be far more dangerous than driving under the influence of liquor.

Latest research says drivers using these mobile phones as a means of faster day-today communications may be heading for an accident. The study has shattered the common belief that drinking is the chief cause of the majority of road mishaps. Talking on mobile phones increases the risk to one’s life compared to driving after being drunk. The findings of the study are based on the survey of several cases of road accidents.

In fact, a study of the records of drivers involved in 699 such mistakes showed that the risk of accident for those who talk on phone while driving was at least four times higher compared to those driving in a state of drunkenness.

The only advantage for those driving with cellular phone was that they could summon immediate help through these phones. The study which is relevant for the entire world is relevant for India as well. Here too these phones are being used increasingly for communication and business transactions.

 

1. On the basis of your reading of the above passage complete the following sentences.

(a) Using ear-phones while driving is very dangerous because_________________

(b) Accidents on the road can be caused because of_______________________

(c) Latest research has made it clear that____________

(d) With the help of a mobile phone one can___________

(e) Cell phones are being used increasingly in India for_____________ .

2. Find a word from the above passage that means the same as

(a) risky

(b) accidents

(c) call

 

Answers

(a) it diverts the mind of the driver

(b) talking on mobile phones and driving after being drunk

(c) drinking is not the chief cause of road accidents

(d) summon immediate help

(e) communication and business transactions

2.

(a) dangerous

(b) mishaps

(c) summon