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The experience had a deep meaning for me, as only those who have known stark terror and conquered it can appreciate. In death there is peace. There is terror only in the fear of death, as Roosevelt knew when he said, “All we have to fear is fear itself.” Because I had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror that fear of it can produce, the will to live somehow grew in intensity. At last I felt released — free to walk the trails and climb the peaks and to brush aside fear.i. “ In death there is peace” choose the correct option with reference to the above a) That quietus must be rejoice b) That quietus is more tranquil than existence c) That quietus is excruciating d) That quietus gives more torment than tranquillity ii. The phrasal verb 'Brush aside' refer to a) Entice and allure b) Spurn and shun c) Commemorate and reminisce d) Controvert and disregard iii. “All we have to fear is fear itself”. What does the narrator learn from President Roosevelt statement? a) To bedeck the fear b) To affright the fear c) To dispel the fear d) To impede the fear iv. “ I had experienced both the sensation of dying and terror that fear of it can produce,” which of the following idioms might describe the above statement a) “Strike trepidation into the heart” b) “On cloud nine” c) “At one fell swoop” d) “Head over heels”

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i. b) That quietus is more tranquil than existence

ii. b) Spurn and shun

iii. c) To dispel the fear

iv. a) “Strike trepidation into the heart”



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