Read the following extract
carefully and answer the questions given below.
He asked. Boy, did he ask! First he asked me for a chance, then he asked
nearly all the people he came across if they wanted to but a telephone system
from him. And his asking paid off. As he likes to put it, “Even a blind hog finds
an acorn every once in a while.” That simply means that if you ask enough,
eventually someone will say ‘yes’.
He cared. He cared about me and
his customers. He discovered that when he cared more about taking care of his
customers that he cared about taking care of himself, it wasn’t long before he
didn’t have to worry about taking care of himself.
Most of all, the Cowboy started
every day as a winner! He hit the front door expecting something good to
happen. He believed that things were going to go his way regardless of what
happened. He had no expectation of failure, only an expectation of success. And
I’ve found that when you expect success and take action on that expectation,
you almost always get success.
The Cow boy has made millions of
dollars. He has also lost it all, only to get it all back again. In his life,
as in mine, it has been that once you know and practice the principles of
success, they will work for you again and again.
He can also be an inspiration to
you. He is proof that it’s not environment or education or technical skills and
ability that make you a success. He proved that it takes more: It takes the
principles we so often overlook or take for granted. These are the principles
of the Ya Gotta’s for Success.
1. What was the Cowboy’s motto?
The Cowboy’s motto was to make a
success of himself by following the principles of Ya Gotta’a for success.
2. What did the Cowboy learn after he
lost millions of dollars?
The Cowboy learnt that once you know
and practice the principles of success, they will work for you again and again.
3. Why did the Cowboy firmly believe that
asking would pay off?
The Cowboy firmly believed that asking
would pay off because if you are determined you will eventually get the desired
results.
4. When you expect success and
take action on that expectation, you almost always succeed. (Name
the part of speech of the underlined words)
Expect, succeed – verbs, expectation,
success – Noun.
5. a. He cared about me and his
customers. (Rewrite using ‘not only ……… but also”)
Not only did he care about me, but
also about his customers.
b. The cowboy has made millions of
dollars. (Add a question tag).
The Cowboy had made millions of
dollars, hasn’t he?
6. In what way is the cowboy a source of
inspiration for you?
The Cowboy’s story strongly advocates
the principles of success. It proves that mere education or skills or talent is
not sufficient for success. These ideas appeal to me and thus are a source of
inspiration to me.
