Reading Comprehension
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I. Read the following passage.
There
was a miser who constantly worried that his many valuable possessions
would be lost or stolen. He finally decided to sell everything and
taking the proceeds from the sale, converted it all into a large single
lump of solid gold. Unable to bear the thought of losing such a great
treasure, he carefully buried it in a hole in the ground, near the
compound wall. He would undertake a daily visit to the spot, uncover the
gold, rejoice over it and then replace it in the hole.
A
thief observed it. As soon as the miser had left the spot, one evening,
the thief quietly went over and dug up the gold. Elated at finding the
gold, he quickly disappeared with the gold. The next day the miser in
his usual manner went to look at his gold but found nothing. He shocked
and distressed, he began crying loudly. A neighbor of his house came
there. He said, ‘Don’t worry. Just put a stone in the hole and feel it
as gold. The gold in a hole is as useless as a stone.”
Now,
answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose
the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer
booklet.
- What is the passage about?
A. about stealing gold B. about saving gold
C. miserliness D. about valuable possessions - He constantly worried. Why?
A. that his possessions would be stolen B. that government tax on treasure
C. because valuable things always dangerous D. because he wants to become poor - Thief elated at finding the gold. The word ‘elated’ means..
A. surprised B. felt happy
C. terrified D. fainted - Why the miser shocked and distressed?
A. because his neighbour taken the money B. because he converted his all possession to a single sump of gold
C. because his gold lump was stolen D. because his gold turned to stone
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.
- If you have such valuable things what would you do?
- Why the miser converted all his treasure to a single lump of solid gold?
- In your view what is the wrong on miser’s part?
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II. Read the following passage.
A
woman was visiting Hyderabad for the first time. She wanted to see the
Charminar. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find it, so she asked a police
officer for directions.
"Excuse
me, officer, how do I get to the Charminar?"The officer replied, "Wait
here at this bus stop for the number 65 bus. It’ll take you right
there." She thanked the officer and he drove off. Three hours later the
police officer returned to the same area and, sure enough, the woman was
still waiting at the same bus stop. The officer got out of his car and
said, "Excuse me, but get to the Charminar, I said to wait here for the
number 65 bus. That was three hours ago. Why are you still waiting?" The
woman replied, "Don’t worry, officer, it won’t be long now. The 56th
bus just went by!"
Now,
answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose
the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer
booklet.
- The passage is about………………..
A. Charminar tour B. the bus no. 65
C. The route to Charminar D. a humorous incident - What did she ask the officer?
A. about bus no. 65 B. about bus no. 56
C. the bus to get to the Charminar D. the route to Charminar - What was the feeling of the officer to see the woman at bus stop after 3 hours?
A. Surprised B. got angry
C. laughed himself D. felt pity - Why was she still waiting at the bus stop?
A. waiting for the bus no. 65 B. waiting for the 65th bus
C. waiting for the 65th bus of bus no. 65’s D. waiting for the 56th bus
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.
- Why was she waiting hours together?
- Did the police officer give wrong direction to her7. There must be a communication gap between woman and officer. What was that?
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III. Read the following passage.
Homework
has historically been given to students to reinforce what they learn at
school, and ultimately to help them learn the material better. However,
too much homework is not helpful, and can be counter-productive.
Excessive amounts of time spent on completing homework can take away the
kid’s social life, family time, and it limit their participation in
sports or other activities. The amount of homework a teacher has to give
to a student should be restricted.
Critically
acclaimed, author Tamim Ansary reports that since 1981, the amount of
homework given to an average sixth class child has increase by more than
fifty percent. Many people claim that the increase in homework dates as
far back as 1957. The new competition that emerged served as an
incentive for schools to try to increase the volume of the curriculum.
The amount of homework increases with the increase in class.
Many
teachers defend large amounts of home work, claiming that it helps to
prepare students for a world that is becoming increasingly competitive.
However, Dr. Kralovec, author of ‘The End of Homework’, argues that
doing homework during high school has little or no effect on successful
study skills of the students when they join college.
Now,
answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose
the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer
booklet.
- What is the passage about?
A. about advantages of homework B. about disadvantages of homework
C. about a book- "Homework" D. about Tamim Ansary
- Excessive amounts of time spent on homework results ……..
A. takes away social life B. takes away family time
C. limits the time to participate in sports D above all - The reason for increase of homework….
A. The competition B. Child can learn more from homework than school
C. Self learning D. To impress parents - Who is the author of "The End of Homework"?
A. Tamim Ansary B. Dr. Rao
C. Dr. Kralovec D. Amrik Singh
Answer the following questions in two or three sentences.
- What is the aim of Homework?
- How can we replace the homework in schools?
- Do you support ‘giving homework"? Why?
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IV. Read the following passage.
A
man went to a cathedral to offer his service. There he noticed a lamp.
It was swinging. He closely observed the movements of the lamp. He found
out the time of each swing by putting his hand on the pulse – beat as
he had no watch. This keen observation led him to the discovery of the
principle of pendulum. Later he invented an instrument to measure the
pulse-beat. Doctors started using it. Next he dropped two metal balls of
different weights from the top of the Leaning Tower in Pisa. He dropped
them on to the ground. They landed on the ground at the same time. Do
you know who he was? He was none other than Galileo.
Now,
answer the following questions. Each question has four choices. Choose
the correct answer and write (A), (B), (C) or (D) in your answer
booklet.
- The man in the paragraph is a …………………….
A. priest B. teacher
C. doctor D. scientist - What is the meaning of the word "Service" in the passage?
A. repair B. Helping the poor
C. prayer D. work for the society - If we drop two metal balls of different weights from a height, which one reaches the land first?
A. heavier one B. lighter one
C. two at same time D. depends
Write answers for the given questions in one or two sentences.
- Which one led to the discovery of principle of pendulum?
- How did Galileo count the time in his experiments?
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