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The villager wanted to buy spectacles because
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
Once there was an illiterate villager who decided to learn to read and write as he was quite jealous when he saw others reading books and newspapers. He thought that if he had spectacles, he could also read like others. So, he went to a nearby town to buy one. He entered a shop where he was shown a number of spectacles by the shopkeeper, but he still could not read. The shopkeeper gave a doubtful look and found that the book he was reading was upside down and told him that he did not know how to read. The villager agreed and said, “That is why I want to buy reading spectacles.” The shopkeeper burst into laughter when he learnt the actual reason behind his illiterate customer’s demand for reading spectacles and explained to him, “My dear friend, you are very simple and ignorant. Spectacles don’t help to read and write. They merely help you to see well. First of all, you must learn to read and write.” So, ignorance is blindness.
- he wanted to go to town
- he wanted to read
- he wanted to visit the shopkeeper's place
- he was illiterate
- dummy
The villager was unable to read even after trying several of pairs of spectacles because
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
Once there was an illiterate villager who decided to learn to read and write as he was quite jealous when he saw others reading books and newspapers. He thought that if he had spectacles, he could also read like others. So, he went to a nearby town to buy one. He entered a shop where he was shown a number of spectacles by the shopkeeper, but he still could not read. The shopkeeper gave a doubtful look and found that the book he was reading was upside down and told him that he did not know how to read. The villager agreed and said, “That is why I want to buy reading spectacles.” The shopkeeper burst into laughter when he learnt the actual reason behind his illiterate customer’s demand for reading spectacles and explained to him, “My dear friend, you are very simple and ignorant. Spectacles don’t help to read and write. They merely help you to see well. First of all, you must learn to read and write.” So, ignorance is blindness.
- he did not like the shopkeeper
- he could not find the perfect glasses for him
- his eyesight was extremely weak
- he was illiterate
- dummy
Why did the shopkeeper burst into laughter?
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
Once there was an illiterate villager who decided to learn to read and write as he was quite jealous when he saw others reading books and newspapers. He thought that if he had spectacles, he could also read like others. So, he went to a nearby town to buy one. He entered a shop where he was shown a number of spectacles by the shopkeeper, but he still could not read. The shopkeeper gave a doubtful look and found that the book he was reading was upside down and told him that he did not know how to read. The villager agreed and said, “That is why I want to buy reading spectacles.” The shopkeeper burst into laughter when he learnt the actual reason behind his illiterate customer’s demand for reading spectacles and explained to him, “My dear friend, you are very simple and ignorant. Spectacles don’t help to read and write. They merely help you to see well. First of all, you must learn to read and write.” So, ignorance is blindness.
- Because he came to know why the villager wanted reading spectacles
- Because he realised that the villager was illiterate
- Because the villager was holding the book upside down
- Because he could not see even after changing a number of spectacles
- dummy
Which word in the passage means ‘unable to read or write’?
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
Once there was an illiterate villager who decided to learn to read and write as he was quite jealous when he saw others reading books and newspapers. He thought that if he had spectacles, he could also read like others. So, he went to a nearby town to buy one. He entered a shop where he was shown a number of spectacles by the shopkeeper, but he still could not read. The shopkeeper gave a doubtful look and found that the book he was reading was upside down and told him that he did not know how to read. The villager agreed and said, “That is why I want to buy reading spectacles.” The shopkeeper burst into laughter when he learnt the actual reason behind his illiterate customer’s demand for reading spectacles and explained to him, “My dear friend, you are very simple and ignorant. Spectacles don’t help to read and write. They merely help you to see well. First of all, you must learn to read and write.” So, ignorance is blindness.
- Difficulty
- Burst
- Illiterate
- Doubtful
- dummy
The villager wanted to read like the others because
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question.
Once there was an illiterate villager who decided to learn to read and write as he was quite jealous when he saw others reading books and newspapers. He thought that if he had spectacles, he could also read like others. So, he went to a nearby town to buy one. He entered a shop where he was shown a number of spectacles by the shopkeeper, but he still could not read. The shopkeeper gave a doubtful look and found that the book he was reading was upside down and told him that he did not know how to read. The villager agreed and said, “That is why I want to buy reading spectacles.” The shopkeeper burst into laughter when he learnt the actual reason behind his illiterate customer’s demand for reading spectacles and explained to him, “My dear friend, you are very simple and ignorant. Spectacles don’t help to read and write. They merely help you to see well. First of all, you must learn to read and write.” So, ignorance is blindness.
- he was jealous of them
- he was blind
- he was doubtful
- he went to town to buy one
- dummy
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Acquit
- Warrant
- Freed
- Punish
- Castigate
Directions: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word.
Deep
- Shallow
- Hollow
- Narrow
- Wide
Directions: Fill in the blanks.
He demanded __________ obedience from us and told that we must be ______ subjects.
- qualified, obsequious
- downright, inane
- complete, compliant
- marginal, loyal
Directions: In the following question, choose the alternative which can best improve the given sentence by substituting the italicised portion. If the sentence is correct as it is, your answer is (4).
The monograph which was published 3 years ago would suggest that by 2001 there will be 73 million TV sets in India.
- has been suggesting
- had suggested
- would have suggested
- No improvement
Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts - (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).
(1) He said that he was starting a new party, (2) unless the present party did not reflect (3) the views and aspirations of the cadres. (4) No error
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- -
Directions: Choose the most logical order of sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.
(A) You need to carefully check the background.
(B) Evaluate the features.
(C) Buying a printer is more like a marriage.
(D) And see if it's compatible with your needs.
- ACDB
- BCDA
- CDAB
- CABD
Directions: Choose the word similar in meaning to the italicised word.
Many renegade MPs mark the political parties of our country.
- Dessert
- Quite
- Leaving
- Turncoat
Directions: Choose the word similar in meaning to the word given in capital letters.
ATTIRE
- Room
- Hotel
- Building
- Dress
Directions: Fill in the blank.
You had better ________ this book.
- read
- to read
- if you read
- if you had read
Directions: Select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the given word.
OBVIATE
- Rule out
- Neglect
- Felicitate
- Anticipate