English - 5 (AMCAT)

How did the bee save the dove?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

What feeling did the bee have for the dove?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

The bee's life was saved by

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

Why did the dove save the bee?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to ‘kind’?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

Directions: Choose the most logical order of sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.

(A) Once they were considered mere bureaucrats who were in charge of dull, state-owned utilities.
(B) They were pulled abroad by the fast-growing demand for electricity in developing countries. They were pushed by the threat of competition at home.
(C) The past decade has thrilled most electricity bosses in rich countries.
(D) Now, they behave more like oil executives, trotting the globe, signing deals in such places as Kazakhstan and Indonesia.

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) The story added to a growing debate (2) over whether the government (3) was failing in their most basic duties. (4) No error