General English (Navodaya) - 6

‘He was on the floor’ means

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Aman tripped while he was trying to catch a bus. He was on the floor. The bus left without him. "Are you alright?" a girl asked. He was holding his arm. "I think I broke my arm," he said to the girl. The girl dialled 102. "Help is on the way," the girl said. She helped him up. He wondered why he fell. He looked down and saw his laces were untied. He had forgotten to tie his laces. He started to cry. His arm was in terrible pain. "The ambulance is coming soon," the girl said. She felt bad for the boy. She knew how much it would have hurt because she had had a similar experience a few months ago.

What does, ‘Help is on the way’ mean?

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Aman tripped while he was trying to catch a bus. He was on the floor. The bus left without him. "Are you alright?" a girl asked. He was holding his arm. "I think I broke my arm," he said to the girl. The girl dialled 102. "Help is on the way," the girl said. She helped him up. He wondered why he fell. He looked down and saw his laces were untied. He had forgotten to tie his laces. He started to cry. His arm was in terrible pain. "The ambulance is coming soon," the girl said. She felt bad for the boy. She knew how much it would have hurt because she had had a similar experience a few months ago.

What happens to an old man in the passage?

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A priest is asked by some villagers to give his blessings to a dying woman. He does and a miracle happens. The woman revives. A few days later the blessings of the priest revive two other people - an old man and a cripple. What causes these miracles? Nobody knows the answer to this question. But, wherever he goes, he heals many people of their ailments and sickness. Finally, he reaches a remote village where no sick person shows up. He is left puzzled.

Where does the priest reach in the end?

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A priest is asked by some villagers to give his blessings to a dying woman. He does and a miracle happens. The woman revives. A few days later the blessings of the priest revive two other people - an old man and a cripple. What causes these miracles? Nobody knows the answer to this question. But, wherever he goes, he heals many people of their ailments and sickness. Finally, he reaches a remote village where no sick person shows up. He is left puzzled.

What do the villagers ask the priest to do?

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A priest is asked by some villagers to give his blessings to a dying woman. He does and a miracle happens. The woman revives. A few days later the blessings of the priest revive two other people - an old man and a cripple. What causes these miracles? Nobody knows the answer to this question. But, wherever he goes, he heals many people of their ailments and sickness. Finally, he reaches a remote village where no sick person shows up. He is left puzzled.

Nobody knows

Directions: The passage is followed by five questions. Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows. For the question four probable answers bearing options (1), (2), (3) and (4) are given. Only one out of those is correct. You have to choose the correct answer.

A priest is asked by some villagers to give his blessings to a dying woman. He does and a miracle happens. The woman revives. A few days later the blessings of the priest revive two other people - an old man and a cripple. What causes these miracles? Nobody knows the answer to this question. But, wherever he goes, he heals many people of their ailments and sickness. Finally, he reaches a remote village where no sick person shows up. He is left puzzled.

Why the priest is left puzzled?

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A priest is asked by some villagers to give his blessings to a dying woman. He does and a miracle happens. The woman revives. A few days later the blessings of the priest revive two other people - an old man and a cripple. What causes these miracles? Nobody knows the answer to this question. But, wherever he goes, he heals many people of their ailments and sickness. Finally, he reaches a remote village where no sick person shows up. He is left puzzled.

What kind of role have rivers played in history?

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Rivers have always played a dominant role in history. Many civilizations have been built along great rivers. Rivers gave them farmland to grow crops as well as a route to travel and trade their goods with other people. As time went by some rivers turned into important waterways and were used to transport goods to the inner parts of a continent.

‘Rivers turned into important waterways and were used to transport goods,’ means

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Rivers have always played a dominant role in history. Many civilizations have been built along great rivers. Rivers gave them farmland to grow crops as well as a route to travel and trade their goods with other people. As time went by some rivers turned into important waterways and were used to transport goods to the inner parts of a continent.

Why were many civilizations built along great rivers?

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Rivers have always played a dominant role in history. Many civilizations have been built along great rivers. Rivers gave them farmland to grow crops as well as a route to travel and trade their goods with other people. As time went by some rivers turned into important waterways and were used to transport goods to the inner parts of a continent.

Why did he fall?

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Aman tripped while he was trying to catch a bus. He was on the floor. The bus left without him. "Are you alright?" a girl asked. He was holding his arm. "I think I broke my arm," he said to the girl. The girl dialled 102. "Help is on the way," the girl said. She helped him up. He wondered why he fell. He looked down and saw his laces were untied. He had forgotten to tie his laces. He started to cry. His arm was in terrible pain. "The ambulance is coming soon," the girl said. She felt bad for the boy. She knew how much it would have hurt because she had had a similar experience a few months ago.

What experience had the girl had?

Directions: The passage is followed by five questions. Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows. For the question four probable answers bearing options (1), (2), (3) and (4) are given. Only one out of those is correct. You have to choose the correct answer.

Aman tripped while he was trying to catch a bus. He was on the floor. The bus left without him. "Are you alright?" a girl asked. He was holding his arm. "I think I broke my arm," he said to the girl. The girl dialled 102. "Help is on the way," the girl said. She helped him up. He wondered why he fell. He looked down and saw his laces were untied. He had forgotten to tie his laces. He started to cry. His arm was in terrible pain. "The ambulance is coming soon," the girl said. She felt bad for the boy. She knew how much it would have hurt because she had had a similar experience a few months ago.

What did the girl do?

Directions: The passage is followed by five questions. Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows. For the question four probable answers bearing options (1), (2), (3) and (4) are given. Only one out of those is correct. You have to choose the correct answer.

Aman tripped while he was trying to catch a bus. He was on the floor. The bus left without him. "Are you alright?" a girl asked. He was holding his arm. "I think I broke my arm," he said to the girl. The girl dialled 102. "Help is on the way," the girl said. She helped him up. He wondered why he fell. He looked down and saw his laces were untied. He had forgotten to tie his laces. He started to cry. His arm was in terrible pain. "The ambulance is coming soon," the girl said. She felt bad for the boy. She knew how much it would have hurt because she had had a similar experience a few months ago.

How were the rivers used by the people of the civilisations?

Directions: The passage is followed by five questions. Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows. For the question four probable answers bearing options (1), (2), (3) and (4) are given. Only one out of those is correct. You have to the choose correct answer.

Rivers have always played a dominant role in history. Many civilizations have been built along great rivers. Rivers gave them farmland to grow crops as well as a route to travel and trade their goods with other people. As time went by some rivers turned into important waterways and were used to transport goods to the inner parts of a continent.