English Reading Comprehension

Fill in the blank (8).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (9).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (1).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (3).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (5).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (2).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (4).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (17).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (15).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (11).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (20).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (7).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

Fill in the blank (19).

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered blanks. 

Ten-year-old ___(1)___ Jane Eyre lives unhappily with __(2)___ wealthy relatives, the Reed family, at Gateshead. Resentful of the late Mr. Reed’s ___(3)___ for her, Jane’s aunt and cousins take ___(4)___ opportunity to neglect and ___(5)__ her as a reminder of her inferior status. Jane’s only salvation __(6)__ her daily humiliations is Bessie, the kindly servant ___(7)__ tells her stories and sings her songs. One day, Jane ___(8)__ her bullying cousin, John, and Mrs. Reed punishes her __(9)__ imprisoning her in the “red-room,” the room in which her uncle __(10)__. Convinced that she sees her uncle’s ghost, Jane __(11)__. __(12)__ she awakes, Jane is being cared for, by the apothecary, Mr. Lloyd, who __(13)__ that she be sent __(14)__ to school. Mrs. Reed is __(15)__ to be rid of her troublesome charge and immediately sends Jane to __(16)__ Lowood School, an institution fifty miles from Gateshead.
Jane soon discovers __(17)__ life at the Lowood School is bleak, particularly __(18)__ of the influence of the hypocritical headmaster,Mr. Brocklehurst, __(19)__ cruelty and evangelical self-righteousness results in __(20)__ conditions, inedible meals, and frequent punishments for the students.

The sentence 'Men just don't want to vacate their seats of power' implies

Directions: Refer to the following passage:

The constitution guarantees every citizen the fundamental right to equality. Yet after 50 years of independence, just one perusal of the female infant mortality figures, the literacy rates and the employment opportunities for women is sufficient evidence that discrimination exists. Almost predictably, this gender, bias is evident in our political system as well. In the 13th Lok Sabha, there were only 43 women MPs out of a total of 543; it is not a surprising figure, for never has women representation in Parliament been more than 10 percent. Historically, the manifestos of major political parties have always encouraged women participation. It has been merely a charade. So, women organizations, denied a place on merit, opted for the last resort: a reservation of seats for women in parliament and State Assemblies. Parties, which look at everything with a vote bank in mind, seemed to endorse this. Alas, this was too a mirage. But there is another aspect also. At a time, when caste is the trump card, some politicians want the bill to include further quotas for women from among minorities and backward castes. There is more to it. A survey shows that there is a general antipathy towards the bill. It is actually a classic case of doublespeak: in public, politicians were endorsing women reservation but in the backrooms of Parliament, they were busy sabotaging it. The reasons are clear. Men just want to vacate their seats of power.

Theorists believe a person can remember more information in a short time

Directions: Refer the following passage:

Most people can remember a phone number for up to thirty seconds. When this short amount of time elapses, however the numbers are erased from the memory. How did the information get there in the first place? Information that makes its way to the short term memory (STM) does so via the sensor storage area. The brain has a filter which only allows stimuli that is of immediate interest to pass on to the STM, also known as the working memory. There is much debate about the capacity and duration of the short term memory. The most accepted theory comes from George A.Miller, a cognitive psychologist who suggested that humans can remember approximately seven chunks of information. A chunk is defined as a meaningful unit of information, such as a word or name rather than just a letter or number. Modern theorists suggest that one can increase the capacity of short term memory chunking or classifying similar information together. By organizing information, one can optimize the STM, and improve the chances of a memory being passed onto long term storage. When making a conscious effort to memorize something, such as information for an exam, many people engage in “rote rehearsal”. By repeating something over and over again, one is able to keep a memory alive. Unfortunately, this type of memory maintenance only succeeds if there are no interruptions. As soon as the person stops rehearsing the information, it has the tendency to disappear. When a paper and pen are not handy, people often attempt to remember a phone number by repeating it aloud. If the doorbell rings or the dog barks to come in before a person has the opportunity to make a phone call, he will likely forget the number instantly. Therefore rote rehearsal is not an efficient way to pass information from the short term to long term memory. A better way is to practice “elaborate rehearsal “. This involves assigning semantic meaning to a piece of information so that it can be filed along with other pre – existing long term memories. Encoding information semantically also makes it more retrievable. Retrieving information can be done by recognition or recall. Humans can easily recall memories that are stored in the long term memory and used often; however, if a memory seems to be forgotten, it may eventually be retrieved by prompting. The more cues a person is given (such as pictures), the more likely a memory can be retrieved. This is why multiple choice tests are often used for subjects that require a lot of memorization.