English Reading Comprehension

Fill in blank (iii).

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question.

Some parents force their children to study as it is thought to be far more useful for life than play. Through the experience of play a child enriches his life and becomes strong not only ____(i)____ but also ____(ii)____. There is ____(iii)____ reward at every level of effort, provided it is regular. Light regular exercise makes your heart run ____(iv)____ for at least 20 minutes thereafter. The reward is immunity to colds and flu, less stress, slightly healthier levels of cholesterol and blood pressure. The figure trims down ____(v)____ but only gradually.

Fill the blank (v).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (x).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (viii).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (ix).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (vi).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (iv).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (ii).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (iii).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (i).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Fill the blank (vii).

Directions: Some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Human beings who get irritated by people or situations around them only ____(i) to make themselves angry unlike the oysters which _____(ii) the best kind of gem when they get irritated. Oysters, a kind of shellfish and found mostly at the ______(iii) of the sea, are of many kinds like clams, conchs, mussels, scallops and others. An oyster has a _____(iv) like an oval box with a lid and they keep the lid slightly open. Some are even considered a ______(v) as they are edible. The layer _____(vi) flesh that is the real oyster is called mantle and it really gets irritated if any _____(vii) enters it through the open space. That is how the formation of pearls also takes place. The pearl is a result of the irritation that the mantle ______(viii) to the object, as it makes layers and layers of shell around the intruder or unwanted object. This _____(ix) for years and finally the most beautiful and precious pearl is formed. This awesome gem comes in ______(x) shapes and colours.

Which word is most similar in meaning to the word 'thwarted' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
           
The strength of Indian democracy lies in its tradition in its tradition in the fusion of the ideas of democracy and national the Indian nationalist movement long before independence, although the British retained supreme authority in India until 1947, the provincial elections of 1937 provided real exercise in democratic practice before national independence during the pacific war India was not overrun or seriously invaded by the Japanese and after the war was over the transfer of power to a government of the Indian congress party was a peaceful one as far as Britain was concerned . by 1947 Indianization had already gone far in the Indian civil service and army , so that the new government could start with effective instrument of central control .
After independence however, India was faced with two vast problem; the first that of economic growth from a very low level of production and the second that of ethnic diversity and the aspirations of sub nationalities. the congress leadership was more aware of the former problem than of the second as a new political elite which had rebelled not only against the British Raj but also against India’s old social order they were conscious of the need to initiate economic development and undertake social reforms, but as nationalists who had led a struggle against alien rule on behalf of all parts of India, they took the cohesion of the Indian nation too much for granted and underestimated the centrifugal forces of ethnic division which were bound to be accentuated rather than diminished as the popular masses were more and a more drawn. Into politics . the congress party was originally opposed to the idea of recognizing any divisions of India on a linguistic basis and preferred to retain the old provinces of British India which often cut across linguistic boundaries; it was only in response to strong pressures from below that the principle of linguistic states was conceded as the basic for a federal Indian union the right granted to the states created new problems for the central government. the idea of making Hindi the national language of a united India was thwarted by the recalcitrance of the speakers of other important Indian languages, and the autonomy of the states rendered central economic planning extremely difficult. land reforms remained under the control of the states and many large-scale economic projects required a degree of co-operation between the central government and one or more of the states which it was found impossible to achieve.

Why was the linguistic reorganization of the states accepted?

Directions: Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
           
The strength of Indian democracy lies in its tradition in its tradition in the fusion of the ideas of democracy and national the Indian nationalist movement long before independence, although the British retained supreme authority in India until 1947, the provincial elections of 1937 provided real exercise in democratic practice before national independence during the pacific war India was not overrun or seriously invaded by the Japanese and after the war was over the transfer of power to a government of the Indian congress party was a peaceful one as far as Britain was concerned . by 1947 Indianization had already gone far in the Indian civil service and army , so that the new government could start with effective instrument of central control .
After independence however, India was faced with two vast problem; the first that of economic growth from a very low level of production and the second that of ethnic diversity and the aspirations of sub nationalities. the congress leadership was more aware of the former problem than of the second as a new political elite which had rebelled not only against the British Raj but also against India’s old social order they were conscious of the need to initiate economic development and undertake social reforms, but as nationalists who had led a struggle against alien rule on behalf of all parts of India, they took the cohesion of the Indian nation too much for granted and underestimated the centrifugal forces of ethnic division which were bound to be accentuated rather than diminished as the popular masses were more and a more drawn. Into politics . the congress party was originally opposed to the idea of recognizing any divisions of India on a linguistic basis and preferred to retain the old provinces of British India which often cut across linguistic boundaries; it was only in response to strong pressures from below that the principle of linguistic states was conceded as the basic for a federal Indian union the right granted to the states created new problems for the central government. the idea of making Hindi the national language of a united India was thwarted by the recalcitrance of the speakers of other important Indian languages, and the autonomy of the states rendered central economic planning extremely difficult. land reforms remained under the control of the states and many large-scale economic projects required a degree of co-operation between the central government and one or more of the states which it was found impossible to achieve.

Which word is most nearly the same in meaning to the word 'accentuated' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
           
The strength of Indian democracy lies in its tradition in its tradition in the fusion of the ideas of democracy and national the Indian nationalist movement long before independence, although the British retained supreme authority in India until 1947, the provincial elections of 1937 provided real exercise in democratic practice before national independence during the pacific war India was not overrun or seriously invaded by the Japanese and after the war was over the transfer of power to a government of the Indian congress party was a peaceful one as far as Britain was concerned . by 1947 Indianization had already gone far in the Indian civil service and army , so that the new government could start with effective instrument of central control .
After independence however, India was faced with two vast problem; the first that of economic growth from a very low level of production and the second that of ethnic diversity and the aspirations of sub nationalities. the congress leadership was more aware of the former problem than of the second as a new political elite which had rebelled not only against the British Raj but also against India’s old social order they were conscious of the need to initiate economic development and undertake social reforms, but as nationalists who had led a struggle against alien rule on behalf of all parts of India, they took the cohesion of the Indian nation too much for granted and underestimated the centrifugal forces of ethnic division which were bound to be accentuated rather than diminished as the popular masses were more and a more drawn. Into politics . the congress party was originally opposed to the idea of recognizing any divisions of India on a linguistic basis and preferred to retain the old provinces of British India which often cut across linguistic boundaries; it was only in response to strong pressures from below that the principle of linguistic states was conceded as the basic for a federal Indian union the right granted to the states created new problems for the central government. the idea of making Hindi the national language of a united India was thwarted by the recalcitrance of the speakers of other important Indian languages, and the autonomy of the states rendered central economic planning extremely difficult. land reforms remained under the control of the states and many large-scale economic projects required a degree of co-operation between the central government and one or more of the states which it was found impossible to achieve.

Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word 'recalcitrance' as used in the passage.

Directions: Read the following passage & answer the question that follows:
           
The strength of Indian democracy lies in its tradition in its tradition in the fusion of the ideas of democracy and national the Indian nationalist movement long before independence, although the British retained supreme authority in India until 1947, the provincial elections of 1937 provided real exercise in democratic practice before national independence during the pacific war India was not overrun or seriously invaded by the Japanese and after the war was over the transfer of power to a government of the Indian congress party was a peaceful one as far as Britain was concerned . by 1947 Indianization had already gone far in the Indian civil service and army , so that the new government could start with effective instrument of central control .
After independence however, India was faced with two vast problem; the first that of economic growth from a very low level of production and the second that of ethnic diversity and the aspirations of sub nationalities. the congress leadership was more aware of the former problem than of the second as a new political elite which had rebelled not only against the British Raj but also against India’s old social order they were conscious of the need to initiate economic development and undertake social reforms, but as nationalists who had led a struggle against alien rule on behalf of all parts of India, they took the cohesion of the Indian nation too much for granted and underestimated the centrifugal forces of ethnic division which were bound to be accentuated rather than diminished as the popular masses were more and a more drawn. Into politics . the congress party was originally opposed to the idea of recognizing any divisions of India on a linguistic basis and preferred to retain the old provinces of British India which often cut across linguistic boundaries; it was only in response to strong pressures from below that the principle of linguistic states was conceded as the basic for a federal Indian union the right granted to the states created new problems for the central government. the idea of making Hindi the national language of a united India was thwarted by the recalcitrance of the speakers of other important Indian languages, and the autonomy of the states rendered central economic planning extremely difficult. land reforms remained under the control of the states and many large-scale economic projects required a degree of co-operation between the central government and one or more of the states which it was found impossible to achieve.