English Reading Comprehension

How did Rupert prove to be a good cavalry horse?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Rupert was born and raised in the vast, open interior of the Australian continent.

His only unpleasant childhood memory was when he was separated from his mother and brought in with many other young horses of his age and branded with a hot iron. The pain was only momentary: but the mark ….. 2GD/20 ….. remained on his nearside shoulder for the rest of his life. The brand indicated that Rupert’s birthplace was Gordon Downs Station in the Australian state of Queensland.

It was shortly after this experience that Rupert was driven to the coast and then put onboard a ship and sent to India. He showed the stamina to tread the rugged terrain with ease. Rupert was selected to be a cavalry horse in the Indian Army.

Rupert was a magnificent looking horse and was a great cavalry horse as he performed his duties extremely well. He was clever, brave, strong and fast.

On one occasion, the heir to the British throne – the Prince of Wales – was visiting India when he saw Rupert. The Prince was so taken by this beautiful black cavalry horse that he was determined to buy him: which he did. And he sent him to England by ship.

Eventually the Prince of Wales became King of England and Emperor of India. For the rest of his life, Rupert remained the King’s favourite charger and lived in the Royal Stables in London. What a story Rupert could have told had he been able to write it down!

Horses employed in the army needed to possess stamina so that they can

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Rupert was born and raised in the vast, open interior of the Australian continent.

His only unpleasant childhood memory was when he was separated from his mother and brought in with many other young horses of his age and branded with a hot iron. The pain was only momentary: but the mark ….. 2GD/20 ….. remained on his nearside shoulder for the rest of his life. The brand indicated that Rupert’s birthplace was Gordon Downs Station in the Australian state of Queensland.

It was shortly after this experience that Rupert was driven to the coast and then put onboard a ship and sent to India. He showed the stamina to tread the rugged terrain with ease. Rupert was selected to be a cavalry horse in the Indian Army.

Rupert was a magnificent looking horse and was a great cavalry horse as he performed his duties extremely well. He was clever, brave, strong and fast.

On one occasion, the heir to the British throne – the Prince of Wales – was visiting India when he saw Rupert. The Prince was so taken by this beautiful black cavalry horse that he was determined to buy him: which he did. And he sent him to England by ship.

Eventually the Prince of Wales became King of England and Emperor of India. For the rest of his life, Rupert remained the King’s favourite charger and lived in the Royal Stables in London. What a story Rupert could have told had he been able to write it down!

Which word from the second paragraph indicates that the pain from Rupert’s branding was short-lived?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Rupert was born and raised in the vast, open interior of the Australian continent.

His only unpleasant childhood memory was when he was separated from his mother and brought in with many other young horses of his age and branded with a hot iron. The pain was only momentary: but the mark ….. 2GD/20 ….. remained on his nearside shoulder for the rest of his life. The brand indicated that Rupert’s birthplace was Gordon Downs Station in the Australian state of Queensland.

It was shortly after this experience that Rupert was driven to the coast and then put onboard a ship and sent to India. He showed the stamina to tread the rugged terrain with ease. Rupert was selected to be a cavalry horse in the Indian Army.

Rupert was a magnificent looking horse and was a great cavalry horse as he performed his duties extremely well. He was clever, brave, strong and fast.

On one occasion, the heir to the British throne – the Prince of Wales – was visiting India when he saw Rupert. The Prince was so taken by this beautiful black cavalry horse that he was determined to buy him: which he did. And he sent him to England by ship.

Eventually the Prince of Wales became King of England and Emperor of India. For the rest of his life, Rupert remained the King’s favourite charger and lived in the Royal Stables in London. What a story Rupert could have told had he been able to write it down!

How does the reader know that this story belongs to a distant past?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Rupert was born and raised in the vast, open interior of the Australian continent.

His only unpleasant childhood memory was when he was separated from his mother and brought in with many other young horses of his age and branded with a hot iron. The pain was only momentary: but the mark ….. 2GD/20 ….. remained on his nearside shoulder for the rest of his life. The brand indicated that Rupert’s birthplace was Gordon Downs Station in the Australian state of Queensland.

It was shortly after this experience that Rupert was driven to the coast and then put onboard a ship and sent to India. He showed the stamina to tread the rugged terrain with ease. Rupert was selected to be a cavalry horse in the Indian Army.

Rupert was a magnificent looking horse and was a great cavalry horse as he performed his duties extremely well. He was clever, brave, strong and fast.

On one occasion, the heir to the British throne – the Prince of Wales – was visiting India when he saw Rupert. The Prince was so taken by this beautiful black cavalry horse that he was determined to buy him: which he did. And he sent him to England by ship.

Eventually the Prince of Wales became King of England and Emperor of India. For the rest of his life, Rupert remained the King’s favourite charger and lived in the Royal Stables in London. What a story Rupert could have told had he been able to write it down!

Firefighters are there to help people from ______.

Directions: Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Firefighters
Fire is to blame for countless lives and billions of rupees each and every year. Firefighters help protect people and their property from injury and damage. Firefighters put their life on the line every time they respond to a call.
While on duty, firefighters must be ready to respond in a matter of minutes to just about any disaster that may occur. At every fire scene, superior fire officer takes command and dictates the jobs of all the personnel at the scene. Some personnel man hose lines to hydrants. Others manually operate the pumps to send water to the hoses. Teams of firefighters also operate ladders used to reach distances high in the air.

Which of these fits gap (i)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

In old Greece, there was a wise man called Diogenes who lived in Athens. He was eccentric and bad tempered and ____(i)____ in a tub. One day he came to the market place with a lighted lantern in his hand, although it was broad day light. He went about peering at everyone he met, with his lantern. Soon ___(ii)___ to know what he was doing. At last he blew out his lantern and ____(iii)_____ to his tub. But the people who still followed him kept asking him what he had been looking for. At last he stopped and said, “I was looking for an honest man, but ____(iv)_____."

While looking for a house, the woman finds

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

It was necessary for the author to find a new house because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

Which of these fits gap (iv)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

In old Greece, there was a wise man called Diogenes who lived in Athens. He was eccentric and bad tempered and ____(i)____ in a tub. One day he came to the market place with a lighted lantern in his hand, although it was broad day light. He went about peering at everyone he met, with his lantern. Soon ___(ii)___ to know what he was doing. At last he blew out his lantern and ____(iii)_____ to his tub. But the people who still followed him kept asking him what he had been looking for. At last he stopped and said, “I was looking for an honest man, but ____(iv)_____."

The text is described as a

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

The second paragraph of this passage shows that

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

The houses that the author saw made her feel that they had never been properly looked after because

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

What time of the day was it when the author was able to find a house of her liking?

Directions: Read the following passage and answer the question that follows.

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.