English Reading Comprehension

What conclusion can be drawn from both scenarios?

Directions: Read the following scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario – 1
Yousaf was a nobleman. One night a man came to him and asked for shelter and food. He said he had come because he knew that Yousaf never sent away any man disappointed. Yousaf allowed him to come into his house and entertained him. Before sunrise, he awoke the man, gave him some gold coins and a horse and told him that he could go. Tears welled up in the guest’s eyes. Being impressed with Yousaf’s behaviour he asked him if he knew that he was showing pity to the man who had murdered his son.

Scenario 2
One night Abu woke up in his sleep and saw an angle who was writing something in a book of gold. Abu asked him what he was writing. The angel told him that he was writing the named of those who loved God. Thereupon, Abu wanted to know if his name was there to which the angle answered that it was not so. Then Abu requested him to write his name among those who loved the beings of God. The angel wrote something and vanished. The next night the angel appeared again and showed Abu the list of those whom God has blessed. Lo ! Abu’s name was at the top.

Which of the following is the correct option to show how Yousaf helped the man?

Directions: Read the following scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario – 1
Yousaf was a nobleman. One night a man came to him and asked for shelter and food. He said he had come because he knew that Yousaf never sent away any man disappointed. Yousaf allowed him to come into his house and entertained him. Before sunrise, he awoke the man, gave him some gold coins and a horse and told him that he could go. Tears welled up in the guest’s eyes. Being impressed with Yousaf’s behaviour he asked him if he knew that he was showing pity to the man who had murdered his son.

Scenario 2
One night Abu woke up in his sleep and saw an angle who was writing something in a book of gold. Abu asked him what he was writing. The angel told him that he was writing the named of those who loved God. Thereupon, Abu wanted to know if his name was there to which the angle answered that it was not so. Then Abu requested him to write his name among those who loved the beings of God. The angel wrote something and vanished. The next night the angel appeared again and showed Abu the list of those whom God has blessed. Lo ! Abu’s name was at the top.

What is in your opinion the best option which conveys the moral of the above story?

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

The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

The second paragraph in the story shows that

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

The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

The text is described as a

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

The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

The monkeys in the story should have learned the importance of

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

The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

The second scenario clearly states that

Directions: Read the following scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario – 1
Yousaf was a nobleman. One night a man came to him and asked for shelter and food. He said he had come because he knew that Yousaf never sent away any man disappointed. Yousaf allowed him to come into his house and entertained him. Before sunrise, he awoke the man, gave him some gold coins and a horse and told him that he could go. Tears welled up in the guest’s eyes. Being impressed with Yousaf’s behaviour he asked him if he knew that he was showing pity to the man who had murdered his son.

Scenario 2
One night Abu woke up in his sleep and saw an angle who was writing something in a book of gold. Abu asked him what he was writing. The angel told him that he was writing the named of those who loved God. Thereupon, Abu wanted to know if his name was there to which the angle answered that it was not so. Then Abu requested him to write his name among those who loved the beings of God. The angel wrote something and vanished. The next night the angel appeared again and showed Abu the list of those whom God has blessed. Lo ! Abu’s name was at the top.

Most of the men were in their homes because

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

The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

Which of these words best describes the characteristic of Yousaf in scenario 1?

Directions: Read the following scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario – 1
Yousaf was a nobleman. One night a man came to him and asked for shelter and food. He said he had come because he knew that Yousaf never sent away any man disappointed. Yousaf allowed him to come into his house and entertained him. Before sunrise, he awoke the man, gave him some gold coins and a horse and told him that he could go. Tears welled up in the guest’s eyes. Being impressed with Yousaf’s behaviour he asked him if he knew that he was showing pity to the man who had murdered his son.

Scenario 2
One night Abu woke up in his sleep and saw an angle who was writing something in a book of gold. Abu asked him what he was writing. The angel told him that he was writing the named of those who loved God. Thereupon, Abu wanted to know if his name was there to which the angle answered that it was not so. Then Abu requested him to write his name among those who loved the beings of God. The angel wrote something and vanished. The next night the angel appeared again and showed Abu the list of those whom God has blessed. Lo ! Abu’s name was at the top.

One bird who had a kind heart spoke for the benefit of

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

The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

What time of the day was it when the man came to Yousaf?

Directions: Read the following scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario – 1
Yousaf was a nobleman. One night a man came to him and asked for shelter and food. He said he had come because he knew that Yousaf never sent away any man disappointed. Yousaf allowed him to come into his house and entertained him. Before sunrise, he awoke the man, gave him some gold coins and a horse and told him that he could go. Tears welled up in the guest’s eyes. Being impressed with Yousaf’s behaviour he asked him if he knew that he was showing pity to the man who had murdered his son.

Scenario 2
One night Abu woke up in his sleep and saw an angle who was writing something in a book of gold. Abu asked him what he was writing. The angel told him that he was writing the named of those who loved God. Thereupon, Abu wanted to know if his name was there to which the angle answered that it was not so. Then Abu requested him to write his name among those who loved the beings of God. The angel wrote something and vanished. The next night the angel appeared again and showed Abu the list of those whom God has blessed. Lo ! Abu’s name was at the top.

The words, “tears welled up in the guest’s eyes” are about the attribute of

Directions: Read the following scenarios and answer the question that follows:

Scenario – 1
Yousaf was a nobleman. One night a man came to him and asked for shelter and food. He said he had come because he knew that Yousaf never sent away any man disappointed. Yousaf allowed him to come into his house and entertained him. Before sunrise, he awoke the man, gave him some gold coins and a horse and told him that he could go. Tears welled up in the guest’s eyes. Being impressed with Yousaf’s behaviour he asked him if he knew that he was showing pity to the man who had murdered his son.

Scenario 2
One night Abu woke up in his sleep and saw an angle who was writing something in a book of gold. Abu asked him what he was writing. The angel told him that he was writing the named of those who loved God. Thereupon, Abu wanted to know if his name was there to which the angle answered that it was not so. Then Abu requested him to write his name among those who loved the beings of God. The angel wrote something and vanished. The next night the angel appeared again and showed Abu the list of those whom God has blessed. Lo ! Abu’s name was at the top.

Where did Abraham live during his early years of childhood?

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky, to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln in their one room log cabin on their farm known as Sinking Spring (near modern-day Hodgenville, Kentucky). Although Thomas lacked formal education, he was an excellent farmer and carpenter, and often times served a member of the jury. Thomas and Nancy joined a small Baptist church in the area that had broken away from the larger church over the issue of slavery.

When Abe was two, the family moved to nearby Knob Creek Farm, where Abe\'s first memories of his childhood were formed. Because of difficulties his father had with the title to the farm, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Pigeon Creek, Indiana in 1816 where the seven year-old Abraham helped him build a log cabin in the woods. Two years later, Nancy died of “milk sickness.” Milk sickness is a rare disease caused by drinking the milk or consuming the meat of a cow that had fed on poisonous roots. In 1819, however, Thomas married Sarah Bush Johnston, whom Abraham would call “mother.” Sarah was a kind and warm women who brought her three children, Matilda, Elizabeth, and John to the Lincoln homestead to live with Abraham and his sister.

Abraham's father's basic profession was...............

 Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky, to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln in their one room log cabin on their farm known as Sinking Spring (near modern-day Hodgenville, Kentucky). Although Thomas lacked formal education, he was an excellent farmer and carpenter, and often times served a member of the jury. Thomas and Nancy joined a small Baptist church in the area that had broken away from the larger church over the issue of slavery.

When Abe was two, the family moved to nearby Knob Creek Farm, where Abe\'s first memories of his childhood were formed. Because of difficulties his father had with the title to the farm, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Pigeon Creek, Indiana in 1816 where the seven year-old Abraham helped him build a log cabin in the woods. Two years later, Nancy died of “milk sickness.” Milk sickness is a rare disease caused by drinking the milk or consuming the meat of a cow that had fed on poisonous roots. In 1819, however, Thomas married Sarah Bush Johnston, whom Abraham would call “mother.” Sarah was a kind and warm women who brought her three children, Matilda, Elizabeth, and John to the Lincoln homestead to live with Abraham and his sister.

What did Abraham Lincoln often use to write arithmetic with?

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky, to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln in their one room log cabin on their farm known as Sinking Spring (near modern-day Hodgenville, Kentucky). Although Thomas lacked formal education, he was an excellent farmer and carpenter, and often times served a member of the jury. Thomas and Nancy joined a small Baptist church in the area that had broken away from the larger church over the issue of slavery.

When Abe was two, the family moved to nearby Knob Creek Farm, where Abe\'s first memories of his childhood were formed. Because of difficulties his father had with the title to the farm, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Pigeon Creek, Indiana in 1816 where the seven year-old Abraham helped him build a log cabin in the woods. Two years later, Nancy died of “milk sickness.” Milk sickness is a rare disease caused by drinking the milk or consuming the meat of a cow that had fed on poisonous roots. In 1819, however, Thomas married Sarah Bush Johnston, whom Abraham would call “mother.” Sarah was a kind and warm women who brought her three children, Matilda, Elizabeth, and John to the Lincoln homestead to live with Abraham and his sister.

From an early age, Sarah recognized Abraham’s quick wit and intellect and encouraged him to read. Abraham became an avid reader, gobbling up any book he could get his hands on from neighbors, clergymen, and traveling teachers. Abraham attended school on an inconsistent basis. At times, traveling teachers may have taught at a nearby rudimentary schoolhouse, and at other times Abraham walked several miles to the nearest school. Lincoln himself admitted that the total amount of schooling he received in his childhood was no more than twelve months; nevertheless, he became an excellent reader, learned to write, measure, and make division and multiplication calculations. Abraham took his studies very seriously. Without paper in the house to practice his writing and math, he often did arithmetic on the back of a wooden spoon using charcoal as a makeshift pencil. Lincoln described where he grew up.