English Reading Comprehension

The rich man wanted to teach his son a lesson because

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A rich man had only one son who fell into a bad company and developed many bad habits. The man was worried about the habits of his son. He tried his best to mend his habits but he could not succeed. One day, he thought of a plan to teach his son a lesson. He went to market and purchased some fresh apples and a rotten one. He came back to his home and called his son. He asked his son to put all the apples along with the rotten one in a cabinet. The son did the same. After some days, the father asked his son to bring the apples. As he opened the door of the cabinet, he was surprised to note that all the apples had become rotten. He felt sad. At this his father told him to see how one rotten apple had spoiled all the rest. In the same way, one bad companion could spoil all others. The father's advice had the desired effect. The boy gave up bad company and became good again. So, it is better to be alone than in bad company.

How did the bee save the dove?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

What feeling did the bee have for the dove?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

He asked his son to

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A rich man had only one son who fell into a bad company and developed many bad habits. The man was worried about the habits of his son. He tried his best to mend his habits but he could not succeed. One day, he thought of a plan to teach his son a lesson. He went to market and purchased some fresh apples and a rotten one. He came back to his home and called his son. He asked his son to put all the apples along with the rotten one in a cabinet. The son did the same. After some days, the father asked his son to bring the apples. As he opened the door of the cabinet, he was surprised to note that all the apples had become rotten. He felt sad. At this his father told him to see how one rotten apple had spoiled all the rest. In the same way, one bad companion could spoil all others. The father's advice had the desired effect. The boy gave up bad company and became good again. So, it is better to be alone than in bad company.

What excuse did the traveller make to teach a lesson to the gate-keeper?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Which word in the passage is the opposite of ‘keep’?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Why was the man demanding a silver coin?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Why was the door locked?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

The bee's life was saved by

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

Why did the dove save the bee?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

How was the silver coin exchanged?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

On a stormy night, a traveller reached an inn. Finding the door locked as it was late in the night, he knocked at the door. The gate-keeper replied, “I have lost the key and the door cannot be opened unless you have a silver key with you.” The traveller understood that the silver key meant a silver coin. He slipped it through the hole and the door was opened. When the traveller entered inside he said, “I have left my box outside, please bring it.” As the gate-keeper went outside, the traveller closed the door behind him. The traveller repeated what the gate-keeper did to him by asking for a silver coin to re-open the door. The dishonest man had to return the silver coin by slipping it again through the hole. The traveller got his silver coin back. In life, dishonesty meets dishonesty.

Which word in the passage is opposite in meaning to ‘kind’?

Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and answer the question that follows.

A bee fell into a river with a flow, unluckily. The river had strong waves of water in it. A dove was sitting on a branch of a tree. Its eyes fell upon the bee and saw that it was in a sorry state. Taking pity on the bee, it at once plucked a broad leaf and threw it near the bee. The bee climbed on the leaf, dried its wings and flew away. It was full of thankfulness for the good-natured and bighearted dove. After a few days, the bee noticed a cruel hunter trying to shoot the dove. The dove's life was in danger. Realising the serious situation, it flew directly to the hunter's hand, sat lightly on it and stung him just as he was about to shoot. The hunter missed the aim. He cried out in pain. The dove flew away. The bee had returned the help of the dove. Do unto others as you wish to be done to you.

Find out the appropriate word to fill blank (iii).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which best fits the blank appropriately.

There was a man who had four sons. He ____(i)____ his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a _____(ii)____, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn. When they had all gone and come back, he _____(iii)_____ them together to ____(iv)_____ what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said, “No! It was covered with green buds and full of promise.” The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that ____(v)_____ so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ____(vi)_____ seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment. The man then _____(vii)_____ to his sons that they all were right, because they had each seen but only one _____(viii)_____ in the tree’s life. He told them that you _____(ix)_____ judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the _____(x)_____ of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that comes from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are over.

Find out the appropriate word to fill blank (viii).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which best fits the blank appropriately.

There was a man who had four sons. He ____(i)____ his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a _____(ii)____, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn. When they had all gone and come back, he _____(iii)_____ them together to ____(iv)_____ what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said, “No! It was covered with green buds and full of promise.” The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that ____(v)_____ so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ____(vi)_____ seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment. The man then _____(vii)_____ to his sons that they all were right, because they had each seen but only one _____(viii)_____ in the tree’s life. He told them that you _____(ix)_____ judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the _____(x)_____ of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that comes from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are over.

Find out the appropriate word to fill blank (vii).

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are suggested, one of which best fits the blank appropriately.

There was a man who had four sons. He ____(i)____ his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a _____(ii)____, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in autumn. When they had all gone and come back, he _____(iii)_____ them together to ____(iv)_____ what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said, “No! It was covered with green buds and full of promise.” The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that ____(v)_____ so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ____(vi)_____ seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment. The man then _____(vii)_____ to his sons that they all were right, because they had each seen but only one _____(viii)_____ in the tree’s life. He told them that you _____(ix)_____ judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the _____(x)_____ of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that comes from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are over.