English Reading Comprehension

Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?How did the boy suffer after eating cashew nuts? There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother used to give him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain�. One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut. The next day he twitched with stomach-pain. We should always remember that Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.

Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions? Who lived in the hole? Once there was a king cobra that lived in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him. All small animals were afraid of the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. He began to think "Now I am the most powerful creature. I am the king of the forest. All animals are scared of me. Let me move from this small hole to a bigger place�. He searched for a place to suit his size and status. Finally he came across a big tree. He selected the tree for his house. He saw an ant hill near the tree. He thought "Why should there be an ugly ant hill near my royal house?" He hissed aloud "I am king Cobra, the king of the forest. I order the ants to vacate immediately". There was no reply. He got wild and struck at the ant hill. What a surprise! In minute thousands of ants swarmed up the king cobra biting him everywhere. The king cobra could not bear the pain. He ran away.

Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?How did he become proud? Once there was a king cobra that lived in a small hole. When he was small he ate little creatures. As he grew up he began to eat eggs, lizards, frogs and rabbits. And when he grew up further he started to eat even other smaller snakes. His pride grew with him. All small animals were afraid of the king cobra. This boosted up his pride. He began to think "Now I am the most powerful creature. I am the king of the forest. All animals are scared of me. Let me move from this small hole to a bigger place�. He searched for a place to suit his size and status. Finally he came across a big tree. He selected the tree for his house. He saw an ant hill near the tree. He thought "Why should there be an ugly ant hill near my royal house?" He hissed aloud "I am king Cobra, the king of the forest. I order the ants to vacate immediately". There was no reply. He got wild and struck at the ant hill. What a surprise! In minute thousands of ants swarmed up the king cobra biting him everywhere. The king cobra could not bear the pain. He ran away.

Read the given passage carefully and answer the follwoing questions?What did the mother suggest him about eating cashew nuts? There was a boy who was very fond of cashew nuts. His mother used to give him a few nuts. The boy always wanted for more nuts. He always asked his mother "Mummy, give me some more nuts". But his mother always replied "Too many nuts is not good, my son. If you eat too many at a time you will get stomach-pain�. One day his mother had been to the market and no one was at home except the boy. He went into the kitchen and took the cashew nut jar. He ate and ate unto the last nut. The next day he twitched with stomach-pain. We should always remember that Elders are our well wishers. Let us obey them.

Sprinting is best defined as

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

What is the best capability of the geckos?

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

According to the passage, the narrator is most interested in what aspect of the geckos?

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

According to the passage, geckos range in size from

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

From the paragraph, it can be assumed that most people

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

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?

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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

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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

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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?”