English Reading Comprehension

Which of the following could replace “overflowed” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Which of the following could replace “considerable” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option from the list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The hen bird was about to lay, and she asked her mate whether he could find her some place convenient for laying eggs. He asked, whether that was not a very good place for the purpose. She answered that it was not, for it was continually overflowed by the tide. Then he asked emotionally, whether he had become so feeble that the eggs laid in his house could be carried away by the sea. The hen bird laughed and said that there were some considerable defferences between him and the sea.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.Find the word which means It is difficult for an idle man to find food for him. In order to run his livelihood, he must do some work. Some occupation is necessary which enables man to satisfy his needs. Everywhere in this world there is a constant struggle for an occupation. Only deserving people win the struggle and get occupations. Those who are defeated suffer starvation and misery. In our country many persons are unemployed. Their number is very large. Unemployment problem is a great problem in our country. Lack of skill and ability is another cause of unemployment. An unskilled labor cannot be successful in any work. Our system of education is also responsible for the problem of unemployment in our country. Vocational subjects are not compulsorily taught in school and college. Students are reading some superficial subjects and are trying to get through with high marks. Their attention is on securing marks, not on the effectiveness of the subject in their practical life.

Parliament in this paragraph refers to a group of

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Interesting facts about animals:

1. An amazing species of frog, named, Panamanian Golden Frog, does not possess ears, but they rather listen with the help of their lungs. Yes, those lungs multi-task for them in the most amazing way. These frogs are not the only species with the same functionality, but there are many fish that also hear in the same manner.
2. Did you know that a group of fish is called school, while a group of owls is called parliament.
3. A woodpecker can peck on wood 20 times per second. Their average total pecks are 8,000 to 12,000 a day.
4. Sharks, one of the largest species of fish, do not have bones in their bodies. Their skeleton is made of a cartilage (A flexible bone like men have in their ears and nose). An amazing thing about a Shark’s skeleton is that it can easily be crushed under its own weight, while on dry land.

Which organ helps some animals in hearing?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Interesting facts about animals:

1. An amazing species of frog, named, Panamanian Golden Frog, does not possess ears, but they rather listen with the help of their lungs. Yes, those lungs multi-task for them in the most amazing way. These frogs are not the only species with the same functionality, but there are many fish that also hear in the same manner.
2. Did you know that a group of fish is called school, while a group of owls is called parliament.
3. A woodpecker can peck on wood 20 times per second. Their average total pecks are 8,000 to 12,000 a day.
4. Sharks, one of the largest species of fish, do not have bones in their bodies. Their skeleton is made of a cartilage (A flexible bone like men have in their ears and nose). An amazing thing about a Shark’s skeleton is that it can easily be crushed under its own weight, while on dry land.

Animal Rahat aims to help

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage.

Animal Rahat is a unique program that aims to help some of the most neglected animals in the world – the bullocks, donkeys and other working animals in India. Animal Rahat was created to make a difference in India’s working animals. These gentle animals often suffer from dehydration, untreated sores, muscle strain and sometimes they are subjected to frequent beating. Animal Rahat was founded in 2003 to provide these animals with relief. This lifesaving program now offers services throughout three districts of Maharshstra, one of the largest states in India, and in the neighbouring town of Solapur. Their staff members provide free aid to bullocks who work in sugar mills, donkeys who are used in brick kilns, horses who pull carts and other working animals. Animal Rahat aims to alleviate the sufferings of these animals by giving rest to the lame and offering relief to the sick and injured. Animal Rahat’s guidance and support of these animals has already reduced practices such as leaving out animals in extreme heat or leaving them unprotected through rainy seasons.

Which word in the paragraph means 'dedicated'?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage.

White Bengal tigers are also called 'the Indian tiger'. They are one of the only two species of cats which like water. At full running speed, they reach speed of upto 60 kilometers per hour. They do not possess great stamina. The average tiger animal sleeps between 16 to 18 hours. Bengal tiger is very patient, it watches its prey and waits till the right time to make its move. It has very strong jaws, it catches the prey by its neck and the strong jaws and the teeth help him to kill its prey. Bengal tiger has a strong sense of smell. It also has a great vision which helps it to hunt during the night time. Bengal tiger can also swim and move quite swiftly in water. Bengal tigers are fully grown at the age of 2–3 years. They have stripes all over their body. Their stripes are like fingerprints. No two are the same. They have a white spot on the back of their ears which looks like eyes. Tigresses are devoted mothers who are very protective of their cubs. They look after their young ones till they are about two and a half years old.

The stamina of the white Bengal tiger is

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage.

White Bengal tigers are also called 'the Indian tiger'. They are one of the only two species of cats which like water. At full running speed, they reach speed of upto 60 kilometers per hour. They do not possess great stamina. The average tiger animal sleeps between 16 to 18 hours. Bengal tiger is very patient, it watches its prey and waits till the right time to make its move. It has very strong jaws, it catches the prey by its neck and the strong jaws and the teeth help him to kill its prey. Bengal tiger has a strong sense of smell. It also has a great vision which helps it to hunt during the night time. Bengal tiger can also swim and move quite swiftly in water. Bengal tigers are fully grown at the age of 2–3 years. They have stripes all over their body. Their stripes are like fingerprints. No two are the same. They have a white spot on the back of their ears which looks like eyes. Tigresses are devoted mothers who are very protective of their cubs. They look after their young ones till they are about two and a half years old.

How do white Bengal tigers swim and move in water?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage.

White Bengal tigers are also called 'the Indian tiger'. They are one of the only two species of cats which like water. At full running speed, they reach speed of upto 60 kilometers per hour. They do not possess great stamina. The average tiger animal sleeps between 16 to 18 hours. Bengal tiger is very patient, it watches its prey and waits till the right time to make its move. It has very strong jaws, it catches the prey by its neck and the strong jaws and the teeth help him to kill its prey. Bengal tiger has a strong sense of smell. It also has a great vision which helps it to hunt during the night time. Bengal tiger can also swim and move quite swiftly in water. Bengal tigers are fully grown at the age of 2–3 years. They have stripes all over their body. Their stripes are like fingerprints. No two are the same. They have a white spot on the back of their ears which looks like eyes. Tigresses are devoted mothers who are very protective of their cubs. They look after their young ones till they are about two and a half years old.

Cartilage is found in the human body in the

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:

Interesting facts about animals:

1. An amazing species of frog, named, Panamanian Golden Frog, does not possess ears, but they rather listen with the help of their lungs. Yes, those lungs multi-task for them in the most amazing way. These frogs are not the only species with the same functionality, but there are many fish that also hear in the same manner.
2. Did you know that a group of fish is called school, while a group of owls is called parliament.
3. A woodpecker can peck on wood 20 times per second. Their average total pecks are 8,000 to 12,000 a day.
4. Sharks, one of the largest species of fish, do not have bones in their bodies. Their skeleton is made of a cartilage (A flexible bone like men have in their ears and nose). An amazing thing about a Shark’s skeleton is that it can easily be crushed under its own weight, while on dry land.

Directions: In the following items, each passage consists of six sentences. The first sentence (S₁) and the final sentence (S₆) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.

S₁ : Belur is 35 km from Hassan. S₆ : They depict young women musicians and dancers in various poses. P : Seen from afar, the star-shaped temple, characteristically Hoysala, is not very impressive. Q : It stands in a courtyard surrounded by a rectangular wall. R : But closer, it is dazzling and marvellous and the entire exterior is decorated with sculptures, the loveliest being the panels right, and left of the main door. S : Chennakesava Temple is dedicated to Vishnu.

The proper sequence should be

The parents looked

Directions: Read the passage and answer the given question.

Passage - III
One December night, a family had gathered around their fireside and piled it high with wood gathered from mountain streams and ruins of great trees that had come falling down the mountain sides. The fire roared and brightened the room with its light. The faces of the father and mother had a quiet gladness, the children laughed, the oldest daughter was the picture of happiness at seventeen and the aged grandmother who sat sewing in the warmest place was the picture of happiness grown old.

She glanced at him when

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Passage - II
The unpleasant feeling passed and she glanced guardedly up at him. He was walking unmarked in moonlight, innocent of her reaction to him. She felt then - this thought had come to her before - that there might be more to him than she had imagined. She felt ashamed as she had never thanked him for the help he had given to her father.

She was ashamed because

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Passage - II
The unpleasant feeling passed and she glanced guardedly up at him. He was walking unmarked in moonlight, innocent of her reaction to him. She felt then - this thought had come to her before - that there might be more to him than she had imagined. She felt ashamed as she had never thanked him for the help he had given to her father.

The oldest daughter looked

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Passage - III
One December night, a family had gathered around their fireside and piled it high with wood gathered from mountain streams and ruins of great trees that had come falling down the mountain sides. The fire roared and brightened the room with its light. The faces of the father and mother had a quiet gladness, the children laughed, the oldest daughter was the picture of happiness at seventeen and the aged grandmother who sat sewing in the warmest place was the picture of happiness grown old.