English Reading Comprehension

How did the mother save herself and her son?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Once upon a time a Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse lived in a hole in the skirting board of a big, warm house with lots of cheese to eat and where they wanted nothing else. Then, one day, Mother Mouse decided to take Baby Mouse outside of their home. Waiting outside for them was a huge ginger tomcat, licking its lips and waiting to eat them both up. "Mother, Mother! What should we do?" cried Baby Mouse as he clung to his mother’s tail. Mother Mouse paused and stared up into the beady eyes of the hungry cat. But she wasn’t scared, because she knew exactly how to deal with big, scary cats. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath. Woof! Woof! Woof! She shouted, and the cat ran away as fast as he could. "Wow, Mother! That was amazing!” Baby Mouse said to his mother, smiling happily. And that is why it is always good to have a second language.

According to the passage, what does ginger mean?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Once upon a time a Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse lived in a hole in the skirting board of a big, warm house with lots of cheese to eat and where they wanted nothing else. Then, one day, Mother Mouse decided to take Baby Mouse outside of their home. Waiting outside for them was a huge ginger tomcat, licking its lips and waiting to eat them both up. "Mother, Mother! What should we do?" cried Baby Mouse as he clung to his mother’s tail. Mother Mouse paused and stared up into the beady eyes of the hungry cat. But she wasn’t scared, because she knew exactly how to deal with big, scary cats. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath. Woof! Woof! Woof! She shouted, and the cat ran away as fast as he could. "Wow, Mother! That was amazing!” Baby Mouse said to his mother, smiling happily. And that is why it is always good to have a second language.

Why was the tomcat licking its lips?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Once upon a time a Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse lived in a hole in the skirting board of a big, warm house with lots of cheese to eat and where they wanted nothing else. Then, one day, Mother Mouse decided to take Baby Mouse outside of their home. Waiting outside for them was a huge ginger tomcat, licking its lips and waiting to eat them both up. "Mother, Mother! What should we do?" cried Baby Mouse as he clung to his mother’s tail. Mother Mouse paused and stared up into the beady eyes of the hungry cat. But she wasn’t scared, because she knew exactly how to deal with big, scary cats. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath. Woof! Woof! Woof! She shouted, and the cat ran away as fast as he could. "Wow, Mother! That was amazing!” Baby Mouse said to his mother, smiling happily. And that is why it is always good to have a second language.

Who brings life to the lion?

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Four friends live in a village which has been struck by famine. Three of them are extremely clever and learned and consider their friend Shivanand a lazy, but practical fool. The four decide to go to a place called Manasa, which is considered an asylum for scholars. On their way they have to pass through a forest. There they come across the bones of a lion. Satyanand decides to show his knowledge by recreating the lion’s skeleton. The other friend reconstructs the lion’s muscles and structure. Vidyanand then wants to show his superior powers by breathing life into the lion. Shivanand tries to stop them and warns them of the consequences of their plans. But they do not stop. Shivanand climbs a tree before Vidyanand foolishly proceeds with his plans. The lion comes to life and devours the three learned fools. Shivanand’s practical nature saves him. It is better to be practical than learned.

What did the Birbal order the servants to do?

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Once a rich merchant’s house was robbed. The merchant suspected that the thief was one of his servants. So he went to Birbal and mentioned the incident. Birbal went to his house and assembled all of his servants and asked who stole the merchant’s things. Everybody denied. Birbal thought for a moment, then gave a stick of equal length to all the servants of the merchant and said to them that the stick of the real thief will be longer by two inches tomorrow. All the servants should be present here again tomorrow with their sticks. All the servants went to their homes and gathered again at the same place the next day. Birbal asked them to show him their sticks. One of the servants had his stick shorter by two inches. Birbal said, “This is your thief, merchant.” Later the merchant asked Birbal, “How did you catch him?” Birbal said, “The thief had already cut his stick short by two inches in the night fearing that his stick will be longer by two inches by morning.” Truth will always prevail.

What is the opposite of shorter?

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Once a rich merchant’s house was robbed. The merchant suspected that the thief was one of his servants. So he went to Birbal and mentioned the incident. Birbal went to his house and assembled all of his servants and asked who stole the merchant’s things. Everybody denied. Birbal thought for a moment, then gave a stick of equal length to all the servants of the merchant and said to them that the stick of the real thief will be longer by two inches tomorrow. All the servants should be present here again tomorrow with their sticks. All the servants went to their homes and gathered again at the same place the next day. Birbal asked them to show him their sticks. One of the servants had his stick shorter by two inches. Birbal said, “This is your thief, merchant.” Later the merchant asked Birbal, “How did you catch him?” Birbal said, “The thief had already cut his stick short by two inches in the night fearing that his stick will be longer by two inches by morning.” Truth will always prevail.

What had happened to house of the rich merchant?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Once a rich merchant’s house was robbed. The merchant suspected that the thief was one of his servants. So he went to Birbal and mentioned the incident. Birbal went to his house and assembled all of his servants and asked who stole the merchant’s things. Everybody denied. Birbal thought for a moment, then gave a stick of equal length to all the servants of the merchant and said to them that the stick of the real thief will be longer by two inches tomorrow. All the servants should be present here again tomorrow with their sticks. All the servants went to their homes and gathered again at the same place the next day. Birbal asked them to show him their sticks. One of the servants had his stick shorter by two inches. Birbal said, “This is your thief, merchant.” Later the merchant asked Birbal, “How did you catch him?” Birbal said, “The thief had already cut his stick short by two inches in the night fearing that his stick will be longer by two inches by morning.” Truth will always prevail.

Read the given passage and fill blank (i).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

”Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink” The problem faced in the middle of the sea by a ___(i)_____ sailor, troubles us regularly in our daily lives. Life cannot _____(ii)______ without water, and we get thirsty without drinking it.______(iii)_____, natural water, or that from faulty supplies, may carry harmful substances or bacteria. They pollute or damage the purity of water, and sicken our body. That is why, it is always very important to make sure while drinking, that the glasses are clean, and the water is____(iv)_____ to drink.

Read the given passage and fill blank (ii).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

”Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink” The problem faced in the middle of the sea by a ___(i)_____ sailor, troubles us regularly in our daily lives. Life cannot _____(ii)______ without water, and we get thirsty without drinking it.______(iii)_____, natural water, or that from faulty supplies, may carry harmful substances or bacteria. They pollute or damage the purity of water, and sicken our body. That is why, it is always very important to make sure while drinking, that the glasses are clean, and the water is____(iv)_____ to drink.

Read the given passage and fill blank (iv).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

”Water, water everywhere, not a drop to drink” The problem faced in the middle of the sea by a ___(i)_____ sailor, troubles us regularly in our daily lives. Life cannot _____(ii)______ without water, and we get thirsty without drinking it.______(iii)_____, natural water, or that from faulty supplies, may carry harmful substances or bacteria. They pollute or damage the purity of water, and sicken our body. That is why, it is always very important to make sure while drinking, that the glasses are clean, and the water is____(iv)_____ to drink.

Complete the following sentence.

The story has a deep moral for all of us. It teaches us that

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

How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”

Complete the following sentence.

The boy was not able to get any job because

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

How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”

Complete the following sentence.

The king called the beggar in and ___________ him a seat near him.

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

An old beggar reached the gate of the king’s palace. He told the gateman to go and tell the king that his brother had come to see him. The gateman thought that he must be a distant brother of the king. On getting the information, the king called the beggar in and offered him a seat near him. He said to the king, “Hello, older brother! How are you?” The king smilingly said, “I am very comfortable. How about you?” The beggar answered, “I am a little bit in trouble. The palace in which I reside, has worn itself out. It can fall anytime. I had thirty two servants. All of them have left me one by one. All the five queens have also grown old.

The merchant told the boy the reason for his bad performance. It is because he did not ________.

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

How to be successful?
A poor boy lived in a village. He was very hard-working, but was not well educated. Because of this he was not able to get any job. In such a condition, once he reached a wood-merchant. Seeing the poor condition of the boy, the wood-merchant employed him and gave him the task of cutting wood in the forest. The boy was very excited because of his new job. He went into the jungle and on the very first day, he felled eighteen trees. The merchant also braved him. On getting this appreciation, he worked harder than before but he was able to fell only fifteen trees. The merchant only said, “No problem! Keep doing hard work.”
On the third day, he put in more hard work but he could cut down only ten trees. This made the boy unhappy because everyday he did more labour but was able to cut down less trees. At last, he asked the merchant, “Sir, I do hard work everyday, but the number of cut down trees is decreasing.” The merchant asked him, “When did you sharpen your axe last?” The boy said, “Sharpening! I get no time to sharpen the axe. I am always busy cutting the trees.” The merchant said, “That is it! That is why the number of trees cut down is getting less and less.”