English Reading Comprehension

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

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

“My curiosity about birds dates back to a long time. In my childhood, we had a pet mynah at home and I had taught it to pronounce some words. I believed then that the birds did not really know the meaning of what they only mechanically repeated. But I had to revise my opinion as my mynah did something amazing. One afternoon, as I was about to sit for lunch, the mynah started screeching ‘Earthquake! Earthquake! We felt nothing, but next morning, there was a report in the paper about a mild tremor. Ever since, I have meantained an interest in birds.”

Vicomte, in the paragraph, learns the importance of

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

Vicomte inherited a large house from his uncle. He learned that the large house being rented out to tenants, was fetching big revenues. He thought that his uncle was too hard to rent out the units at high prices. He would lower the rents and his tenants would bless him. So, he notified all the tenants that their rents were being lowered by one-third thereafter. The unheard of word “lower” fell like a brick on the Real of Bernard the caretaker of the building. “Lower the rents!” He stammered. “Never was such a thing known, Truly.”
Vicomte interrupted Bernard and strictly commanded him to follow his orders. Staggering Bernard went out, all his ideas upset, overthrown and confounded. And the next morning, Bernard, buttoning himself into his best coat, made the rounds of the lodges to announce the great news. Ten minutes later, the whole house was in commotion. People clustered together and chatted eagerly. A few of them wrote to the proprietor to warn him that his caretaker had wholly lost his mind. Vicomte responded, confirming what Bernard had said.

Which of these fits gap (iv)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

Man used sticks and stones long before he dared to interfere with fire, ____(i)_____ the early man like all wild creatures dreaded the fire. Fire, of course existed; for lightning must ____(ii)____ have set the forests ablaze just as it does today and in those days, today’s volcanoes were ___(iii)___ they now are. The forgotten hero who first dared to tame fire for his own use, was the greatest of early inventers; for once man had fire, ____(iv)____.

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

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

“My curiosity about birds dates back to a long time. In my childhood, we had a pet mynah at home and I had taught it to pronounce some words. I believed then that the birds did not really know the meaning of what they only mechanically repeated. But I had to revise my opinion as my mynah did something amazing. One afternoon, as I was about to sit for lunch, the mynah started screeching ‘Earthquake! Earthquake! We felt nothing, but next morning, there was a report in the paper about a mild tremor. Ever since, I have meantained an interest in birds.”

The second paragraph of this passage shows that the tenants

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

Vicomte inherited a large house from his uncle. He learned that the large house being rented out to tenants, was fetching big revenues. He thought that his uncle was too hard to rent out the units at high prices. He would lower the rents and his tenants would bless him. So, he notified all the tenants that their rents were being lowered by one-third thereafter. The unheard of word “lower” fell like a brick on the Real of Bernard the caretaker of the building. “Lower the rents!” He stammered. “Never was such a thing known, Truly.”
Vicomte interrupted Bernard and strictly commanded him to follow his orders. Staggering Bernard went out, all his ideas upset, overthrown and confounded. And the next morning, Bernard, buttoning himself into his best coat, made the rounds of the lodges to announce the great news. Ten minutes later, the whole house was in commotion. People clustered together and chatted eagerly. A few of them wrote to the proprietor to warn him that his caretaker had wholly lost his mind. Vicomte responded, confirming what Bernard had said.

Which of the following is the meaning of the word “pronounce” as used in the passage above?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the given question.

“My curiosity about birds dates back to a long time. In my childhood, we had a pet mynah at home and I had taught it to pronounce some words. I believed then that the birds did not really know the meaning of what they only mechanically repeated. But I had to revise my opinion as my mynah did something amazing. One afternoon, as I was about to sit for lunch, the mynah started screeching ‘Earthquake! Earthquake! We felt nothing, but next morning, there was a report in the paper about a mild tremor. Ever since, I have meantained an interest in birds.”

Which of these fits gap (ii)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

Man used sticks and stones long before he dared to interfere with fire, ____(i)_____ the early man like all wild creatures dreaded the fire. Fire, of course existed; for lightning must ____(ii)____ have set the forests ablaze just as it does today and in those days, today’s volcanoes were ___(iii)___ they now are. The forgotten hero who first dared to tame fire for his own use, was the greatest of early inventers; for once man had fire, ____(iv)____.

Which of these fits gap (iii)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

Kai-Kaoos was young and filled with pride at the thought of the great kingdom that was under his rule, and so he ___(i)___ and he would not listen to the advice of his councillors but thought that his will should be ___(ii)___ all the wisdom of the earth. Then the Evil Spirits who are always on the watch out to ruin mortals, saw this, and ___(iii)___. One of the Evil Spirits, dressed as a singer, came to Kai-Kaoos, and sang so sweetly of the beautiful city of Mazinderan that Kai-Kaoos __(iv)___.

Which of these words describes the character of the Maharaja in scenario 2?

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

Scenario – 1
As they walked along, they reached an inn and decided to spend the night there. After a long time, two more people arrived there. It could be observed by their behaviour that one of them was the master and the second was the servant. When they had taken their food, the person who looked to be the master, began to murmur a song. The song was sad and depicted the sad feelings of the master who it appeared had suffered at the hands of his beloved.
Scenario – 2
Once upon a time, Maharaja Ranjit Singh was walking in the bazaar. He saw that a man, in rags, was standing at a shop and was staring at him continuously. The Maharaja at once recognised that the man was his childhood friend. The Maharaja soon got down from his elephant and approached that man and said, “Why, sir? Do you recognise me?” Saying so, he closely hugged him.

Which of these fits gap (iii)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

Man used sticks and stones long before he dared to interfere with fire, ____(i)_____ the early man like all wild creatures dreaded the fire. Fire, of course existed; for lightning must ____(ii)____ have set the forests ablaze just as it does today and in those days, today’s volcanoes were ___(iii)___ they now are. The forgotten hero who first dared to tame fire for his own use, was the greatest of early inventers; for once man had fire, ____(iv)____.

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The young man left without making purchases because he

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of authors only. 
Passage 1
A well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases. He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after casually examining them, he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the hosiery section. By then, the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions, and drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment. He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride was hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He came in good dress only to get decent treatment, not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase.

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The salesmen in the shop are described as people who pay attention to

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Passage 1
A well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases. He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after casually examining them, he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the hosiery section. By then, the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions, and drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment. He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride was hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He came in good dress only to get decent treatment, not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase.

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What did the prisoner suffer the most during imprisonment?

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Passage II
The prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years, he had schemed for his opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet. and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the lower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices, five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime, for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire.

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The young man moved away to the hosiery section because he

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the questions. You are required to select your answers based on the contents of the passage and opinion of authors only. 
Passage 1
A well-dressed young man entered a big textile shop one evening. He was able to draw the attention of the salesmen who thought him rich and likely to make heavy purchases. He was shown the superior varieties of suit lengths and sarees. But after casually examining them, he kept moving to the next section where readymade goods were being sold and further on to the hosiery section. By then, the salesmen had begun to doubt his intentions, and drew the attention of the manager. The manager asked him what exactly he wanted and he replied that he wanted courteous treatment. He explained that he had come to the same shop in casual dress that morning and drawn little attention. His pride was hurt and he wanted to assert himself. He came in good dress only to get decent treatment, not for getting any textiles. He left without making any purchase.

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When had the crime been committed?

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Passage II
The prisoner awaited his chance. For three solid years, he had schemed for his opportunity. Now that escape seemed so near at hand, those three years lost some of their monotony. But he would never forget the lashes, the close confinement, low diet. and worse still the mental strain of those black days. Suddenly the warden did what he had hoped. He stopped to unlock the lower padlock. With a dull thud he slumped forward with keys in his hands. Swiftly the prisoner seized his keys, unlocked the cell and ran into the courtyard. It took him four seconds to reach the rope-ladder secretly placed there by his accomplices, five more to clamber over the wall, and three more to jump into the waiting car to be whisked away to freedom. Even though he was guilty, the prisoner felt he had paid for his crime, for the man he had robbed three years ago was still a millionaire.