Reading Comprehension

What is the meaning of tracking dirt in context to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“What is the fourth thing?” asked the Mandarin.
The Wise men shrugged. “We can pray to the Great Cloud Dragon to help us.”
“That seems most practical,” said the Mandarin
So the gongs were beaten, and the smoke of sweet incense rose up while everyone in the city prayed.
The next morning, as Han was sweeping the road under the gate, a small, fat man came walking up the hill. He had a long white beard and a shiny baldhead, and he leaned on a long staff
“Goodmorning,”he said
Han bowed.” I hope your honourable stomach is happy sir,” he replied, politely
“Will you take me to the ruler of the city?” said the little fat man.
“I’ll take you to him,” said Han, “but he is very busy this morning. We are expecting the enemy, and the Mandarin is praying to the Great Cloud Dragon for help.”
“I know,” said the little man. “I am the dragon.”
Han opened his eyes very wide. “You don’t look like one,” he said
“How do you know?” asked the little man. “Have you ever seen one?”
“No,” said Han.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t,”
“Well, then?”
“Well then,” said Han, “please come this way, Honourable Dragon.”
He led the little fat man to the palace. There sat the Mandarin with his councilors. They had just finished a huge bowl of rice and six dozen duck eggs for breakfast and they were drinking their tea.
The Mandarin looked at the little fat man with a frown.
“Who is this person and why have you brought him here?” he asked Han.
“Sir,” said Han, “he is a dragon.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said the Mandarin. “He’s a fat man who is tracking dirt on my fine carpets. What do you want here, old man?”

What is the meaning of courtesy in context to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“What is the fourth thing?” asked the Mandarin.
The Wise men shrugged. “We can pray to the Great Cloud Dragon to help us.”
“That seems most practical,” said the Mandarin
So the gongs were beaten, and the smoke of sweet incense rose up while everyone in the city prayed.
The next morning, as Han was sweeping the road under the gate, a small, fat man came walking up the hill. He had a long white beard and a shiny baldhead, and he leaned on a long staff
“Goodmorning,”he said
Han bowed.” I hope your honourable stomach is happy sir,” he replied, politely
“Will you take me to the ruler of the city?” said the little fat man.
“I’ll take you to him,” said Han, “but he is very busy this morning. We are expecting the enemy, and the Mandarin is praying to the Great Cloud Dragon for help.”
“I know,” said the little man. “I am the dragon.”
Han opened his eyes very wide. “You don’t look like one,” he said
“How do you know?” asked the little man. “Have you ever seen one?”
“No,” said Han.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t,”
“Well, then?”
“Well then,” said Han, “please come this way, Honourable Dragon.”
He led the little fat man to the palace. There sat the Mandarin with his councilors. They had just finished a huge bowl of rice and six dozen duck eggs for breakfast and they were drinking their tea.
The Mandarin looked at the little fat man with a frown.
“Who is this person and why have you brought him here?” he asked Han.
“Sir,” said Han, “he is a dragon.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said the Mandarin. “He’s a fat man who is tracking dirt on my fine carpets. What do you want here, old man?”

What is the meaning of politely?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“What is the fourth thing?” asked the Mandarin.
The Wise men shrugged. “We can pray to the Great Cloud Dragon to help us.”
“That seems most practical,” said the Mandarin
So the gongs were beaten, and the smoke of sweet incense rose up while everyone in the city prayed.
The next morning, as Han was sweeping the road under the gate, a small, fat man came walking up the hill. He had a long white beard and a shiny baldhead, and he leaned on a long staff
“Goodmorning,”he said
Han bowed.” I hope your honourable stomach is happy sir,” he replied, politely
“Will you take me to the ruler of the city?” said the little fat man.
“I’ll take you to him,” said Han, “but he is very busy this morning. We are expecting the enemy, and the Mandarin is praying to the Great Cloud Dragon for help.”
“I know,” said the little man. “I am the dragon.”
Han opened his eyes very wide. “You don’t look like one,” he said
“How do you know?” asked the little man. “Have you ever seen one?”
“No,” said Han.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t,”
“Well, then?”
“Well then,” said Han, “please come this way, Honourable Dragon.”
He led the little fat man to the palace. There sat the Mandarin with his councilors. They had just finished a huge bowl of rice and six dozen duck eggs for breakfast and they were drinking their tea.
The Mandarin looked at the little fat man with a frown.
“Who is this person and why have you brought him here?” he asked Han.
“Sir,” said Han, “he is a dragon.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said the Mandarin. “He’s a fat man who is tracking dirt on my fine carpets. What do you want here, old man?”

What is the meaning of practical in context to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“What is the fourth thing?” asked the Mandarin.
The Wise men shrugged. “We can pray to the Great Cloud Dragon to help us.”
“That seems most practical,” said the Mandarin
So the gongs were beaten, and the smoke of sweet incense rose up while everyone in the city prayed.
The next morning, as Han was sweeping the road under the gate, a small, fat man came walking up the hill. He had a long white beard and a shiny baldhead, and he leaned on a long staff
“Goodmorning,”he said
Han bowed.” I hope your honourable stomach is happy sir,” he replied, politely
“Will you take me to the ruler of the city?” said the little fat man.
“I’ll take you to him,” said Han, “but he is very busy this morning. We are expecting the enemy, and the Mandarin is praying to the Great Cloud Dragon for help.”
“I know,” said the little man. “I am the dragon.”
Han opened his eyes very wide. “You don’t look like one,” he said
“How do you know?” asked the little man. “Have you ever seen one?”
“No,” said Han.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t,”
“Well, then?”
“Well then,” said Han, “please come this way, Honourable Dragon.”
He led the little fat man to the palace. There sat the Mandarin with his councilors. They had just finished a huge bowl of rice and six dozen duck eggs for breakfast and they were drinking their tea.
The Mandarin looked at the little fat man with a frown.
“Who is this person and why have you brought him here?” he asked Han.
“Sir,” said Han, “he is a dragon.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said the Mandarin. “He’s a fat man who is tracking dirt on my fine carpets. What do you want here, old man?”

What is the meaning of carpets in context to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“What is the fourth thing?” asked the Mandarin.
The Wise men shrugged. “We can pray to the Great Cloud Dragon to help us.”
“That seems most practical,” said the Mandarin
So the gongs were beaten, and the smoke of sweet incense rose up while everyone in the city prayed.
The next morning, as Han was sweeping the road under the gate, a small, fat man came walking up the hill. He had a long white beard and a shiny baldhead, and he leaned on a long staff
“Goodmorning,”he said
Han bowed.” I hope your honourable stomach is happy sir,” he replied, politely
“Will you take me to the ruler of the city?” said the little fat man.
“I’ll take you to him,” said Han, “but he is very busy this morning. We are expecting the enemy, and the Mandarin is praying to the Great Cloud Dragon for help.”
“I know,” said the little man. “I am the dragon.”
Han opened his eyes very wide. “You don’t look like one,” he said
“How do you know?” asked the little man. “Have you ever seen one?”
“No,” said Han.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t,”
“Well, then?”
“Well then,” said Han, “please come this way, Honourable Dragon.”
He led the little fat man to the palace. There sat the Mandarin with his councilors. They had just finished a huge bowl of rice and six dozen duck eggs for breakfast and they were drinking their tea.
The Mandarin looked at the little fat man with a frown.
“Who is this person and why have you brought him here?” he asked Han.
“Sir,” said Han, “he is a dragon.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said the Mandarin. “He’s a fat man who is tracking dirt on my fine carpets. What do you want here, old man?”

What is the meaning of weary in context to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“What is the fourth thing?” asked the Mandarin.
The Wise men shrugged. “We can pray to the Great Cloud Dragon to help us.”
“That seems most practical,” said the Mandarin
So the gongs were beaten, and the smoke of sweet incense rose up while everyone in the city prayed.
The next morning, as Han was sweeping the road under the gate, a small, fat man came walking up the hill. He had a long white beard and a shiny baldhead, and he leaned on a long staff
“Goodmorning,”he said
Han bowed.” I hope your honourable stomach is happy sir,” he replied, politely
“Will you take me to the ruler of the city?” said the little fat man.
“I’ll take you to him,” said Han, “but he is very busy this morning. We are expecting the enemy, and the Mandarin is praying to the Great Cloud Dragon for help.”
“I know,” said the little man. “I am the dragon.”
Han opened his eyes very wide. “You don’t look like one,” he said
“How do you know?” asked the little man. “Have you ever seen one?”
“No,” said Han.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t,”
“Well, then?”
“Well then,” said Han, “please come this way, Honourable Dragon.”
He led the little fat man to the palace. There sat the Mandarin with his councilors. They had just finished a huge bowl of rice and six dozen duck eggs for breakfast and they were drinking their tea.
The Mandarin looked at the little fat man with a frown.
“Who is this person and why have you brought him here?” he asked Han.
“Sir,” said Han, “he is a dragon.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said the Mandarin. “He’s a fat man who is tracking dirt on my fine carpets. What do you want here, old man?”

What is the meaning of frown in context to the passage?

Directions: Read the passage and answer the following question:

“What is the fourth thing?” asked the Mandarin.
The Wise men shrugged. “We can pray to the Great Cloud Dragon to help us.”
“That seems most practical,” said the Mandarin
So the gongs were beaten, and the smoke of sweet incense rose up while everyone in the city prayed.
The next morning, as Han was sweeping the road under the gate, a small, fat man came walking up the hill. He had a long white beard and a shiny baldhead, and he leaned on a long staff
“Goodmorning,”he said
Han bowed.” I hope your honourable stomach is happy sir,” he replied, politely
“Will you take me to the ruler of the city?” said the little fat man.
“I’ll take you to him,” said Han, “but he is very busy this morning. We are expecting the enemy, and the Mandarin is praying to the Great Cloud Dragon for help.”
“I know,” said the little man. “I am the dragon.”
Han opened his eyes very wide. “You don’t look like one,” he said
“How do you know?” asked the little man. “Have you ever seen one?”
“No,” said Han.
“Now that you mention it, I haven’t,”
“Well, then?”
“Well then,” said Han, “please come this way, Honourable Dragon.”
He led the little fat man to the palace. There sat the Mandarin with his councilors. They had just finished a huge bowl of rice and six dozen duck eggs for breakfast and they were drinking their tea.
The Mandarin looked at the little fat man with a frown.
“Who is this person and why have you brought him here?” he asked Han.
“Sir,” said Han, “he is a dragon.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” said the Mandarin. “He’s a fat man who is tracking dirt on my fine carpets. What do you want here, old man?”

What peculiar characteristic, except a sharp hearing power, does the owl have?

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

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

What type of animals does the owl feed on?

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

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

The barn owl differs from the typical owl in terms of

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

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

Which of the following is/are not a feature of barn owl?

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

The barn owl or Tyto is a nocturnal bird which sleeps throughout the day and is awake and active in the night. They are also known as the grass owls and the masked owls. The owls also emit a loud hiss much like that of large snake such as cobra which also gives it the name of ‘Hissing owl’ or ‘Ulloo’ in India. They have a remarkable sharp hearing power and a keen eyesight. The feathers are soft and silky. It measures around 25 cm to 100 cm and its weight varies from 187 grams to 800 grams. Contrary to the popular belief, it does not hoot, which is a sound made by a typical owl. It instead produces the characteristic ‘shree’ ear-shattering scream, at close range. They are useful for farmers as they feed on rodents such as mice and rats and help to keep them away from the farm produce.

Employee training can help in customer retention.

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

You need not require to create a separate community around your product from the scratch. You can very well use existing communities like Facebook which allow you to create applications and market your products. That way precious time and effort is saved and you can gain the community trust leverage of the customer, ie to say co --opetition rather than competition.

 Zapak used its gaming portal to sell its online games as downloads for as low as 99 Rs. by declaring a competition around T20 cup to its advantage. You can use community to do the same. There are different communities and one or the other will be more than eager or happy to strike a deal with real cash compared to the difficult Google adsense dollars.

Mass marketing has been rendered less alluring by new age marketing techniques like BTL marketing and Internet marketing which gives a more personalised, interactive and direct connect with the user increasing the tangibility and experiential quotient of the whole marketing campaign.

Realizing this trend many advertising agencies now offer a complete range of Integrated 360 degrees marketing solution, so you can approach an agency and get an update of how to increase your bottom-line without yourself working on the monstrous details of earning the Rupee.

Many agencies now make it a target to increase the bottom line of their clients. Cool marketing innovation by these advertisement agencies.

Well you could really gain by using internet communities to leverage your customer base. It could be something which could give you monetary leverage 0f 100-1000 times in Cash Generated. Identify a need of the customer related to your product. You could do something as simple as designing a game which educates the customer about your product or service benefits. And the same creates a Buzz around your product automatically.

Separate communities need to be built in order to market products.

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

You need not require to create a separate community around your product from the scratch. You can very well use existing communities like Facebook which allow you to create applications and market your products. That way precious time and effort is saved and you can gain the community trust leverage of the customer, ie to say co --opetition rather than competition.

 Zapak used its gaming portal to sell its online games as downloads for as low as 99 Rs. by declaring a competition around T20 cup to its advantage. You can use community to do the same. There are different communities and one or the other will be more than eager or happy to strike a deal with real cash compared to the difficult Google adsense dollars.

Mass marketing has been rendered less alluring by new age marketing techniques like BTL marketing and Internet marketing which gives a more personalised, interactive and direct connect with the user increasing the tangibility and experiential quotient of the whole marketing campaign.

Realizing this trend many advertising agencies now offer a complete range of Integrated 360 degrees marketing solution, so you can approach an agency and get an update of how to increase your bottom-line without yourself working on the monstrous details of earning the Rupee.

Many agencies now make it a target to increase the bottom line of their clients. Cool marketing innovation by these advertisement agencies.

Well you could really gain by using internet communities to leverage your customer base. It could be something which could give you monetary leverage 0f 100-1000 times in Cash Generated. Identify a need of the customer related to your product. You could do something as simple as designing a game which educates the customer about your product or service benefits. And the same creates a Buzz around your product automatically.

Community marketing has a high leverage.

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

You need not require to create a separate community around your product from the scratch. You can very well use existing communities like Facebook which allow you to create applications and market your products. That way precious time and effort is saved and you can gain the community trust leverage of the customer, ie to say co --opetition rather than competition.

 Zapak used its gaming portal to sell its online games as downloads for as low as 99 Rs. by declaring a competition around T20 cup to its advantage. You can use community to do the same. There are different communities and one or the other will be more than eager or happy to strike a deal with real cash compared to the difficult Google adsense dollars.

Mass marketing has been rendered less alluring by new age marketing techniques like BTL marketing and Internet marketing which gives a more personalised, interactive and direct connect with the user increasing the tangibility and experiential quotient of the whole marketing campaign.

Realizing this trend many advertising agencies now offer a complete range of Integrated 360 degrees marketing solution, so you can approach an agency and get an update of how to increase your bottom-line without yourself working on the monstrous details of earning the Rupee.

Many agencies now make it a target to increase the bottom line of their clients. Cool marketing innovation by these advertisement agencies.

Well you could really gain by using internet communities to leverage your customer base. It could be something which could give you monetary leverage 0f 100-1000 times in Cash Generated. Identify a need of the customer related to your product. You could do something as simple as designing a game which educates the customer about your product or service benefits. And the same creates a Buzz around your product automatically.

Customer product education is an integral part of marketing.

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

You need not require to create a separate community around your product from the scratch. You can very well use existing communities like Facebook which allow you to create applications and market your products. That way precious time and effort is saved and you can gain the community trust leverage of the customer, ie to say co --opetition rather than competition.

 Zapak used its gaming portal to sell its online games as downloads for as low as 99 Rs. by declaring a competition around T20 cup to its advantage. You can use community to do the same. There are different communities and one or the other will be more than eager or happy to strike a deal with real cash compared to the difficult Google adsense dollars.

Mass marketing has been rendered less alluring by new age marketing techniques like BTL marketing and Internet marketing which gives a more personalised, interactive and direct connect with the user increasing the tangibility and experiential quotient of the whole marketing campaign.

Realizing this trend many advertising agencies now offer a complete range of Integrated 360 degrees marketing solution, so you can approach an agency and get an update of how to increase your bottom-line without yourself working on the monstrous details of earning the Rupee.

Many agencies now make it a target to increase the bottom line of their clients. Cool marketing innovation by these advertisement agencies.

Well you could really gain by using internet communities to leverage your customer base. It could be something which could give you monetary leverage 0f 100-1000 times in Cash Generated. Identify a need of the customer related to your product. You could do something as simple as designing a game which educates the customer about your product or service benefits. And the same creates a Buzz around your product automatically.