English Language

Reading Comprehension

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Reading Comprehension Questions

Multiple choice

Why are young people lately attending the morning worship more than before?

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

For many years, it has been my custom to give every Sunday morning, a brief sermon to the boys and girls of my congregation. This sermon is never more than six minutes, often only three. As a result, there has been a growing attendance of young people at our morning worship. Thus, they are made to feel that they are wanted, and have a part in the Church which all too often is looked upon as a Church solely for the grownups. No part of my ministry has given me greater delight and satisfaction than the thought that I am helping to establish, in the lives of many boys and girls, that habit so indispensable to a steady Christian experience, namely - the habit of Sunday morning worship.

  1. Sermon given is brief and not long.

  2. Ministry wants young people to attend sermon.

  3. It is giving delight to young people.

  4. Not mentioned in the passage.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to the passage, the sermon does not last for a long time. Hence, young people attend it more.

Multiple choice

What type of organisations does Terra Engineering deal with?

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

Terra Engineering is a new company that will provide high quality technical and environmental engineering services to its clients. Terra Engineering is scheduled to begin operations on July 16, 2005. Terra Engineering will be a partnership, owned and operated by Norm Johnson and Rupert Smith.
Terra Engineering will target small to medium sized companies and government organisations within the southern part of Michigan, including Detroit and surrounding areas. Terra Engineering will seek major contracts with medium sized firms.
Terra Engineering will be located at:
459 Duncan Avenue, Suite 1003
Detroit, Michigan

  1. Big sized firms

  2. Domestic level firms

  3. Medium sized firms

  4. High level firms
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is given in the 1st line of the 2nd paragraph.

Multiple choice

Why is high quality writing important to students these days?

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

As compared to a few years ago, these days, the students are giving much more importance to their academic performance. This rising trend has resulted in a cut throat competition at the higher education level. With each mark carrying huge weightage, a high scoring activity such as making the projects for their degrees is the best way to assure a positive and impressive result for the students. This is a good enough reason for the students to give due importance to high quality writing. A stand out performance in assignments can ensure a worthy final grade for the students. With so much at stake, the students can ignore the significance of writing their assignments at their own peril.

  1. Because of cut throat competition

  2. Because of the significance of assignments

  3. Because the grading is tough

  4. Because of the importance of academic performance

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the passage states that the marking of projects makes it important for students to give importance to writing assignments.

Multiple choice

What is the importance of the Extension program of National School of Drama according to the passage?

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

As the National School of Drama is able to admit only twenty students per year from across India, the School also runs an Extension Program, which works as an outreach program seeking to reach out to theatre enthusiasts across regions and languages by conducting theatre workshops of various kinds. This outreach program conducts short-term teaching and training workshops that deal with a whole range of subjects related to and with theatre. Subjects such as acting, movement, light, make-up, theatre history and literature among others, have been taught at such workshops. With about 55 events per year, they have led to a major revival of theatre activity in the regions. Over the last few months various workshops have been held under the auspices of the Extension Program of the National School of Drama.

  1. It acts as a support system for the revival of theatre.

  2. It includes workshops which are essential for skills in theatre.

  3. It conducts short term programs most suitable for students.

  4. Cannot be determined from the passage

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the passage states that the outreach program reaches enthusiasts by conducting workshops, which in turn have led to a major revival of theatre activity in the regions.

Multiple choice

What according to the passage is the reason that target readers visit websites linked to weblogs that are regularly updated?

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

Content marketing since the dawn of the World Wide Web have been in the glare of publicity as a result of its available attributes about promoting a website and thus exceeding the expectations of a marketer in the end. As usual, webmasters tend to create a weblog and loading it with fine quality and informative content with the aim to enhance the customer's base and that without costing a fortune. This strategy is typically proven to show constructive results for the entire satisfaction and pleasure of webmasters.
The idea of content marketing has been extensively espoused by both online marketers as well as users. One of the biggest benefits to implement this idea is to reflect everything your website has to showcase across your readers to embolden them to visit your website and take interest in the products or services. As webmasters publish new content daily or periodically in their weblogs, it is an observable fact that target readers in abounding numbers tend to visit them, gain information and visit the website linked to it.

  1. The new content provides an insight to the website.

  2. Content marketing has obvious benefits.

  3. The weblog has to showcase the website across to prospective readers.

  4. Cannot be determined from the passage.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the passage does not specify the reason for target readers visiting the websites linked to weblogs that are regularly updated.

Multiple choice

What is the reason that an outreach program is conducted by the National School of Drama?

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

As the National School of Drama is able to admit only twenty students per year from across India, the School also runs an Extension Program, which works as an outreach program seeking to reach out to theatre enthusiasts across regions and languages by conducting theatre workshops of various kinds. This outreach program conducts short-term teaching and training workshops that deal with a whole range of subjects related to and with theatre. Subjects such as acting, movement, light, make-up, theatre history and literature among others, have been taught at such workshops. With about 55 events per year, they have led to a major revival of theatre activity in the regions. Over the last few months various workshops have been held under the auspices of the Extension Program of the National School of Drama.

  1. There are many theatre enthusiasts.

  2. There are only a minimum number of seats available in it.

  3. It conducts short workshops on essential skills required in theatre.

  4. It has led to revival of theatre in the regions.

  5. ,
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer the passage begins with the adverb ‘as’, which indicates the reason. Thus, the reason for the outreach program is that the National School of Drama is able to admit only twenty students per year from across India. Thus, the outreach program was initiated.

Multiple choice

The phrase ‘at their own peril’ refers to

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

As compared to a few years ago, these days, the students are giving much more importance to their academic performance. This rising trend has resulted in a cut throat competition at the higher education level. With each mark carrying huge weightage, a high scoring activity such as making the projects for their degrees is the best way to assure a positive and impressive result for the students. This is a good enough reason for the students to give due importance to high quality writing. A stand out performance in assignments can ensure a worthy final grade for the students. With so much at stake, the students can ignore the significance of writing their assignments at their own peril.

  1. the danger of not giving importance to high quality writing

  2. the danger of not giving due importance to their academic performance

  3. the danger of losing marks during grading

  4. the danger of facing cut throat competition at higher education

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The passage states that assignments are high scoring activities and by ignoring assignments, students are in danger of losing marks during the grading of assignments.

Multiple choice

What is the underlying message of the passage?

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

As compared to a few years ago, these days, the students are giving much more importance to their academic performance. This rising trend has resulted in a cut throat competition at the higher education level. With each mark carrying huge weightage, a high scoring activity such as making the projects for their degrees is the best way to assure a positive and impressive result for the students. This is a good enough reason for the students to give due importance to high quality writing. A stand out performance in assignments can ensure a worthy final grade for the students. With so much at stake, the students can ignore the significance of writing their assignments at their own peril.

  1. That there is cut throat competition at higher level of education

  2. That the writing assignments are graded generously

  3. That the writing skills of students are of great importance

  4. That students will be in peril if they do not pay attention to their assignments

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the passage explains the importance of paying attention to writing skills as they help during assignments which are a high grading area.

Multiple choice

Which of the following alternatives best expresses the meaning of ‘embolden them to visit your website’ from the passage?

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

Content marketing since the dawn of the World Wide Web have been in the glare of publicity as a result of its available attributes about promoting a website and thus exceeding the expectations of a marketer in the end. As usual, webmasters tend to create a weblog and loading it with fine quality and informative content with the aim to enhance the customer's base and that without costing a fortune. This strategy is typically proven to show constructive results for the entire satisfaction and pleasure of webmasters.
The idea of content marketing has been extensively espoused by both online marketers as well as users. One of the biggest benefits to implement this idea is to reflect everything your website has to showcase across your readers to embolden them to visit your website and take interest in the products or services. As webmasters publish new content daily or periodically in their weblogs, it is an observable fact that target readers in abounding numbers tend to visit them, gain information and visit the website linked to it.

  1. reassure

  2. encourage

  3. help

  4. dissuade

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as in the context, the correct meaning of embolden is to encourage readers to visit your website.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements can be considered correct according to the given passage?

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

As the National School of Drama is able to admit only twenty students per year from across India, the School also runs an Extension Program, which works as an outreach program seeking to reach out to theatre enthusiasts across regions and languages by conducting theatre workshops of various kinds. This outreach program conducts short-term teaching and training workshops that deal with a whole range of subjects related to and with theatre. Subjects such as acting, movement, light, make-up, theatre history and literature among others, have been taught at such workshops. With about 55 events per year, they have led to a major revival of theatre activity in the regions. Over the last few months various workshops have been held under the auspices of the Extension Program of the National School of Drama.

  1. The National School of Drama is an old institution.

  2. The National School of Drama is a coveted theatre school.

  3. The National School of Drama is the capital for theatre activity.

  4. The National School of Drama is the place where theatre workshops are conducted.

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer. The passage states that there are only 20 seats available in NSD. It also teaches an extension program. We can thus, infer that it is a coveted place.

Multiple choice

Which of the following alternatives best explains the meaning of ‘extensively espoused’ from the passage?

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

Content marketing since the dawn of the World Wide Web have been in the glare of publicity as a result of its available attributes about promoting a website and thus exceeding the expectations of a marketer in the end. As usual, webmasters tend to create a weblog and loading it with fine quality and informative content with the aim to enhance the customer's base and that without costing a fortune. This strategy is typically proven to show constructive results for the entire satisfaction and pleasure of webmasters.
The idea of content marketing has been extensively espoused by both online marketers as well as users. One of the biggest benefits to implement this idea is to reflect everything your website has to showcase across your readers to embolden them to visit your website and take interest in the products or services. As webmasters publish new content daily or periodically in their weblogs, it is an observable fact that target readers in abounding numbers tend to visit them, gain information and visit the website linked to it.

  1. Largely supported

  2. Mainly opposed

  3. Extensively promoted

  4. Aggressively managed

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the phrase here means that the idea of content marketing has mainly found support from both marketers and users.

Multiple choice

What is the passage about?

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

Content marketing since the dawn of the World Wide Web have been in the glare of publicity as a result of its available attributes about promoting a website and thus exceeding the expectations of a marketer in the end. As usual, webmasters tend to create a weblog and loading it with fine quality and informative content with the aim to enhance the customer's base and that without costing a fortune. This strategy is typically proven to show constructive results for the entire satisfaction and pleasure of webmasters.
The idea of content marketing has been extensively espoused by both online marketers as well as users. One of the biggest benefits to implement this idea is to reflect everything your website has to showcase across your readers to embolden them to visit your website and take interest in the products or services. As webmasters publish new content daily or periodically in their weblogs, it is an observable fact that target readers in abounding numbers tend to visit them, gain information and visit the website linked to it.

  1. The publicity that the World Wide Web has received

  2. Content marketing on World Wide Web

  3. The ways in which web marketers have used the World Wide Web

  4. The ways in which web marketing has benefitted web users

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct as the passage is about content marketing on the WWW.

Multiple choice

What is the result of the fragmentation of the market among manufacturers and suppliers?

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

The solar industry in India is still in its nascent stage and faces many challenges such as high costs of solar power generation. In India, cost of solar electricity produced on-grid is high mainly due to dependence on imports for silicon and solar wafers used for the manufacture of solar cells – about 80% of which comes through imports. Solar projects are capital intensive, and the lack of an effective financing infrastructure for these projects is another major factor impeding growth in this sector. Another challenge faced today is the disparity in solar potential across states.
Currently Research and Development (R&D) in this sector is on a slow track due to lack of collaborative and goal driven efforts on this front. Technological innovations that improve the efficiency of current solar energy systems are necessary to exploit the solar energy potential in India. In order to facilitate this, government has to frame comprehensive R&D schemes and provide incentives along with the current subsidy schemes. Another major factor restricting the growth of this sector is the lack of standards, resulting in the fragmentation of the market among manufacturers and suppliers. Standardisation of systems will lead to rationalisation of cost as companies can invest in R&D and newer technologies to meet common specifications. Facilitating closer industry – government cooperation and increasing consumer awareness about the benefits of solar energy are some of the other main challenges currently faced by the industry.

  1. Lack of standards

  2. Standardisation of systems

  3. Restriction of growth

  4. Common industry standards

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as the fragmentation has caused higher costs and thus, restriction of growth in the sector.

Multiple choice

Which of the following actions does the author suggest for the state to exploit the solar energy potential in India?

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

The solar industry in India is still in its nascent stage and faces many challenges such as high costs of solar power generation. In India, cost of solar electricity produced on-grid is high mainly due to dependence on imports for silicon and solar wafers used for the manufacture of solar cells – about 80% of which comes through imports. Solar projects are capital intensive, and the lack of an effective financing infrastructure for these projects is another major factor impeding growth in this sector. Another challenge faced today is the disparity in solar potential across states.
Currently Research and Development (R&D) in this sector is on a slow track due to lack of collaborative and goal driven efforts on this front. Technological innovations that improve the efficiency of current solar energy systems are necessary to exploit the solar energy potential in India. In order to facilitate this, government has to frame comprehensive R&D schemes and provide incentives along with the current subsidy schemes. Another major factor restricting the growth of this sector is the lack of standards, resulting in the fragmentation of the market among manufacturers and suppliers. Standardisation of systems will lead to rationalisation of cost as companies can invest in R&D and newer technologies to meet common specifications. Facilitating closer industry – government cooperation and increasing consumer awareness about the benefits of solar energy are some of the other main challenges currently faced by the industry.

  1. Goal-driven efforts in R&D for technological innovations

  2. To frame comprehensive R&D schemes and provide incentives along with the current subsidy schemes

  3. By increasing consumer awareness about the benefits of solar energy

  4. Cannot be determined from the passage

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

This is correct. The author suggests that the government should frame comprehensive R&D schemes and provide incentives along with the current subsidy schemes.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the most appropriate title for the given passage?

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

The solar industry in India is still in its nascent stage and faces many challenges such as high costs of solar power generation. In India, cost of solar electricity produced on-grid is high mainly due to dependence on imports for silicon and solar wafers used for the manufacture of solar cells – about 80% of which comes through imports. Solar projects are capital intensive, and the lack of an effective financing infrastructure for these projects is another major factor impeding growth in this sector. Another challenge faced today is the disparity in solar potential across states.
Currently Research and Development (R&D) in this sector is on a slow track due to lack of collaborative and goal driven efforts on this front. Technological innovations that improve the efficiency of current solar energy systems are necessary to exploit the solar energy potential in India. In order to facilitate this, government has to frame comprehensive R&D schemes and provide incentives along with the current subsidy schemes. Another major factor restricting the growth of this sector is the lack of standards, resulting in the fragmentation of the market among manufacturers and suppliers. Standardisation of systems will lead to rationalisation of cost as companies can invest in R&D and newer technologies to meet common specifications. Facilitating closer industry – government cooperation and increasing consumer awareness about the benefits of solar energy are some of the other main challenges currently faced by the industry.

  1. Technological Innovations in the Solar Power Industry

  2. Restrictions in the Solar Power Sector

  3. Challenges faced by the Indian Solar Power Industry

  4. Incentives to the Indian Solar Power Sector

  5. .
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The passage mainly focuses on the challenges faced by the industry and hence, this is the correct choice.