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Reading Comprehension Questions

Multiple choice

What is the motive of working parents sending their children to day care centres according to the passage?

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

In today's generation, people easily get caught up with a lot of things to do. The stress gets doubled up among parents who need to keep their jobs and at the same time attend to the needs of their children. Working parents often deal with conflicts and the stress of becoming successful in their careers and at parenting at the same time, can be resolved by putting their child in a day care centre that can attend to its needs while they are away for work. Working parents are usually compelled to leave their children in the custody of day care centre staff so that they can go to work and support the financial needs of their family. For some, this is not the ideal setup but if one will weigh the advantages of day care centers, it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all. Day care centres have become a typical option for busy parents in this modern time. It presents an opportunity to assist parents to nurture the potential of children. Day care centres became the place for children to explore and develop their individuality.

  1. To become successful in their careers

  2. To assuage their guilt at working

  3. To provide a stable childhood

  4. None of these

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

This is the correct answer as according to the passage, the parents do not send their children to day care for any of the reasons given above.

Multiple choice

What is the underlying tone of the passage?

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

In today's generation, people easily get caught up with a lot of things to do. The stress gets doubled up among parents who need to keep their jobs and at the same time attend to the needs of their children. Working parents often deal with conflicts and the stress of becoming successful in their careers and at parenting at the same time, can be resolved by putting their child in a day care centre that can attend to its needs while they are away for work. Working parents are usually compelled to leave their children in the custody of day care centre staff so that they can go to work and support the financial needs of their family. For some, this is not the ideal setup but if one will weigh the advantages of day care centers, it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all. Day care centres have become a typical option for busy parents in this modern time. It presents an opportunity to assist parents to nurture the potential of children. Day care centres became the place for children to explore and develop their individuality.

  1. Parenting problems with little children.

  2. Stress that working parents face when caring for children

  3. Draw backs of sending children to day care centers.

  4. Day care centers as a solution for working parents

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

This is the correct answer as the passage discusses the problems that working parents face while bringing up children and the benefits of day care centers in these cases.

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is correct in context of the given passage?

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

In today's generation, people easily get caught up with a lot of things to do. The stress gets doubled up among parents who need to keep their jobs and at the same time attend to the needs of their children. Working parents often deal with conflicts and the stress of becoming successful in their careers and at parenting at the same time, can be resolved by putting their child in a day care centre that can attend to its needs while they are away for work. Working parents are usually compelled to leave their children in the custody of day care centre staff so that they can go to work and support the financial needs of their family. For some, this is not the ideal setup but if one will weigh the advantages of day care centers, it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all. Day care centres have become a typical option for busy parents in this modern time. It presents an opportunity to assist parents to nurture the potential of children. Day care centres became the place for children to explore and develop their individuality.

  1. Working parents feel guilt when leaving their children at day care centres.

  2. Working parents face more problems in bringing up children than parents where at least one parent is always home.

  3. Working parents dump their children at day care centres to chase success.

  4. Working parents are frequently forced to leave their children at day care centres.

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

This is the correct answer as the passage states that ‘Working parents are usually compelled to leave their children in the custody of daycare center staff so they can go to work and support the financial needs of their family’.

Multiple choice

What is the view of the author about leaving children in day care centres?

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

In today's generation, people easily get caught up with a lot of things to do. The stress gets doubled up among parents who need to keep their jobs and at the same time attend to the needs of their children. Working parents often deal with conflicts and the stress of becoming successful in their careers and at parenting at the same time, can be resolved by putting their child in a day care centre that can attend to its needs while they are away for work. Working parents are usually compelled to leave their children in the custody of day care centre staff so that they can go to work and support the financial needs of their family. For some, this is not the ideal setup but if one will weigh the advantages of day care centers, it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all. Day care centres have become a typical option for busy parents in this modern time. It presents an opportunity to assist parents to nurture the potential of children. Day care centres became the place for children to explore and develop their individuality.

  1. The author is against it.

  2. The author is in favour of it.

  3. The author does not indicate that in the passage.

  4. The author thinks it is the ideal way any child should be brought up.

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

This is the correct answer. The passage indicates the view point of the author by the following statement in the passage, ‘it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all’.

Multiple choice

What is the meaning of the phrase ‘stress gets doubled’ in the passage?

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

In today's generation, people easily get caught up with a lot of things to do. The stress gets doubled up among parents who need to keep their jobs and at the same time attend to the needs of their children. Working parents often deal with conflicts and the stress of becoming successful in their careers and at parenting at the same time, can be resolved by putting their child in a day care centre that can attend to its needs while they are away for work. Working parents are usually compelled to leave their children in the custody of day care centre staff so that they can go to work and support the financial needs of their family. For some, this is not the ideal setup but if one will weigh the advantages of day care centers, it is easy to conclude that leaving children in day care centres is not a bad idea after all. Day care centres have become a typical option for busy parents in this modern time. It presents an opportunity to assist parents to nurture the potential of children. Day care centres became the place for children to explore and develop their individuality.

  1. The guilt and stress that parents feel upon leaving their children in day care centres

  2. The stress of building a career as well as managing parenthood

  3. The stress of supporting financial needs of the family and building up a career

  4. The stress of dealing with conflicts regarding nurturing the potential of children and leaving them in someone else’s custody

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

This is the correct answer. The context of the phrase indicates that parents who need to keep their jobs while at the same time attending to the needs of their children feel double the stress.

Multiple choice

The meaning of 'drowsy' is

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

While I stood drinking in the beauty of this placid scene, I became conscious of an alteration. In a moment, a sole porter emerged from his midday nap, operated a signal that clanked noisily into position, and then ambled slowly towards me for my return-half-ticket, whilst I remarked that his red amiable face and easygoing gait were in perfect harmony with the tranquil surroundings. A wisp of smoke on the horizon with a dark snake crawling beneath it announced the approach of the train. As it drew nearer, the deep silence of the place was gradually displaced by a creaking of brakes and a hissing of steam. Save for myself, no one entered the train and no one alighted. The porter with leisurely expertness, trundled a couple of milk churns on board, the door was slammed, the guard signalled to the driver, and we moved off, leaving the small station once more to its drowsy silence.

  1. untidy

  2. sleepy

  3. freezing

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

'Drowsy' means sleepy or lazy.

Multiple choice

Who/What first breaks the silence of the station?

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

While I stood drinking in the beauty of this placid scene, I became conscious of an alteration. In a moment, a sole porter emerged from his midday nap, operated a signal that clanked noisily into position, and then ambled slowly towards me for my return-half-ticket, whilst I remarked that his red amiable face and easygoing gait were in perfect harmony with the tranquil surroundings. A wisp of smoke on the horizon with a dark snake crawling beneath it announced the approach of the train. As it drew nearer, the deep silence of the place was gradually displaced by a creaking of brakes and a hissing of steam. Save for myself, no one entered the train and no one alighted. The porter with leisurely expertness, trundled a couple of milk churns on board, the door was slammed, the guard signalled to the driver, and we moved off, leaving the small station once more to its drowsy silence.

  1. The train

  2. The porter

  3. The passenger

  4. Milk churns
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

"While I stood drinking in the beauty of this placid scene, I became conscious of an alteration. In a moment, a sole porter emerged from his midday nap..."

Multiple choice

The central idea of the passage is

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

While I stood drinking in the beauty of this placid scene, I became conscious of an alteration. In a moment, a sole porter emerged from his midday nap, operated a signal that clanked noisily into position, and then ambled slowly towards me for my return-half-ticket, whilst I remarked that his red amiable face and easygoing gait were in perfect harmony with the tranquil surroundings. A wisp of smoke on the horizon with a dark snake crawling beneath it announced the approach of the train. As it drew nearer, the deep silence of the place was gradually displaced by a creaking of brakes and a hissing of steam. Save for myself, no one entered the train and no one alighted. The porter with leisurely expertness, trundled a couple of milk churns on board, the door was slammed, the guard signalled to the driver, and we moved off, leaving the small station once more to its drowsy silence.

  1. leisure and peace

  2. hurry and noise

  3. activity

  4. the porter
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The narrator starts the passage by stating that the scene was quiet and ends the passage by stating that once again the town was left in its drowsy silence.

Multiple choice

The author seems to think that others

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

The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable list of do’s and don’ts. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self- improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways.

  1. feel happy when we slip back to our old ways

  2. do not really want us to improve ourselves

  3. are ready to tease and laugh at our attempts

  4. might embarrass us by praising our attempts
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 "We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways."

Multiple choice

'The same old favourites recur ... with monotonous regularity' implies that

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

The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable list of do’s and don’ts. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self- improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways.

  1. we want to be so perfect that we include some items regularly

  2. we have been so regularly doing certain things that they have become monotonous

  3. in spite of repeated failures, we still would like to try one more time

  4. some favourite actions if repeated often could become monotonous
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 It means that despite the fact that we could not fulfil a certain resolution the previous year or a year before that, we again mark it as our new year's resolution.

Multiple choice

The phrase 'formidable list of do's and don'ts' means that

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

The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable list of do’s and don’ts. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self- improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways.

  1. the bad points of our character are formidable

  2. the list is so long that it is frightening

  3. the things that need to be included are frightening

  4. the realisation that we are so imperfect is frightening
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 'Formidable' means fearful. We fear it because the list is too long.

Multiple choice

The author seems to imply that many are inveterate smokers because

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

The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable list of do’s and don’ts. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced the frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self- improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways.

  1. they have not really tried to give up smoking

  2. they know from past experience that they can never succeed in their attempt to give up

  3. they want to forget the frustration of not smoking

  4. they do not have the will power to stop smoking
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 "Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment."

Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true in context of the passage?

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

Ensuring safety measurements at the workplace is very important. This is all because the workers at the workplace are always at the risk of being injured. A safe working environment helps the employees work freely and fearlessly. Safety products are extensively used in a large number of industrial applications. These products consist of a wide range of decontamination showers, welding helmets, safety glasses, respirators, arc-flash clothing, emergency eyewash equipments, gas detection products and many more. Each of these products has its own importance and use in different industries. Designed to perfection using high-grade material and advanced technology, these products provide the workers with extreme protection against unexpected injuries, mishaps and accidents. The proven benefits of using these products are enormous. Apart from just protection, these products provide the workforce with a no-fuss solution to execute the most risky tasks with improved efficiency and reduced labour within the minimum possible time.

  1. Maintenance of safety standards in industries is very high.

  2. Industries have a desperate need to start maintaining safety standards.

  3. Maintaining safety standards is profitable in the long run.

  4. None of these

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

This is the correct answer as the passage states at its end that the benefits of maintaining safety standards are proven and enormous.

Multiple choice

The phrase ‘industrial application’ in the passage means

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

Ensuring safety measurements at the workplace is very important. This is all because the workers at the workplace are always at the risk of being injured. A safe working environment helps the employees work freely and fearlessly. Safety products are extensively used in a large number of industrial applications. These products consist of a wide range of decontamination showers, welding helmets, safety glasses, respirators, arc-flash clothing, emergency eyewash equipments, gas detection products and many more. Each of these products has its own importance and use in different industries. Designed to perfection using high-grade material and advanced technology, these products provide the workers with extreme protection against unexpected injuries, mishaps and accidents. The proven benefits of using these products are enormous. Apart from just protection, these products provide the workforce with a no-fuss solution to execute the most risky tasks with improved efficiency and reduced labour within the minimum possible time.

  1. uses characteristic to a particular industry

  2. the variety of equipment characteristic to a paricular industry

  3. solution based designs characteristic to a paricular industry

  4. conditions that are characteristic to a paricular industry

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

This is the correct answer as the reference is to different uses or products that are characteristic to particular industries and the context refers later to the availability of equipment to suit these requirements.

Multiple choice

Why does the passage say that the workers are always at the risk of being injured?

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

Ensuring safety measurements at the workplace is very important. This is all because the workers at the workplace are always at the risk of being injured. A safe working environment helps the employees work freely and fearlessly. Safety products are extensively used in a large number of industrial applications. These products consist of a wide range of decontamination showers, welding helmets, safety glasses, respirators, arc-flash clothing, emergency eyewash equipments, gas detection products and many more. Each of these products has its own importance and use in different industries. Designed to perfection using high-grade material and advanced technology, these products provide the workers with extreme protection against unexpected injuries, mishaps and accidents. The proven benefits of using these products are enormous. Apart from just protection, these products provide the workforce with a no-fuss solution to execute the most risky tasks with improved efficiency and reduced labour within the minimum possible time.

  1. Because safety standards are not maintained

  2. Because they require protection of different types in different industries

  3. Because there is a requirement for using safety equipment

  4. Cannot be determined

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

This is the correct answer. The passage only states that workers are always at risk of being injured but does not specify the reasons why this is so.