English Language

Reading Comprehension

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Reading Comprehension Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is the correct spelling of 'pashent'?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

Listening is a good habit. It means to be pashent (1) and silent when others are speaking. It means paying (2) proper attention when others speak. By listening, you learn. You learn about things. You learn about the speaker's purpose (3). You also learn about the speaker's nature. A good listener is popular, for (4) people love to talk. However, it is crazy (5) to talk, if there is nobody to listen. So, people love a good listener. Of course (6), if everybody spoke at the same time, then none would be able to follow another. That would make friendships impossible. It would also make social (7) life impossible. That is why (8), we listen when others speak, and others listen when we speak.

  1. pashient

  2. patient

  3. patent

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

The correct spellings are 'patient'.

Multiple choice

Which of the following could replace 'paying' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

Listening is a good habit. It means to be pashent (1) and silent when others are speaking. It means paying (2) proper attention when others speak. By listening, you learn. You learn about things. You learn about the speaker's purpose (3). You also learn about the speaker's nature. A good listener is popular, for (4) people love to talk. However, it is crazy (5) to talk, if there is nobody to listen. So, people love a good listener. Of course (6), if everybody spoke at the same time, then none would be able to follow another. That would make friendships impossible. It would also make social (7) life impossible. That is why (8), we listen when others speak, and others listen when we speak.

  1. depositing

  2. maintaining

  3. buying

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

Here 'paying' means giving proper attention when others speak.

Multiple choice

Which of the following could replace 'for' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

Listening is a good habit. It means to be pashent (1) and silent when others are speaking. It means paying (2) proper attention when others speak. By listening, you learn. You learn about things. You learn about the speaker's purpose (3). You also learn about the speaker's nature. A good listener is popular, for (4) people love to talk. However, it is crazy (5) to talk, if there is nobody to listen. So, people love a good listener. Of course (6), if everybody spoke at the same time, then none would be able to follow another. That would make friendships impossible. It would also make social (7) life impossible. That is why (8), we listen when others speak, and others listen when we speak.

  1. yet

  2. also

  3. provided

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

Since a reason is being explained here, therefore, 'as' will be used.

Multiple choice

Which of the following could replace 'purpose' as used in the passage?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option according to the corresponding number in the passage.

Listening is a good habit. It means to be pashent (1) and silent when others are speaking. It means paying (2) proper attention when others speak. By listening, you learn. You learn about things. You learn about the speaker's purpose (3). You also learn about the speaker's nature. A good listener is popular, for (4) people love to talk. However, it is crazy (5) to talk, if there is nobody to listen. So, people love a good listener. Of course (6), if everybody spoke at the same time, then none would be able to follow another. That would make friendships impossible. It would also make social (7) life impossible. That is why (8), we listen when others speak, and others listen when we speak.

  1. attention

  2. knowledge

  3. intention

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

In the sentence 'purpose' means intention or motive of the speaker.

Multiple choice

Which of the following options best corrects/completes statement I?

Directions: This passage contains errors and an omission. Choose the correct option to rectify these errors and complete the passage.

Statement I: Global retail giant wal-Mart is waiting for years to open its supermarkets in India.                           
Statement II: It had persuading the US lawmakers since 2008 to ease its entry into the Indian market.
Statement III: Till 2012, it had spent around than 18 crores on its various activities related to India.  
Statement IV: According to a report by global consultancy major AT Kearney, _________.

  1. Comma required after ‘waiting’.

  2. ‘Mart’ should not begin with a capital.

  3. Apostrophe required after ‘years’.

  4. Capital letter required for ‘wal’.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Here ‘Wal-Mart’ is a name. Therefore, it should start with a capital letter. Hence, (4) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

More and more people are now sending their daughters to schools. This shows that

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

Men and women are the two wheels of society. If one of the two falls defective, the society cannot make progress. Hence, we need education for females, same as we need it for the males. Female education is highly necessary for the society. Females are the first teachers of the future citizens of the country. If the mothers are ignorant, they cannot take proper care of the children. They cannot infuse good qualities in them. Hence, the very foundation of our people will remain weak. If the females are ignorant, we will lose the services of a powerful part of our society.

Indians are conservative by nature. Their blind faith and age old superstition stood against female education. Now, people have felt the virtue of female education. They do not hesitate to send their daughters to schools. Now, in India, we find women professors, lady doctors, lady scientists, lady politicians and lady ministers. But, a large number of women are still in dark. They should be educated in the interest of our national progress.

  1. number of schools are increasing

  2. people are becoming modern and less conservative

  3. people are realising the importance of female education

  4. the society is becoming aware about female empowerment
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

People are slowly becoming aware of the importance of female education and are therefore, now sending their daughters to schools and colleges.

Multiple choice

‘Women are the first teachers of future citizens’ highlights the role of women as

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

Men and women are the two wheels of society. If one of the two falls defective, the society cannot make progress. Hence, we need education for females, same as we need it for the males. Female education is highly necessary for the society. Females are the first teachers of the future citizens of the country. If the mothers are ignorant, they cannot take proper care of the children. They cannot infuse good qualities in them. Hence, the very foundation of our people will remain weak. If the females are ignorant, we will lose the services of a powerful part of our society.

Indians are conservative by nature. Their blind faith and age old superstition stood against female education. Now, people have felt the virtue of female education. They do not hesitate to send their daughters to schools. Now, in India, we find women professors, lady doctors, lady scientists, lady politicians and lady ministers. But, a large number of women are still in dark. They should be educated in the interest of our national progress.

  1. school teachers

  2. mothers

  3. sisters

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

The first teacher of a child from the very first moment that he is born is his mother.

Multiple choice

The conservative Indian culture had a negative impact on society because

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

Men and women are the two wheels of society. If one of the two falls defective, the society cannot make progress. Hence, we need education for females, same as we need it for the males. Female education is highly necessary for the society. Females are the first teachers of the future citizens of the country. If the mothers are ignorant, they cannot take proper care of the children. They cannot infuse good qualities in them. Hence, the very foundation of our people will remain weak. If the females are ignorant, we will lose the services of a powerful part of our society.

Indians are conservative by nature. Their blind faith and age old superstition stood against female education. Now, people have felt the virtue of female education. They do not hesitate to send their daughters to schools. Now, in India, we find women professors, lady doctors, lady scientists, lady politicians and lady ministers. But, a large number of women are still in dark. They should be educated in the interest of our national progress.

  1. it promoted superstitions and myths

  2. it discriminated against girls and denied them education

  3. it was against modernisation and scientific development

  4. the society could not prosper just on culture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

“Their blind faith and age old superstition stood against female education.”

Multiple choice

The reference to males and females as two ‘wheels’ of the society demonstrates

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

Men and women are the two wheels of society. If one of the two falls defective, the society cannot make progress. Hence, we need education for females, same as we need it for the males. Female education is highly necessary for the society. Females are the first teachers of the future citizens of the country. If the mothers are ignorant, they cannot take proper care of the children. They cannot infuse good qualities in them. Hence, the very foundation of our people will remain weak. If the females are ignorant, we will lose the services of a powerful part of our society.

Indians are conservative by nature. Their blind faith and age old superstition stood against female education. Now, people have felt the virtue of female education. They do not hesitate to send their daughters to schools. Now, in India, we find women professors, lady doctors, lady scientists, lady politicians and lady ministers. But, a large number of women are still in dark. They should be educated in the interest of our national progress.

  1. their importance in running the society

  2. the need for equality to create balanced society

  3. the role of education in society

  4. the slow pace of economic development
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

As the wheels of a vehicle maintain its balance, balance in society can be maintained by the equal participation of man and woman.

Multiple choice

This text helps us to learn that

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

Men and women are the two wheels of society. If one of the two falls defective, the society cannot make progress. Hence, we need education for females, same as we need it for the males. Female education is highly necessary for the society. Females are the first teachers of the future citizens of the country. If the mothers are ignorant, they cannot take proper care of the children. They cannot infuse good qualities in them. Hence, the very foundation of our people will remain weak. If the females are ignorant, we will lose the services of a powerful part of our society.

Indians are conservative by nature. Their blind faith and age old superstition stood against female education. Now, people have felt the virtue of female education. They do not hesitate to send their daughters to schools. Now, in India, we find women professors, lady doctors, lady scientists, lady politicians and lady ministers. But, a large number of women are still in dark. They should be educated in the interest of our national progress.

  1. society needs to be balanced in order to progress

  2. we should not follow our faith and culture blindly

  3. women are equal to men in all aspects

  4. education of women is vital for a nation's progress
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“They should be educated in the interest of our national progress”.

Multiple choice

The last lines of passage show that

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

Men and women are the two wheels of society. If one of the two falls defective, the society cannot make progress. Hence, we need education for females, same as we need it for the males. Female education is highly necessary for the society. Females are the first teachers of the future citizens of the country. If the mothers are ignorant, they cannot take proper care of the children. They cannot infuse good qualities in them. Hence, the very foundation of our people will remain weak. If the females are ignorant, we will lose the services of a powerful part of our society.

Indians are conservative by nature. Their blind faith and age old superstition stood against female education. Now, people have felt the virtue of female education. They do not hesitate to send their daughters to schools. Now, in India, we find women professors, lady doctors, lady scientists, lady politicians and lady ministers. But, a large number of women are still in dark. They should be educated in the interest of our national progress.

  1. our culture is slowly losing its shine

  2. people are rising to work for uplift of women

  3. much more effort is required in the field of female education

  4. women have now risen above men in various fields
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“But a large number of women are still in dark. They should be educated in the interest of our national progress.”

Multiple choice

The text highlights the importance of

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

It is obvious that in recent years, there has been a vast change in the attitude of parents towards children and perhaps an even greater change in the attitude of children towards parents.
Nowadays, the rod is used very sparingly. Among families of education and refinement, a child may still be thrashed by the mother or the father, but not very often. The significance of the happening is not very great, and half of the time, the spanking is marked by the irritable nervous condition of the parent, rather than the act of the child.
A child may sometimes be mildly slapped by a teacher, usually when the teacher is irritated and short-tempered. But, in nearly all cases, if a teacher dared to beat a child or cause it real pain, the child would only have to tell his/her parents and the teacher would be discharged.

And if such small punishments do occur today, they are confined to a very early age of the child. A boy or girl of twelve or fifteen has no fear of thrashing from father, mother or school teacher. School teachers are no longer allowed to beat their pupils or even to slap them.

  1. corporal punishment

  2. parent child relationship

  3. discipline in life

  4. proper handling of indiscipline among children
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The whole passage talks about how to handle such kids.

Multiple choice

The most likely reason for a child to get thrashed by his parents could be that the parents

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

It is obvious that in recent years, there has been a vast change in the attitude of parents towards children and perhaps an even greater change in the attitude of children towards parents.
Nowadays, the rod is used very sparingly. Among families of education and refinement, a child may still be thrashed by the mother or the father, but not very often. The significance of the happening is not very great, and half of the time, the spanking is marked by the irritable nervous condition of the parent, rather than the act of the child.
A child may sometimes be mildly slapped by a teacher, usually when the teacher is irritated and short-tempered. But, in nearly all cases, if a teacher dared to beat a child or cause it real pain, the child would only have to tell his/her parents and the teacher would be discharged.

And if such small punishments do occur today, they are confined to a very early age of the child. A boy or girl of twelve or fifteen has no fear of thrashing from father, mother or school teacher. School teachers are no longer allowed to beat their pupils or even to slap them.

  1. want to punish him

  2. are brutal

  3. do not want to spoil the child

  4. suffer momentary loss of temper
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

“Half of the time, the spanking is marked by the irritable nervous condition of the parent, rather than the act of the child”.

Multiple choice

The “change in attitude” being discussed in the passage is in relation to imparting

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

It is obvious that in recent years, there has been a vast change in the attitude of parents towards children and perhaps an even greater change in the attitude of children towards parents.
Nowadays, the rod is used very sparingly. Among families of education and refinement, a child may still be thrashed by the mother or the father, but not very often. The significance of the happening is not very great, and half of the time, the spanking is marked by the irritable nervous condition of the parent, rather than the act of the child.
A child may sometimes be mildly slapped by a teacher, usually when the teacher is irritated and short-tempered. But, in nearly all cases, if a teacher dared to beat a child or cause it real pain, the child would only have to tell his/her parents and the teacher would be discharged.

And if such small punishments do occur today, they are confined to a very early age of the child. A boy or girl of twelve or fifteen has no fear of thrashing from father, mother or school teacher. School teachers are no longer allowed to beat their pupils or even to slap them.

  1. education to a child

  2. social manners to a child

  3. discipline to a child

  4. healthy eating habits to a child
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

“The change in attitude” is about a child’s behaviour towards his parents and hence, about discipline in a child.

Multiple choice

The rod being used sparingly nowadays shows that the parents

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

It is obvious that in recent years, there has been a vast change in the attitude of parents towards children and perhaps an even greater change in the attitude of children towards parents.
Nowadays, the rod is used very sparingly. Among families of education and refinement, a child may still be thrashed by the mother or the father, but not very often. The significance of the happening is not very great, and half of the time, the spanking is marked by the irritable nervous condition of the parent, rather than the act of the child.
A child may sometimes be mildly slapped by a teacher, usually when the teacher is irritated and short-tempered. But, in nearly all cases, if a teacher dared to beat a child or cause it real pain, the child would only have to tell his/her parents and the teacher would be discharged.

And if such small punishments do occur today, they are confined to a very early age of the child. A boy or girl of twelve or fifteen has no fear of thrashing from father, mother or school teacher. School teachers are no longer allowed to beat their pupils or even to slap them.

  1. are not bothered about their children

  2. have become more considerate

  3. do not care for their children anymore

  4. are becoming harsh with their children
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Parents no longer beat their children and have opted for more subtle and better ways to discipline their children showing their considerate nature.