Reading Comprehension

While looking for a house, the woman finds

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

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

It was necessary for the author to find a new house because

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

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

Which of these fits gap (iv)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

In old Greece, there was a wise man called Diogenes who lived in Athens. He was eccentric and bad tempered and ____(i)____ in a tub. One day he came to the market place with a lighted lantern in his hand, although it was broad day light. He went about peering at everyone he met, with his lantern. Soon ___(ii)___ to know what he was doing. At last he blew out his lantern and ____(iii)_____ to his tub. But the people who still followed him kept asking him what he had been looking for. At last he stopped and said, “I was looking for an honest man, but ____(iv)_____."

The text is described as a

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

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

The second paragraph of this passage shows that

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

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

Which of these fits gap (iii)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

Gandhiji’s views were too spiritual to be strictly adopted in life. However, his influence and importance were ___(i)___. It was he who got us freedom without bloodshed and ___(ii)____ other nations to demand their freedom. He championed against many ___(iii)___. He loved India but more importantly he loved God and man. His name has become a ___(iv)____. There has hardly been any revolutionary who was so powerfully good.

Which of these fits gap (ii)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

Gandhiji’s views were too spiritual to be strictly adopted in life. However, his influence and importance were ___(i)___. It was he who got us freedom without bloodshed and ___(ii)____ other nations to demand their freedom. He championed against many ___(iii)___. He loved India but more importantly he loved God and man. His name has become a ___(iv)____. There has hardly been any revolutionary who was so powerfully good.

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

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

Winter is the time of the year when the intensity of the heat and light emitted by the sun is reduced. Dogs abandon the shadowy retreats of houses, trees and ditches for the open spaces of yards, lawns, terraces and verandas where they stretch out savouring the affection of the balmy sun. Their elderly human companions catch its benign rays to thaw out their joint pains while having settled comfortably in recliners, easy chairs and other comfartable perches. Morning walk routes also burst into colours as the morning walkers come out draped in a variety of colourful winter dressings.

The houses that the author saw made her feel that they had never been properly looked after because

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

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

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

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

Winter is the time of the year when the intensity of the heat and light emitted by the sun is reduced. Dogs abandon the shadowy retreats of houses, trees and ditches for the open spaces of yards, lawns, terraces and verandas where they stretch out savouring the affection of the balmy sun. Their elderly human companions catch its benign rays to thaw out their joint pains while having settled comfortably in recliners, easy chairs and other comfartable perches. Morning walk routes also burst into colours as the morning walkers come out draped in a variety of colourful winter dressings.

What time of the day was it when the author was able to find a house of her liking?

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

Searching a House
For the fifth day in succession, I set out on the wearisome search for a house. My husband had been very ill and the doctor was insistent that we must give up living in the town because of pollution. It was essential for him to breathe the purer air of the country if he was to get strong again. So, I was feverishly house hunting. Of course, I had seen innumerable houses, but there was something wrong with all of them.
Some were too large, some too small. Some were surrounded by too much land and some had so little a garden that it was practically non-existent. Some had never been repaired since they were built; roof tiles were missing; walls and ceilings were cracked, wood work was rotting, paint was peeling. It would require a fortune to make them habitable. The morning of the fifth day brought no better result, so I was disappointed. However, something impelled me to go on after lunch; and I found exactly what I wanted.

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

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

Winter is the time of the year when the intensity of the heat and light emitted by the sun is reduced. Dogs abandon the shadowy retreats of houses, trees and ditches for the open spaces of yards, lawns, terraces and verandas where they stretch out savouring the affection of the balmy sun. Their elderly human companions catch its benign rays to thaw out their joint pains while having settled comfortably in recliners, easy chairs and other comfartable perches. Morning walk routes also burst into colours as the morning walkers come out draped in a variety of colourful winter dressings.

Which of the following is the correct spelling of “comfartable” as used in the passage?

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

Winter is the time of the year when the intensity of the heat and light emitted by the sun is reduced. Dogs abandon the shadowy retreats of houses, trees and ditches for the open spaces of yards, lawns, terraces and verandas where they stretch out savouring the affection of the balmy sun. Their elderly human companions catch its benign rays to thaw out their joint pains while having settled comfortably in recliners, easy chairs and other comfartable perches. Morning walk routes also burst into colours as the morning walkers come out draped in a variety of colourful winter dressings.

Which of the following refers to “their” as used in the passage?

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

Winter is the time of the year when the intensity of the heat and light emitted by the sun is reduced. Dogs abandon the shadowy retreats of houses, trees and ditches for the open spaces of yards, lawns, terraces and verandas where they stretch out savouring the affection of the balmy sun. Their elderly human companions catch its benign rays to thaw out their joint pains while having settled comfortably in recliners, easy chairs and other comfartable perches. Morning walk routes also burst into colours as the morning walkers come out draped in a variety of colourful winter dressings.

Which of these fits gap (ii)?

Directions: Read the following passage having some numbered gaps.

In old Greece, there was a wise man called Diogenes who lived in Athens. He was eccentric and bad tempered and ____(i)____ in a tub. One day he came to the market place with a lighted lantern in his hand, although it was broad day light. He went about peering at everyone he met, with his lantern. Soon ___(ii)___ to know what he was doing. At last he blew out his lantern and ____(iii)_____ to his tub. But the people who still followed him kept asking him what he had been looking for. At last he stopped and said, “I was looking for an honest man, but ____(iv)_____."