Reading Comprehension

Sprinting is best defined as

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

What is the best capability of the geckos?

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

According to the passage, the narrator is most interested in what aspect of the geckos?

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

According to the passage, geckos range in size from

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

From the paragraph, it can be assumed that most people

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Geckos are small lizards that live in warm climates in North America. They are quite small in size. They range from 10 inches to 60 centimeters long. However, most of them are just a few inches long. Lizards usually are green in colour but geckos appear to be blue. You can even spot few with patterns on their back. While their appearance is quite interesting what draws most people in is the way they move Some of the geckos are really fast in speed. It seems that they either stand still of sprint across the patio. However their most fascinating ability is climbing. They are can stick to almost any surface and can even walk on ceilings. Geckos are help by eating mosquitoes. This is the reason why most people have patios full of geckos and do not make any effort to get rid of them.

What is in your opinion the best option which conveys the moral of the above story?

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The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

The second paragraph in the story shows that

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The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

The text is described as a

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The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

The monkeys in the story should have learned the importance of

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The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

Most of the men were in their homes because

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The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

One bird who had a kind heart spoke for the benefit of

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The night was cold and dark. There was a great storm, thunder and lighting. Most men and animals, adequately protected, were happily asleep in their homes. But, some worried monkeys were searching the forest for a warm home. They looked everywhere for shelter.
Suddenly they saw some fireflies, which have a light in their tails. The monkeys took it to be a fire. They said, “We will go near it and warm ourselves.” There was a flock of birds in a tree nearby. One bird had a kind heart and it felt sorry for the monkeys. It called out to the monkeys and said, “That is not a fire, my friends. Those are fireflies. They give no heat. It is futile to run after them.” The monkeys got furious. One monkey said rudely, “Is it so? We don’t want unsolicited advice. We will teach you a lesson for saying there is no fire.” They jumped up the tree and pulled the nest. “Alas!” said the bird, “why did I try to help a fool?”

What word in the passage means ‘animals raised for food or other products’?

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Hangul or Kashmir stag is a rare species found only in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. It is the state animal of Jammu and Kashmir. Its coat color is brown with spotted up to the hairs. They are found singly or in small groups of two to eighteen in dense riverside forests, high valleys, and mountains of the Kashmir valley and northern Chamba in Himachal Pradesh. It measures about one hundred and twenty to one hundred and twenty-five centimeters in height of the withers. The average horns of adults are one meter in length. Kashmir Stag is listed as seriously endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as the population is counted 160 mature individuals. These deer once numbered to about five thousand animals in the beginning of the twentieth century. Unfortunately, they were threatened, due to habitat destruction, over-grazing by domestic livestock, and poaching. The animal is battling for its survival as they are now confined to the Dachigam National Park located on foothills of Zabarwan range on the outskirts of Srinagar.

What word in the passage means ‘seriously'?

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Cattle Egret also known as 'Bagula' in Hindi, as it is very fond of walking along the cattle while they are grazing. It flies to its feeding grounds in the early morning and returns late in the evening. The beak is well adapted for feeding. It makes its nest in colony mostly in the tall trees. This Egret is different from the similar birds in being almost entirely an insect-eater, feeding on the insects and other pests which the latter disturb and also picking off ticks from the backs of cattle. The birds, of course, also eat frogs, worms and fish as well. They are extremely tame, allowing people to pass within a few feet without moving and then merely flapping sluggishly away or stalking solemnly off for a few yards before returning to feeding again. Although they are known for their interactions with humans but not all interactions between the two are beneficial. The Cattle Egret can be a safety hazard to aircraft due to its habit of feeding in large groups in the grassy verges of airports and it has been implicated in the spread of animal infections.

What makes the cattle egret eat insects without any trouble?

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Cattle Egret also known as 'Bagula' in Hindi, as it is very fond of walking along the cattle while they are grazing. It flies to its feeding grounds in the early morning and returns late in the evening. The beak is well adapted for feeding. It makes its nest in colony mostly in the tall trees. This Egret is different from the similar birds in being almost entirely an insect-eater, feeding on the insects and other pests which the latter disturb and also picking off ticks from the backs of cattle. The birds, of course, also eat frogs, worms and fish as well. They are extremely tame, allowing people to pass within a few feet without moving and then merely flapping sluggishly away or stalking solemnly off for a few yards before returning to feeding again. Although they are known for their interactions with humans but not all interactions between the two are beneficial. The Cattle Egret can be a safety hazard to aircraft due to its habit of feeding in large groups in the grassy verges of airports and it has been implicated in the spread of animal infections.

Why is Cattle Egret called by this name?

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Cattle Egret also known as 'Bagula' in Hindi, as it is very fond of walking along the cattle while they are grazing. It flies to its feeding grounds in the early morning and returns late in the evening. The beak is well adapted for feeding. It makes its nest in colony mostly in the tall trees. This Egret is different from the similar birds in being almost entirely an insect-eater, feeding on the insects and other pests which the latter disturb and also picking off ticks from the backs of cattle. The birds, of course, also eat frogs, worms and fish as well. They are extremely tame, allowing people to pass within a few feet without moving and then merely flapping sluggishly away or stalking solemnly off for a few yards before returning to feeding again. Although they are known for their interactions with humans but not all interactions between the two are beneficial. The Cattle Egret can be a safety hazard to aircraft due to its habit of feeding in large groups in the grassy verges of airports and it has been implicated in the spread of animal infections.