Reading Comprehension Questions

Multiple choice
  1. it helps in cheating which is legal

  2. it provides detailed information about any subject

  3. it is the best source of entertainment

  4. anyone can copy and paste the content by giving due credit

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

The most important out of all the options given.

Multiple choice
  1. pressurising students to do well in projects

  2. promoting dishonesty in students and limiting their creativity

  3. making unethical use of the technological developments

  4. creating cut-throat competitive world for children

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

That is what giving more marks to assignments which were directly copied from online sources will lead.

Multiple choice
  1. more marks in the exam

  2. improved learning and answering abilities in students

  3. reduced thinking and self reasoning capabilities in students

  4. cheating by the students from text books and notes

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

As they will have become totally dependent on the internet.

Multiple choice
  1. internet and its uses

  2. creative mental ability and innovative thinking

  3. rote learning and copying ideas from others

  4. giving credit to others for ideas and content

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

Because without that they wouldn't be able to handle the individual projects in this competitive world.

Multiple choice
  1. the quality of assignments will improve

  2. the students will be encouraged to do more research on internet

  3. the students will not be motivated to make honest self effort

  4. the burden on students will be less

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

If this scenario continues, they will keep on copying assignments from online sources available.

Multiple choice
  1. making students more competitive

  2. encouraging students to become more creative and innovative

  3. doing more harm than good to the children

  4. promoting extensive use of internet in research projects

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

That is what giving more marks to assignments which were directly copied from online sources will lead.

Multiple choice

The identity crisis of being a girl or a boy generally seen in adolescence is because of

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

Our society (rather world) stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.
Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that, in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal.
It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

  1. natural biological changes

  2. social and cultural influences

  3. regional variations

  4. lack of education

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

“It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex”.

Multiple choice

The typical male and female behavioural patterns as stereotyped by society may have negative consequences for

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

Our society (rather world) stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.
Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that, in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal.
It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

  1. an emotional and usually shy girl

  2. a rude and violent boy who lacks sentiments

  3. a girl who is high on nurturing qualities

  4. a boy who is sensitive and displays emotions

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

Because that will be against how our societies’ stereotype thinking process works. Society as per para stereotypes man as being strong, insensitive and unemotional. So, a sensiotive boy would be ridiculed and misunderstood.

Multiple choice

Men scoring high in mathematical and spatial skills shows that they are expected to

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

Our society (rather world) stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.
Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that, in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal.
It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

  1. enjoy sports more than females

  2. solve all mathematical calculations quickly and accurately

  3. be good at reasoning and mathematical calculations

  4. have lower verbal skills

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

That's what good mathematical and spatial skills would help in.

Multiple choice

As the society began to treat both the genders equally, the difference in cognitive abilities of both the sexes has become less evident. This shows that

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

Our society (rather world) stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.
Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that, in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal.
It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

  1. there is no difference in the cognitive and emotional abilities of both the genders

  2. the difference is mainly because of social and psychological processes

  3. the previous researches were inappropriate

  4. equality among the genders leads to changes in the way the brain functions

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

“It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop ... owing to the way our society socialises our children.”

Multiple choice

A woman paying attention to “tone and emotion” along with the content of the statement shows that

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

Our society (rather world) stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.
Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that, in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal.
It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

  1. her brain is more actively working when she is emotional

  2. women intentionally use their emotional part of brain while communicating

  3. women are better listeners

  4. being sensitive to emotions is not in her control

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

Listening with both the hemispheres is not in control of women.

Multiple choice

The study conducted in Samoa tribe proves that

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

Our society (rather world) stereotypes man as strong, aggressive, logical, insensitive, unemotional, impatient, non-nurturing and mechanically talented while a woman is stereotyped as illogical, emotional, sensitive, patient and naturally nurturing. We can see that stereotypes for both man and woman have some positive and some negative characteristics.
Early psychological research suggested that females score high on verbal skills while males score higher on mathematical and spatial skills. Studies also found that men listen with their left hemisphere while women with both hemispheres, which suggests that, in addition to content of the statement, women also pay attention to the tone and emotion. However, later researches have found that these differences in cognitive abilities of the two sexes have become less and less obvious as the society has begun to treat the two genders as equal.
It has been found that male and female identity begins to develop as early as one year of age, owing to the way our society socialises our children. As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. The influence that culture can have on our personality was revealed in a landmark study by Margaret Mead in which it was found that there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.

  1. identity crisis can be treated with liberal gender attitude

  2. stereotyped characters are because of a child's upbringing in the society

  3. gender inequality should be punishable offence

  4. women are becoming more dominant and less emotional

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

“As a child grows, he/she is told to behave according to what is considered appropriate for his/her sex. ...there is no identity crisis during adolescence in Samoa tribe due to their liberal gender attitude.”

Multiple choice
  1. small animals and flightless birds

  2. humans in search of fertile land

  3. tourists from Asia to America

  4. hunters in search of plant eating animals

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

Given in the passage. “It attracted herds of large plant-eating animals along with their predators including early humans”.

Multiple choice
  1. were scared to move out of their settlements

  2. are only found in Alaska

  3. explored new lands only in need of new resources

  4. moved south in search of greener pastures

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

Since they had ample reserves of food in the place they were living. They need not move from that place.

Multiple choice
  1. an unexplored continent

  2. a man-made bridge between America and Asia over Bering Sea

  3. a fifteen hundred kilometre wide strip of runway in America

  4. a piece of land submerged under the ocean now

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

It was a piece of land covered with knee-deep in lush green grasses and soft vines and plants which is now covered with water.