Comprehension Passage Test 09

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them:

         Jawaharlal Nehru and an Englishman were wandering across the mountainous country. Hot and weary they reached a little hotel and demanded bath. Such a thing had not been heard there and there was no provision for it in the building.

            They were told however that they could wash themselves in the neighbouring steam. So, armed with napkins or perhaps with small face towels, which the hotel generously gave them, they went to the roaring torrent, which was coming from the glacier nearby. Jawaharlal slipped and fell and the ice-cold water benumbed him and made him lose sensation and the power of controlling his limbs as well. He was swept rapidly along the torrent. His companion, the Englishman, however managed to get him out along the other side by catching his leg and dragging him out.

Questions:

1.) Why did Jawaharlal Nehru and the Englishman went to take a bath?

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2.) Where did they go to take a bath? Why?

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3.) How did the Englishman save Jawaharlal Nehru?

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4.) Find out the words similar in meaning to: (a) making great noise (b) hot miserly.

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Comprehension Passage Test 08

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

           A young man, whose freshly-constructed two stories house collapsed in the morning, was moving in the market in a gay and carefree manner….house collapsed in the morning, was to five of his friends to a hotel for snacks.

“Friend although your newly constructed house has collapsed, yet you are quite undisturbed.”

“So what? I am quite happy!”

“Why?”

“I am telling the truth……actually I was planning to shift into the house with my family at 5:00 p.m. today……. Had the house collapsed after we shifted into then when it was unoccupied?” What could the friends say?

Questions:

1.) What loss had the young man to suffer?

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2.) Why were the young man’s friends surprised to see the behavior of the young man?

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3.) How did the young man satisfy the curiosity of his friends?

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4.) Find out the words similar in meaning to: (a) empty (b) damage.

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Comprehension Passage Test 07

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

           A nation’s foremost duty is to strengthen and preserve its freedom. I we attach more importance to our caste, our state or our language, we shall be destroyed. We should not forget the sacrifices of the last century. Gandhiji created our nation and made it strong and brought unit in the nation.

         In the past, we fought and quarreled amongst ourselves. Our country was weakened by such quarrels and people came from abroad and conquered it. These signs seem to be reappearing at some places in the country. These people forget their country and quarrel in the name of language. The time has come when every Indian has to so some heart-searching.

Questions:

1.) What will happen if we quarrel in the name of state or language?

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2.) How did Indians win ‘Swaraj’?

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3.) Why was it easy for foreigners to conquer India?

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4.) Find out the words from the passage which mean: (a) symptoms (b) chief.

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Comprehension Passage Test 06

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

            A man (on his birthday) sent a box of sweets to somebody who always criticized him. The recipient was amazed at this “Has he actually sent these sweets?” “Yes of course….why are you doubting it?” “But why did he send these sweets to me?” “I am not aware of that…. But he has asked me to convey to you that ‘Please eat these sweets to ensure that you aren’t tired of criticizing me and to replenish your energy levels.” The critic was ashamed of his deeds and he immediately ran to the sender to beg for his forgiveness.

Questions:

1.) Who was the recipient of the box of sweets?

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2.) Why was the recipient surprised to receive the box of sweets?

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3.) What reply did the man who had brought the box of sweets give the critic’s question?

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4.) What was the reaction of the reply on the critic?

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Comprehension Passage Test 05

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

            Once there was an elephant. Everyday he passed through a bazar to the river. There was a tailor’s shop in the bazar. The tailor always gave him something to eat. He gave him a banana or an orange or sweets. But one day he did not give him anything to eat. He pricked the elephant’s trunk with a needle. The elephant was angry. He went to the river. He filled his trunk with dirty water and returned to the shop. He poured the dirty water in the shop. Everything in the shop was spoiled.

Questions:

1.) What was the elephant’s usual route to the river?

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2.) Why did the elephant stop at the tailor’s shop everyday?

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3.) Why did the elephant get angry?

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4.) What was the elephant’s reaction to the tailor’s teasing him?

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Comprehension Passage Test 04

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

           Dwarka known as dwaramati, is one of the four main holy places of the hindus in India. The other three are Jagganathpuri in the east, Badrikedar in the north and Rameshvaram in the south. Dwarka was the second home of Shri Krishna. In ancient times Dwarka was a big port and the traders these exported goods to the west. It is said that Shri Krishna had settled in Dwarka to help the Yadavas. But the yadavas fought amongst themselves and were ruined. Dwarka was then swallowed up by the sea. Some historians believe that Dwarka was built and rebuilt six times. The present Dwarka is the sixth one. The temple of Dwarka is on the bank of the Gomti. Some say that Shri Krishna’s grandson, Vajranath built the temple. Thousands of pilgrims go to Dwarka for the darshan of the idol of Shri Krishna and to have a dip in the holy river Gomti. They believe that a pilgrimage to Dwarka once in lifetime purifies their soul and paves their way to heaven.

Questions:

1.) Where is Dwarka situated geographically in India?

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2.) Why do people go to Dwarka?

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3.) What is people’s belief about the pilgrimage to Dwarka?

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4.) Find out the words similar in meaning to: (a) destroyed (b) sunk.

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Comprehension Passage Test 03

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

           Soloman the king of the Jews was famous all over the world for his wealth and wisdom. His fame reached the wise Queen of Sheba and she made a long journey to Jerusalem to test his wisdom. The queen of Sheba had heard that Soloman was very clever in reading riddles and solving problems. She made up her mind it test his wisdom. One day, when Soloman was sitting in his court she came in with two garlands of beautiful flowers, which looked alike. Standing a little away from the king, she held them up and said “One of these is made of artificial flowers and the other is real flowers”. Tell me which is which. “The king gazed at the garlands for some time and shouted, “Open the window”. The window was flung open, bees from the garden entered the room, buzzed round the Queen and flew about the garland held in the right hand. Then Soloman shouted with rapture, “The flowers in the right hand are real”.

Questions:

1.) Why did the wise Queen of Sheba make a long journey?

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2.) What test did the Queen of Sheba set for king Soloman?

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3.) How did the king solve the riddle?

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4.) Find out the words similar in meaning to: (a) great joy (b) noise that an insect makes while flying.

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Comprehension Passage Test 02

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

               Once a man went to the zoo and thought he would have some fun by teasing one of the elephants. He held up a bun to an elephant, but as soon as the elephant tried to reach it with his trunk, he pulled it away. The elephant took this calmly at first, but got angry as the trick was repeated. However he did not show his anger. Soon after this the elephant was allowed to come out of the cage to take his usual walk on the grounds of the zoo. Suddenly he saw the man who had teased him. He walked up to the man and took away his straw hat. He held it in his trunk for some time and then offered it to its owner. But as soon as the man tried to take it, the elephant quickly pulled it back again. After doing this for some time, the elephant put it into his mouth, swallowed it and walked away quietly. Thus the man was left bare-headed among the crowd who laughed loudly at the way the elephant had so cleverly punished him.

Questions:

1.) Why did the man want to tease the elephant? How did he do it?

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2.) When did the elephant get angry?

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3.) How did the elephant punish the young man?

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4.) Find out the words similar in meaning to: (a) necked (b) without making noise.

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Comprehension Passage Test 01

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them: 

               A smart young man visited the office of a big business firm for a job. The manager said, “I am sorry. There is no vacancy of a clerk here.” The young man was disappointed and turned to leave. As he was passing out of the doo-way, he saw a pin lying near it. He picked it up. The manager saw this and was deeply impressed by the young man’s tidiness and attention to small matters. He called the young man back and appointed him clerk in the office. Soon however, the firm suffered heavy loss, but the young man succeeded in overcoming the difficulty with his economy and hard work. The firm appreciated his valuable services and promoted him to the rank of the manager.

Questions:

1.) Which qualities of the young man impressed the manager?

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2.) Why did the manager call the young man back?

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3.) How could the young man manager to overcome the heavy loss suffered by the company? What appreciation did he get for it?

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4.) Find out the words similar in meaning to: (a) raised (b) did not fail.

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