Reading Comprehension Test 20

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Question 1
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O Blithe Newcomer$$!$$ I have heard,
I hear three and rejoice
O cuckoo$$!$$ shall I call thee Bird,
Or but a wandering voice?

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The word 'blithe' means _______.

A
Unhappy

B
Sweet

C
Happy

D
Natural

Solution

The poem says, "O Blithe Newcomer! I have Heard,
I hear thee and rejoice"- here, "blithe" seem to mean happy because the poet says that he hears the newcomer and "rejoices" which means to show great delight or joy. In this context, from all the given choices, "blithe" seems to be the best answer. C is thus the answer.
Question 2
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O Blithe Newcomer$$!$$ I have heard,
I hear three and rejoice
O cuckoo$$!$$ shall I call thee Bird,
Or but a wandering voice?

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Name of the poet of these lines.

A
W.B. Yeats

B
Robert Frost

C
Rabindra Nath Tagore

D
William Wordsworth

Solution

The given passage is a stanza from the poem "To the Cuckoo" by William Wordsworth. So, option D is the answer.
Question 3
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[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]The Frog and the Ox:
A frog decided to become as big as an ox.
So it began to breathe in and in and every time it swallowed more air, it did, in fact, become bigger. But it soon began to tire of its efforts.
'Am I big enough yet?' it asked hopefully to its many watching companions.
Then they had another look at the ox and shook their heads, 'No, a bit more.'
So the ambitious frog kept on puffing itself up and up ________ until it burst like a balloon!
"Do not make fool of yourself to make others merry."

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What did the frog decide to do?

A
To fight an ox.

B
To invite an ox.

C
To become as big as an ox.

D
None of the above

Solution

In order to answer the given question, let's read the passage. The first sentence of the passage states- 'A frog decide to become as big as an ox.'
Option A - The frog did not decide 'to fight an ox', it decided to become as big as an ox. Hence, option A is incorrect.
Option B - The frog did not decide 'to invite an ox', it rather wanted to be big like an ox and asked other people if he had become big enough. Hence, option B is incorrect.
Option C - Yes, the frog decided 'to become as big as an ox'. Since the passage states this, option C is the correct answer.
Option D is incorrect, as option C is the answer.
Question 4
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[passage-header]Read the following passage and the following question.[/passage-header]The dog is a very intelligent animal and it can be trained for many duties. Some dogs work with the police and the army as sentries and trackers, and there are medals that are awarded to dogs for bravery in action. Other dogs act as seeing-eyes for the blind, and some breeds are specially trained for rescue work among mountains and snow. Jobs like herding sheep and cattle and guarding homes are also done by them. Whenever man lives and works in the Arctic Circle, in the desert, in the jungle, in the moors or mountains, the dog is his faithful companion and help. A common mongrel may possess these qualities just as much as the aristocratic bloodhound.

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Medals are awarded to some dogs for __________.

A
Their brave deeds

B
Working with the police

C
Serving as sentries

D
Being able to perform difficult work

Solution

The given passage mentions some dogs who are trained to work with the police and army. They are also awarded medals for their bravery. Thus option A is the correct answer. Options B,C and D are incorrect.
Question 5
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Arrange the different parts (P, Q, R, S) in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

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Hardly had my brother descended from the plane (P) when the people (Q) waved and cheered (R) who had come to receive him (S) from the lounge
The proper sequence should be

A
P Q R S

B
R S P Q

C
R P Q S

D
P R S Q

Solution

The structure of sentences that begin with 'hardly' are: 'hardly had + clause + when + clause.
From the parts of the sentence, P follows the first part as 'when' indicates the beginning of a new clause.
R follows P as the relative pronoun 'who' in "who had come..." refers to the noun "people". The relative pronoun immediately follows the noun that it relates to.
S follows R as the words "from the lounge" indicate the place the people came out from.
Q follows S as the words "waved and cheered" indicate the action performed by the people who had come from the lounge.
Hence the correct sequence is PRSQ, as mentioned in D.
Options A, B and C are incorrect as they do not contain the logical sequence.
Question 6
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[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
[/passage-header]In the given picture, two teams ___[1]___ a match of ___[2]___. The referee ___[3]___ with a whistle in his hand. The goalkeeper is standing attentively ___[4]___. The spectators ___[5]___ the game. The boy with long hair ___[6]___ Billu.

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Fill in blank [1] with an appropriate option:

A
were playing

B
are playing

C
have been playing

D
played

Solution

Looking at the picture, we have to fill up the first blank. Note, that description or narration of photographs, movies and books (all printed work) is usually done in the simple present or present continuous tense to make the scene interesting for the readers. Also, these tenses help the readers to visualise the picture in a better way. The rule for present continuous tense is: 'is/am/are + verb(ing)'. Here, the third sentence of the paragraph is in present continuous tense, hence we must use the same tense.
Option B is the correct answer- 'In this picture, two teams are playing...' It is correct because 'are playing' is in the present continuous tense.
Option A is incorrect, as 'were playing' is past continuous tense. We can't use past tense here, as they're still playing in the picture. Also, the paragraph is in present continuous tense, hence we can't use past tense here.
Option C is incorrect, as we can't use the perfect continuous tense unless we know the whether the action has been continuing for a really long time and is unfinished. Also, the paragraph is in continuous tense, hence it won't be appropriate to use the perfect continuous tense here.
Option D is incorrect, as it is in simple past tense. If we use past tense for the first blank, the entire paragraph will become grammatically incorrect.
Question 7
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Read each sentence to find out whether there is an error in any underlined part.
(a) The meeting adjourned abruptly (b) by the Chairman after (c) about three hours of deliberation.

A
(a)

B
(b)

C
(c)

D
No error

Solution

Here, "The meeting adjourned abruptly" is a passive formation and the auxiliary 'was' is required: The meeting was adjourned abruptly. So, we can conclude that option A carries the error.
Question 8
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Arrange the different parts (P, Q, R, S) in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

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The statement (P) therefore you must listen carefully (Q) what the speaker has said (R) in order to understand (S) will be made just once
The proper sequence should be

A
S P R Q

B
S R Q P

C
R S P Q

D
S P Q R

Solution

The part S "will be made just once" comes first among the parts, as they're the only words that logically follow the first words "The statement".
When you place the other parts after "the statement", they do not form a coherent meaning.
P follows S, suggested by the word "therefore". This word is a conjunction that refers to the conclusion "you must listen carefully" in P (as the statement will be made just once).
R follows P, the phrase "in order to understand" in R is the purpose behind the verb "must listen carefully" in P
Q follows R, the what-clause is linked to the words "to understand" in R, the clause complements the word 'understand'.
Hence the logical sequence is SPRQ. That is:
The statement will be made just once, therefore, you must listen carefully in order to understand what the speaker has said.
Hence option A is correct.
Options B, C and D are incorrect because they do not form a logical sequence.
Question 9
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Arrange the different parts (P, Q, R, S) in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

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The small boy who (P) broke his leg (Q) fell down (R) and (S) climbed the wall
The proper sequence should be

A
P S R Q

B
S Q R P

C
Q S R P

D
S P R Q

Solution

Consider the sequence of events that create a coherent sentence.
S comes first among all other parts, as "climbed the wall" joins with the pronoun "who" to identify which boy is spoken about.
Q follows S as this incident occurs next, justifying the consequences 'broke his leg'
R follows Q as 'and' is a conjunction and it connects two words or phrases.
P follows R that follows Q because the phrases "fell down" and "broke his leg" are both consequences, that are connected to the word 'and'. Also, logically, the boy would fall down first, that results in 'breaking his leg'.
Hence the logical sequence is SQRP.
Hence option B is correct.
Options A, C and D are incorrect because they do not contain the logical sequence.
Question 10
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Arrange the different parts (P, Q, R, S) in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

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According to an engineer (P) might hit the market next year (Q) a newly developed air -cooler system (R) that employed in conventional room coolers (S) which is based on a principle radically different from
The proper sequence should be

A
S Q R P

B
R S Q P

C
Q S R P

D
P Q R S

Solution

Q comes first as the words in Q: "a newly developed air-cooler system" are linked to the words "according to an engineer".
When you place the other parts after the first set of words, they do not form a coherent meaning.
S follows Q as the which-clause is linked to the "air-cooler system", the former identifies the latter.
R follows S as the words "that employed in..." are linked with "radically different from".
P follows R as the words "might hit the market" conclude the sentence. The former parts give information about the air-cooler system. The P part concludes on when it will hit the market.
Hence the logical sequence is QSRP. So, option C is correct.
The rest of the options are incorrect as they do not form a coherent sequence.

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Question 1

Unhappy

Sweet

Happy

Natural

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Question 2

W.B. Yeats

Robert Frost

Rabindra Nath Tagore

William Wordsworth

Solution

Question 3

To fight an ox.

To invite an ox.

To become as big as an ox.

None of the above

Solution

Question 4

Their brave deeds

Working with the police

Serving as sentries

Being able to perform difficult work

Solution

Question 5

P Q R S

R S P Q

R P Q S

P R S Q

Solution

Question 6

were playing

are playing

have been playing

played

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Question 7

(a)

(b)

(c)

No error

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Question 8

S P R Q

S R Q P

R S P Q

S P Q R

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Question 9

P S R Q

S Q R P

Q S R P

S P R Q

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Question 10

S Q R P

R S Q P

Q S R P

P Q R S

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