Reading Comprehension Test 25

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Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
We all love to wear our blue jeans but what do we know about them? It all began in the Nevada region of the United States. In the 1850s, there were many people searching for gold and mining. This was called the Gold Rush. Miners had to dig deep to find even a little gold. They had to work very hard and for a long time. Their clothes tore easily. A miner's wife decided to get a sturdy pair of trousers for her husband. So, she went to a tailor named Jacob W. Davis and told him what she wanted. He was not an ordinary tailor. He used to stitch horse blankets, wagon covers and tents. Jacob understood what his customer wanted. It had to be strong cotton cloth and should not tear easily. He found some material called denim with a man named Levi Strauss. He stitched the first pair of denim overalls. To make the pair last longer, Jacob decided to fix small metal pins or rivets near the pockets, zipper and other areas. The overalls were tough and looked strong. Soon, everyone wanted a pair of riveted pants!
Davis decided to own the design. So, he became partners with Levi Strauss. Together, they got the denim overalls patented on 20th May, 1873 and Levi Strauss Jeans was born. There was no looking back from then on. Hollywood cowboy movies cast their actors in Levi's and made them famous all across America. They soon became a symbol of young, American culture. Some people felt that denim overalls were 'workers clothes' and not right for school. Yet, in 1959, a newspaper reported that 90% of young Americans were wearing denim pants everywhere except to bed and church. By the 1960s, the name 'jeans' was given to the blue overalls. Europe and parts of Asia wanted them too and they became famous worldwide. Soon, people of all ages wore them. In 1969, a magazine reported that denim is one of the oldest fabrics but will remain eternally young. How true!

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Question 1

P-Q-R-S

P-R-S-Q

P-S-R-Q

S-R-Q-P

Question 2

D, C, B, A

C, D, A, B

A, D, B, C

B, C, A, D

Question 3

He liked horses and camping.

He used to stitch tents, vehicle covers and horse blankets.

He invented overalls in Europe.

He patented denim jeans alone.

Question 4

D, C, B, A

B, A, C, D

B, A, D, C

A, B, C, D

Question 5

She began to fly

She began to tremble

She fell ill

She began to run

Question 6

c, b, a, d

a, d, c, b

b, c, a, d

a, c, d, b

Question 7

________started reflecting on the events of the twentieth century.

____________started to reflect on the events of their lives.

___________started to fear death.

___________started to wonder what the year 2000 would bring.

Question 8

Friendship has greater value for men than for women.

People in England have different attitudes to brotherhood and friendship than people in rural India.

Brother has greater value in rural India than in England.

Friendship has greater value in England than in India.

Question 9

ii, i, iv, iii

ii, iv, iii, i

iv, i, iii, ii

iv, ii, i, iii

Question 10

entertain women

be helpful when solicited

tell a long story to people, who have heard it many times before

be a successful arbitrator when dissenting parties are anxious to agree

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