Reading Comprehension Test 37

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[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Years ago, people woke up to find sparrows chirping in their backyard. A noisy lot, they took grains right from your hand if you had befriended them. They got over their fear easily and demanded food or water with their loud chirping if you had forgotten to give them their regular share of food. Tiny pink beaks opened to morsels of food or worms sometimes regurgitated by the parent birds. We had a splendid time watching the bird family bond and as children sat gazing at them as they picked up grain or splashed about us in muddy water. Many people have written poems and lyrics on sparrows, their noisy chirps, their friendly nature, and their spotty feathers. Sparrows were a menace on the fields. There were guards with slings and stones to chase them away as they ate grain from standing crops. Now people are trying to woo them back to nature.

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[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question given after it.[/passage-header]On the second day of our stay, we had a skiing lesson. We began with learning how to clip on the special shoes and strap on the skis. Then we tried to master the art of balancing on the skis as we moved sideways and forward. There was a lot of slipping and falling. But we finally managed a slow run down the gentle slope. The helmeted toddlers skimming around like small gnats were an embarrassing contrast to our clumsiness. But we ignored them firmly. Soon exhausted, we cut short the lesson and retreated to the institute. All around us, youngsters were happily trying their hand at skiing, snowboarding, and floating hot air balloons like hitting sky gods. It was truly a winter wonderland to revel in.

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Given below is a set of instructions for preparing tea. Imagine that you prepared tea for some of your friends by following these instructions. Now complete the following paragraph reporting in Passive voice how you prepared the tea. The first sentence is done for you as an example. Do the rest by choosing the best option:
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$$(1)$$ Boil some water in a kettle.
$$(2)$$ Clean the tea-pot and put tea leaves into it.
$$(3)$$ Now pour the boiling water into the tea-pot.
$$(4)$$ Cover the tea-pot with a lid immediately.
$$(5)$$ Wait for a couple of minutes.
$$(6)$$ Now pour it into cups.
$$(7)$$ Add milk and sugar to your taste.
First of all, I took a kettle and some water was boiled in it. In the meantime the tea-pot $$(2)$$ ______________ into it. Then $$(3)$$ ________ and it was covered with a lid. After waiting for a couple of minutes, the tea-water $$(6)$$ __________ and $$(7)$$ ___________ and the tea was ready to be served.

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[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
[/passage-header]Ray Bradbury is regarded as one of the greats of 20th-century science fiction along with Isaac Asimov and A.C. Clarke. He established himself at the age of thirty with The Martial Chronicle, which perhaps remains his best-known work. The book celebrates space travel but it is also critical for the social abuses that modern technology has made possible. Though other writers had represented science and technology as a mixed bag of blessings, his book had a great impact. Initially, his audience was small as most readers had no patience with jargon. His popularity grew as he avoided technical words and expressed his ideas about the future in common language.

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For the following question, arrange the sentences A, B, C, and D to form a logical sequence.

The following question has the second sentence missing. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:

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[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question given after it.[/passage-header]The dainty swallow is known to be a great airborne, acrobatic artist, but its eating habits may come as a surprise. It needs to devour nearly a thousand tiny insects each day to keep its supple body energized. These black and white birds are found in the countryside, especially near water bodies and human habitations. Unlike birds who peck at insects on trees or on the ground, swallows feed on flying insects, houseflies, mosquitoes, gnats, midges, etc. They spend most of the time in flight and are natural hunters of flying insects. They play a role in our health by reducing the numbers of malaria and dengue-causing mosquitoes. Their bodies and wings allow incredible maneuverability and precision in flight. Their short, wide bills help them to feed as they sweep through clouds of swarming insects near water and grassland bits and above trees.

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