Reading Comprehension Test 13

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[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
[/passage-header]In May 1998, just two years after breaking his back in a parachuting accident whilst in the army, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to __(1)__ the summit of Mount Everest and return __(2)__. He was just 23 years old.
As his back recovered and he regained his __(3)__, Bear decided to leave the army in order to pursue his lifelong ambition to conquer the highest __(4)__ in the world. A friend of his was organizing an expedition to Everest and Bear was asked to __(5)__. After a year spent preparing for the climb and ___ (6)___ sponsorship money, he and his companions moved out to the Himalayas to __(7)__ up the challenge.
In __(8)__ Bear spent 10 weeks on the mountain's southeast face. This __(9)__ a whole week at camp two simply waiting for the right condition to make his attempt on the summit. When he finally made it to the top, he sat for 20 minutes, just gazing in wonder at the __(10)__ before him. The hardest part was yet to come, though. Every year the number of climbers killed on Everest increases, with most deaths occurring on the descent.
It was __(11)__ surprising then, that Bear felt a __(12)__ sense of relief when he eventually got back to base camp.

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Fill in blank ___(3)___ with the most appropriate answer.

A
Power

B
Force

C
Vigour

D
Strength

Solution

The given passage is about Bear Grylls explaining how he achieved his lifelong ambition of climbing Mt. Everest. The given blank (3) should be completed with word 'strength' as the person regained his strength to climb Mt. Everest after meeting with accident. Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 2
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Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

There he goes again. "You don't read enough. Your generation has forgotten the art of reading. You are the remote and joystick around. How will your knowledge improve ?" And on and on... Yeah, you guessed it right. My dad's at it again-exhorting me to read books. But I do; only I read e-books. He doesn't quite get it that they are way better than the old-fashioned paperbacks.
Why are e-books better? For one thing, they save space. You don't need that antiquated revolving bookcase occupying half your house. For another they are environmental-friendly. You are not going to be destroying forests, because e-books don't use any paper at all. But the best reason to use an e-book is that it comes with tips and tools that printed book does not. What do you do when you don't understand a word in a paper book? Reach for a dictionary, right? But with e-books, it's just a right-click and clicks on meaning. Ha-ha, easy, isn't it? So reading behemoths like war and peace or Anna Karenina is actually a breeze.
So, what exactly is an e-book? An e-book is a book published in a digital form consisting of text, pictures or both and readable on computers or other electronic devices. It occupies some memory if copied on a memory stick, so that little pen device in your pocket can carry a minimum of a score of books.

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E-books can be read only on a computer. According to the article, this sentence is ____.

A
true

B
false

C
not mentioned

D
partly true

Solution

The passage states that e-books can be read on computers as well as on other electronic devices. Therefore, we can conclude that the given statement is false. Thus B is the answer.
Question 3
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[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Sailing is an Olympic sport today, but in Britain, in the past, seafaring was an important source of work and not just for sailors and fishermen. People all over Britain worked to make, equip and support the military, commercial, and fishing fleets. So, many people found work in construction and maintenance work related to the shipping industry. Ships needed to be supplied with sails, ropes, and other essentials; warships needed cannon and gunpowder; sailors and passengers needed food and these requirements kept people in employment throughout the year. This is not the case so much today, at least not so widely, but the coast of Britain is, to this day, dotted with hundreds of marinas - places where recreational boats are kept for people who enjoy sailing. Britain has many maritime museums but the most impressive is the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, which showcases the nation's rich nautical history. Further, British literature and art are full of evidence of the importance of seafaring in the country's history and culture; Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and the novels of C. S. Foster and Patrick O Brian effectively capture the people's relationship with sailing.

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Seafaring was important because ___________.

A
of the conditions of war

B
it supplied sales and ropes

C
it provided work for many people

D
of maritime musuems

Solution

The first line of the passage mentions that seafaring was an important source of work and not just for sailors and fishermen. Although it is also mentioned that ships needed sails and ropes, this is not one of the main reasons seafaring was important. Hence, the answer is option C) it provided work for many people.
Question 4
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[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
[/passage-header]In May 1998, just two years after breaking his back in a parachuting accident whilst in the army, Bear Grylls became the youngest Briton to __(1)__ the summit of Mount Everest and return __(2)__. He was just 23 years old.
As his back recovered and he regained his __(3)__, Bear decided to leave the army in order to pursue his lifelong ambition to conquer the highest __(4)__ in the world. A friend of his was organizing an expedition to Everest and Bear was asked to __(5)__. After a year spent preparing for the climb and ___ (6)___ sponsorship money, he and his companions moved out to the Himalayas to __(7)__ up the challenge.
In __(8)__ Bear spent 10 weeks on the mountain's southeast face. This __(9)__ a whole week at camp two simply waiting for the right condition to make his attempt on the summit. When he finally made it to the top, he sat for 20 minutes, just gazing in wonder at the __(10)__ before him. The hardest part was yet to come, though. Every year the number of climbers killed on Everest increases, with most deaths occurring on the descent.
It was __(11)__ surprising then, that Bear felt a __(12)__ sense of relief when he eventually got back to base camp.

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Fill in the blank ___(2)___ with the most appropriate answer.

A
Live

B
Lively

C
In life

D
Alive

Solution

'Alive' is the appropriate adjective to be used here as it means 'living' or 'not dead'.

Whereas other options do not express the intended meaning, 'in life' would mean that he is coming back to life post death, 'lively' would mean he is coming back with more energy, whereas 'live' is a verb and cannot be used here. Therefore options A, B and C are incorrect.

Option D is the correct answer.
Question 5
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Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Mario was not your run-of-the-mill school going, teenager. He was just like a boy scout-he had a motto. His motto was 'Hoard stuff the dirtier the better'. His bedroom was full of curious stuff, but one thing was common to all of it, they were all muddy and dirty. There was a flat bike tyre, a broken badminton racquet, a deflated football tube and even a goldfish bowl with a hole in the bottom. His irritated mother pleaded with him to clean his room. but he stoutly refused to do so 'never throw anything out you don't know when it might come in handy'. The same was the case with his backpack. It was filled with broken cables, a magnet, some coloured streamers from an old birthday party, even stale cookies. He often used these things with a good deal of imagination, much to the joy of his friends. He was immensely popular in school because of this. It was this ability of his to make innovative use of even rubbish that made him stand out from his classmates.
Tales of Mario's creativity abounded in the school. "He rescued a stray puppy and fed the poor hungry mongrel some of his stale cookies!" "He helped the physics teacher recover a lost iron rod with his horseshoe magnet!", " He managed to console a sobbing toddler by giving her the streamers".

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According to the article, why was Mario popular in school ?

A
He was dirty and untidy

B
He was a boy scout

C
He was a creative person

D
His parents scolded him

Solution

Mario was immensely popular in school because he often used the junk that he collected with a good deal of imagination. His creativity made him very popular in school. So C is the correct answer.
Question 6
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Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

There he goes again. "You don't read enough. Your generation has forgotten the art of reading. You are the remote and joystick around. How will your knowledge improve ?" And on and on... Yeah, you guessed it right. My dad's at it again-exhorting me to read books. But I do; only I read e-books. He doesn't quite get it that they are way better than the old-fashioned paperbacks.
Why are e-books better? For one thing, they save space. You don't need that antiquated revolving bookcase occupying half your house. For another they are environmental-friendly. You are not going to be destroying forests, because e-books don't use any paper at all. But the best reason to use an e-book is that it comes with tips and tools that printed book does not. What do you do when you don't understand a word in a paper book? Reach for a dictionary, right? But with e-books, it's just a right-click and clicks on meaning. Ha-ha, easy, isn't it? So reading behemoths like war and peace or Anna Karenina is actually a breeze.
So, what exactly is an e-book? An e-book is a book published in a digital form consisting of text, pictures or both and readable on computers or other electronic devices. It occupies some memory if copied on a memory stick, so that little pen device in your pocket can carry a minimum of a score of books.

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After reading the article, which of these do you think is true ?

A
This is not the first time the author's father is pushing him to read

B
The author has read many huge books before

C
The author carries many memory sticks with him

D
The author likes modern book cases

Solution

"There he goes again... And on and on... Yeah, you guessed it right. My dad's at it again-exhorting me to read books." - this statement from the passage supports A- this is not the first time the author's father is pushing him to read- as a true statement.
The passage does not support any of the other choices.
Question 7
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Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Mario was not your run-of-the-mill school going, teenager. He was just like a boy scout-he had a motto. His motto was 'Hoard stuff the dirtier the better'. His bedroom was full of curious stuff, but one thing was common to all of it, they were all muddy and dirty. There was a flat bike tyre, a broken badminton racquet, a deflated football tube and even a goldfish bowl with a hole in the bottom. His irritated mother pleaded with him to clean his room. but he stoutly refused to do so 'never throw anything out you don't know when it might come in handy'. The same was the case with his backpack. It was filled with broken cables, a magnet, some coloured streamers from an old birthday party, even stale cookies. He often used these things with a good deal of imagination, much to the joy of his friends. He was immensely popular in school because of this. It was this ability of his to make innovative use of even rubbish that made him stand out from his classmates.
Tales of Mario's creativity abounded in the school. "He rescued a stray puppy and fed the poor hungry mongrel some of his stale cookies!" "He helped the physics teacher recover a lost iron rod with his horseshoe magnet!", " He managed to console a sobbing toddler by giving her the streamers".

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Which word is used in the passage to mean 'homeless'?

A
Hoard

B
Curious

C
Sobbing

D
Stray

Solution

Mario rescued a stray puppy. In this context, we can conclude that stray refers to being homeless. The other choices are incorrect as they do not fit the context and none of them come near to meaning homeless. Thus D is the answer
Question 8
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Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

Mario was not your run-of-the-mill school going, teenager. He was just like a boy scout-he had a motto. His motto was 'Hoard stuff the dirtier the better'. His bedroom was full of curious stuff, but one thing was common to all of it, they were all muddy and dirty. There was a flat bike tyre, a broken badminton racquet, a deflated football tube and even a goldfish bowl with a hole in the bottom. His irritated mother pleaded with him to clean his room. but he stoutly refused to do so 'never throw anything out you don't know when it might come in handy'. The same was the case with his backpack. It was filled with broken cables, a magnet, some coloured streamers from an old birthday party, even stale cookies. He often used these things with a good deal of imagination, much to the joy of his friends. He was immensely popular in school because of this. It was this ability of his to make innovative use of even rubbish that made him stand out from his classmates.
Tales of Mario's creativity abounded in the school. "He rescued a stray puppy and fed the poor hungry mongrel some of his stale cookies!" "He helped the physics teacher recover a lost iron rod with his horseshoe magnet!", " He managed to console a sobbing toddler by giving her the streamers".

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Why does the author feel Mario was like a boy scout?

A
Mario was neat and tidy

B
Mario had a motto

C
Mario's bedroom was full of curious stuff.

D
Mario was not a school-going teenager

Solution

The author feels that Mario was like a boy-scout because he had a motto: hoard stuff the dirtier the better. Thus B is the answer.
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Hari is at the Plaza Hotel in Porna City. He has only Rs 650 and it is half past two. He has to be at the Navi Bai Airport in Hingoda at five.
- He can take a taxi but it is often slow because of the traffic. The journey takes about two hours and costs about Rs 750.
- He can take a subway to Dubli train station in Hingoda and then a bus to the airport terminal, a journey of about three hours. The subway costs Rs 150 and the Airport minibus costs Rs 300.
- He can walk through the City Garden to the Nagaram port (about thirty minutes). From there he can take the subway to Dubli train station in Hingoda (Rs 150), a journey of about two hours and then an Air Train to Navi Bai Airport station. There is an Air Train every hour on the hour which costs Rs 400 and takes 10 minutes.
- He can take the subway near the Hotel to Munni River station. It takes 20 minutes and costs Rs 150. From there he can take the Airport Express bus. The journey takes about ninety minutes and costs Rs 450. In the afternoon, the buses leave every 25 minutes at three oclock, twenty five past three and ten to four, etc.
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The best way for Hari to reach the airport is to take

A
a taxi all the way to the airport.

B
the subway and then the minibus.

C
the subway and the Air Train.

D
the subway and the Express bus.
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Hari is at the Plaza Hotel in Porna City. He has only Rs 650 and it is half past two. He has to be at the Navi Bai Airport in Hingoda at five.
- He can take a taxi but it is often slow because of the traffic. The journey takes about two hours and costs about Rs 750.
- He can take a subway to Dubli train station in Hingoda and then a bus to the airport terminal, a journey of about three hours. The subway costs Rs 150 and the Airport minibus costs Rs 300.
- He can walk through the City Garden to the Nagaram port (about thirty minutes). From there he can take the subway to Dubli train station in Hingoda (Rs 150), a journey of about two hours and then an Air Train to Navi Bai Airport station. There is an Air Train every hour on the hour which costs Rs 400 and takes 10 minutes.
- He can take the subway near the Hotel to Munni River station. It takes 20 minutes and costs Rs 150. From there he can take the Airport Express bus. The journey takes about ninety minutes and costs Rs 450. In the afternoon, the buses leave every 25 minutes at three oclock, twenty five past three and ten to four, etc.
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Hari tends to get carsick, he should actually have

A
started at a quarter past two and gone to the Munni River station.

B
started at two and walked to Nagaram port.

C
started at half past one and walked to Nagaram port.

D
started at two and taken a subway to Dubli train station.

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Question 1

Power

Force

Vigour

Strength

Solution

Question 2

true

false

not mentioned

partly true

Solution

Question 3

of the conditions of war

it supplied sales and ropes

it provided work for many people

of maritime musuems

Solution

Question 4

Live

Lively

In life

Alive

Solution

Question 5

He was dirty and untidy

He was a boy scout

He was a creative person

His parents scolded him

Solution

Question 6

This is not the first time the author's father is pushing him to read

The author has read many huge books before

The author carries many memory sticks with him

The author likes modern book cases

Solution

Question 7

Hoard

Curious

Sobbing

Stray

Solution

Question 8

Mario was neat and tidy

Mario had a motto

Mario's bedroom was full of curious stuff.

Mario was not a school-going teenager

Solution

Question 9

a taxi all the way to the airport.

the subway and then the minibus.

the subway and the Air Train.

the subway and the Express bus.

Question 10

started at a quarter past two and gone to the Munni River station.

started at two and walked to Nagaram port.

started at half past one and walked to Nagaram port.

started at two and taken a subway to Dubli train station.

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