Reading Comprehension Test 18

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]With human beings, the world over, ensnared in the performance of mechanical tasks and the pursuit of equally mechanical distractions, the time is not distant when nothing but the most abominable entertainments will succeed in steering them. If it so happens, the present civilization will emerge as a mere imitation of the Romans in which the Romans desired more gladiators, tightrope walking elephants, and fantastically rare animals to be slaughtered. This is one danger which is likely to cut at the roots of modern civilization because it threatens the existence of mental activities. I would prefer to be bored by an eight hour job in an office or writing streams of words of journalism rather than be amused by the monotony of modern pleasures. It is the lack of participation which is the most damaging aspect of modern pleasures. This organized distraction combines within itself the performance of movies, gramophones, radios, and the press which go a long way in killing the residue of initiative or sense of participation. Even in the case of newspapers, no mental effort is required on the part of the readers as the contents are presented in such a cut and dried manner that one need not undergo the fatigue of a single thought. Consequently, for years together, men continue scanning newspapers and magazines by merely moving their eyes. If idealists fail to stem the root, in future, pleasures will take on incredibly monstrous shapes.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]With human beings, the world over, ensnared in the performance of mechanical tasks and the pursuit of equally mechanical distractions, the time is not distant when nothing but the most abominable entertainments will succeed in steering them. If it so happens, the present civilization will emerge as a mere imitation of the Romans in which the Romans desired more gladiators, tightrope walking elephants, and fantastically rare animals to be slaughtered. This is one danger which is likely to cut at the roots of modern civilization because it threatens the existence of mental activities. I would prefer to be bored by an eight hour job in an office or writing streams of words of journalism rather than be amused by the monotony of modern pleasures. It is the lack of participation which is the most damaging aspect of modern pleasures. This organized distraction combines within itself the performance of movies, gramophones, radios, and the press which go a long way in killing the residue of initiative or sense of participation. Even in the case of newspapers, no mental effort is required on the part of the readers as the contents are presented in such a cut and dried manner that one need not undergo the fatigue of a single thought. Consequently, for years together, men continue scanning newspapers and magazines by merely moving their eyes. If idealists fail to stem the root, in future, pleasures will take on incredibly monstrous shapes.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
Every genius that exists in the world achieves greatness through the capacity of taking the trouble to get to where they want. All great men of the world who have achieved impossible things in their lifetime have undergone hardships, sacrifices, trials, and tribulations. There is no easy victory over failure. No difficult achievement is smooth and easy. The history of great men reminds us that with strong determination, man can achieve anything he sets his mind on, however impossible it may seem. A man with determination and iron can defeat all hurdles in the way of his mission. Even the most intelligent people suffer in life if they cannot cope with their circumstances and labor hard to achieve the goal of their life. A genius who is fired with zeal and determination to achieve his ideal comes to possess the necessary capacity to bear the hardships, cross the hurdles, and achieve the final victory. Genius and hard work go together to bring the desired results. The stage of greatness comes after many stages of frustration and disappointment. The weaker man gives way to those frustrations but the genius perseveres and holds on to their mission until they achieve the object of their life.

Read the passage and answer the question that follows:
Every genius that exists in the world achieves greatness through the capacity of taking the trouble to get to where they want. All great men of the world who have achieved impossible things in their lifetime have undergone hardships, sacrifices, trials, and tribulations. There is no easy victory over failure. No difficult achievement is smooth and easy. The history of great men reminds us that with strong determination, man can achieve anything he sets his mind on, however impossible it may seem. A man with determination and iron can defeat all hurdles in the way of his mission. Even the most intelligent people suffer in life if they cannot cope with their circumstances and labor hard to achieve the goal of their life. A genius who is fired with zeal and determination to achieve his ideal comes to possess the necessary capacity to bear the hardships, cross the hurdles, and achieve the final victory. Genius and hard work go together to bring the desired results. The stage of greatness comes after many stages of frustration and disappointment. The weaker man gives way to those frustrations but the genius perseveres and holds on to their mission until they achieve the object of their life.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Courage is not only the basis of all virtue; it is its expression. Faith, hope, charity and all other virtues only come into existence once courage is used to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. The first, an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second, a more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future, or his judgment of what he thinks to be right or worthwhile, is moral courage. I have known many men who had marked physical courage but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand, I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage, but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn't display physical courage when it was really necessary to face a situation boldly. 

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Courage is not only the basis of all virtue; it is its expression. Faith, hope, charity and all other virtues only come into existence once courage is used to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. The first, an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second, a more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future, or his judgment of what he thinks to be right or worthwhile, is moral courage. I have known many men who had marked physical courage but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand, I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage, but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn't display physical courage when it was really necessary to face a situation boldly. 

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[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question given after it:[/passage-header] Clear air is obviously, not a priority for those living in Delhi, the fourth most polluted city in the world. Center for Science and Environment (CSE) claims that even the politicians are not much bothered about this malady.

[passage-header]Read the following passage and answer the question given after it:[/passage-header] Clear air is obviously, not a priority for those living in Delhi, the fourth most polluted city in the world. Center for Science and Environment (CSE) claims that even the politicians are not much bothered about this malady.

[passage-header]Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Courage is not only the basis of all virtue; it is its expression. Faith, hope, charity and all other virtues only come into existence once courage is used to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. The first, an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death, is physical courage. The second, a more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future, or his judgment of what he thinks to be right or worthwhile, is moral courage. I have known many men who had marked physical courage but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand, I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage, but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn't display physical courage when it was really necessary to face a situation boldly.