Reading Comprehension Test 71

[passage-header] Read the passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]The Santhals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal group, which probably entered India from the North East. Presently they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chota Nagpur plateau. Originally hunters and dwellers in the jungle, they are now agriculturists. Like the Mundas and Hos and other representatives of the race, they are jovial in character, fond of their music, and ready to take a joke.
Their social organisation is very complete: each village has its headman or manjhi, with his assistant the paranik. The jogmanghi is in charge of ensuring that the young ones in the tribe have the right moral development. The naeke is the village priest, and the godet is the village constable. Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief.
Their religion is animistic; spirits (bongas) are everywhere around them: the spirits of their ancestors, the spirit of the house, the spirit dwelling in the patch of primeval forest preserved in each village. Every hill, tree and rock has its spirit. These spirits are worshipped by elaborate ceremonies, which generally conclude in dances, and great food.
The Santhal Parganas is a district 4800 sq. miles in area, lying about 150 miles north of Kolkata, and was formed into a separate administration after the Santhals had risen in rebellion in 1856. The Santhals, at present, form about one-third of the population.

[passage-header] Read the passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]The Santhals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal group, which probably entered India from the North East. Presently they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chota Nagpur plateau. Originally hunters and dwellers in the jungle, they are now agriculturists. Like the Mundas and Hos and other representatives of the race, they are jovial in character, fond of their music, and ready to take a joke.
Their social organisation is very complete: each village has its headman or manjhi, with his assistant the paranik. The jogmanghi is in charge of ensuring that the young ones in the tribe have the right moral development. The naeke is the village priest, and the godet is the village constable. Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief.
Their religion is animistic; spirits (bongas) are everywhere around them: the spirits of their ancestors, the spirit of the house, the spirit dwelling in the patch of primeval forest preserved in each village. Every hill, tree and rock has its spirit. These spirits are worshipped by elaborate ceremonies, which generally conclude in dances, and great food.
The Santhal Parganas is a district 4800 sq. miles in area, lying about 150 miles north of Kolkata, and was formed into a separate administration after the Santhals had risen in rebellion in 1856. The Santhals, at present, form about one-third of the population.

[passage-header] Read the passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]The Santhals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal group, which probably entered India from the North East. Presently they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chota Nagpur plateau. Originally hunters and dwellers in the jungle, they are now agriculturists. Like the Mundas and Hos and other representatives of the race, they are jovial in character, fond of their music, and ready to take a joke.
Their social organisation is very complete: each village has its headman or manjhi, with his assistant the paranik. The jogmanghi is in charge of ensuring that the young ones in the tribe have the right moral development. The naeke is the village priest, and the godet is the village constable. Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief.
Their religion is animistic; spirits (bongas) are everywhere around them: the spirits of their ancestors, the spirit of the house, the spirit dwelling in the patch of primeval forest preserved in each village. Every hill, tree and rock has its spirit. These spirits are worshipped by elaborate ceremonies, which generally conclude in dances, and great food.
The Santhal Parganas is a district 4800 sq. miles in area, lying about 150 miles north of Kolkata, and was formed into a separate administration after the Santhals had risen in rebellion in 1856. The Santhals, at present, form about one-third of the population.

[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]                                                         Amelia Earhart
It was 1932. A plane touched down the tarmac flying all the way across the Atlantic. As people waited for the pilot to get off the plane, they were in for a surprise. It was a woman and she was alone! Amelia Mary Earhart was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born on 24th July 1897 in Kansas, USA and showed a spirit of adventure early on. She was a tomboy who loved climbing trees and going on exploring trips in the neighbourhood.
During WWI, Amelia went to Canada and worked there as a nurse's side in a military hospital. In 1920, she went to see a stunt-flying exhibition. A thrilled Amelia said, "I believe that little red aeroplane said something to me as it swished by." In December 1920, she sat on a plane for the first time and took to flying like a duck to water! Within six months of flying lessons, she bought her own biplane. It wasn't long before she became the first woman to fly to 14,000 feet.
In 1928, Amelia took up an offer to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off in a Fokker F7 named Friendship. With her were a pilot Stultz and copilot and mechanic Gordon. Amelia arrived in Wales after 21 hours. This news made headline worldwide. She had become the first woman pilot to fly successfully across the Atlantic. On her return, she was welcomed back with a reception at the White House by President Coolidge. When she flew solo in 1932, she got a gold medal from the National Geographic Society and the Distinguished Flying Cross from her country's President.
Until then, people thought that only men could do jobs that needed people to be intelligent and organised, stay calm and strong under pressure, and work efficiently. Amelia proved that women can do so too. After almost a year's planning, in 1937, she took off on a flying journey across the world. Sadly, her aeroplane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. The world lost a champion woman who went chasing her dreams. Yet to this day, it remembers her courage and amazing achievements. And you can see Amelia smiling through every woman pilot flying high on any ordinary day.

[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follow.[/passage-header]Here is a humorous article giving advice to mountaineers. Do you think the author is serious? Read on.
Do you jump out of bed in the mornings? Well, if you are a mountain climber sleeping on a rock face, you cannot do so! Nor can you toss and turn in your sleep. You cannot spread yourself out either. So, how do you sleep?
Mountaineers have honed the art of sleeping on the rock face of a mountain several hundred feet above sea level. They affix themselves to the open rock face using ropes and pitons. If you would like to climb a mountain and sleep a few nights high up there then this is the way to do it. First of all find a nice wide ledge in the cliff. You would be lucky if you found a ledge that is three to five inches wide. It is a challenge to sleep on a ledge of lesser width.
To prevent falling off the ledge, you will have to fasten yourself to the cliff. Use pitons and ropes for this purpose. Use a very heavy hammer to drive the pitons deep into the rock face. Then, weave the rope around your limbs and fasten it to the pitons. Remember to keep at least one arm free from the weaving. This arm will help you untie yourself in the morning.
Now, some of you might have the habit of reading yourself to sleep. Fairly good habit! However, how do you read when you are on a mountain face? Well, you can wear your helmet with the light on and you can hold the book with your free arm. With not enough space to change the book from one arm to the other, and with no pillows to prop up your head, the experience may not be as pleasurable as you would like, though.
What do you do if you complete reading the book? You can always leave it behind for other climbers to find it. It is best to fasten the book to the ledge so that it remains there to surprise future climbers. You must remember to wrap the book up in some waterproof material.
While you are sleeping high up there, a few reptiles or birds might grow interested in you. They might want to know who the intruder is. How do you deal with them? Ignoring them might help. Also, biting cold winds and the lashing rain might bother you. Again, the advice is to ignore them. If you don't look at them, they are likely to just go away!

[passage-header] Read the passage and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]The Santhals are a Munda tribe, a branch of that aboriginal group, which probably entered India from the North East. Presently they inhabit the Eastern outskirts of the Chota Nagpur plateau. Originally hunters and dwellers in the jungle, they are now agriculturists. Like the Mundas and Hos and other representatives of the race, they are jovial in character, fond of their music, and ready to take a joke.
Their social organisation is very complete: each village has its headman or manjhi, with his assistant the paranik. The jogmanghi is in charge of ensuring that the young ones in the tribe have the right moral development. The naeke is the village priest, and the godet is the village constable. Over a group of villages is the pargana or tribal chief.
Their religion is animistic; spirits (bongas) are everywhere around them: the spirits of their ancestors, the spirit of the house, the spirit dwelling in the patch of primeval forest preserved in each village. Every hill, tree and rock has its spirit. These spirits are worshipped by elaborate ceremonies, which generally conclude in dances, and great food.
The Santhal Parganas is a district 4800 sq. miles in area, lying about 150 miles north of Kolkata, and was formed into a separate administration after the Santhals had risen in rebellion in 1856. The Santhals, at present, form about one-third of the population.

[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]                                                         Amelia Earhart
It was 1932. A plane touched down the tarmac flying all the way across the Atlantic. As people waited for the pilot to get off the plane, they were in for a surprise. It was a woman and she was alone! Amelia Mary Earhart was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born on 24th July 1897 in Kansas, USA and showed a spirit of adventure early on. She was a tomboy who loved climbing trees and going on exploring trips in the neighbourhood.
During WWI, Amelia went to Canada and worked there as a nurse's side in a military hospital. In 1920, she went to see a stunt-flying exhibition. A thrilled Amelia said, "I believe that little red aeroplane said something to me as it swished by." In December 1920, she sat on a plane for the first time and took to flying like a duck to water! Within six months of flying lessons, she bought her own biplane. It wasn't long before she became the first woman to fly to 14,000 feet.
In 1928, Amelia took up an offer to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off in a Fokker F7 named Friendship. With her were a pilot Stultz and copilot and mechanic Gordon. Amelia arrived in Wales after 21 hours. This news made headline worldwide. She had become the first woman pilot to fly successfully across the Atlantic. On her return, she was welcomed back with a reception at the White House by President Coolidge. When she flew solo in 1932, she got a gold medal from the National Geographic Society and the Distinguished Flying Cross from her country's President.
Until then, people thought that only men could do jobs that needed people to be intelligent and organised, stay calm and strong under pressure, and work efficiently. Amelia proved that women can do so too. After almost a year's planning, in 1937, she took off on a flying journey across the world. Sadly, her aeroplane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. The world lost a champion woman who went chasing her dreams. Yet to this day, it remembers her courage and amazing achievements. And you can see Amelia smiling through every woman pilot flying high on any ordinary day.

[passage-header]Read the following poem carefully and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Did I Ever Stop?
Did I ever stop to make you smile
When your day was hard or your road was long?
When your light stopped shinning for a while,

[passage-header]Read the passage and answer the question that follows.[/passage-header]                                                         Amelia Earhart
It was 1932. A plane touched down the tarmac flying all the way across the Atlantic. As people waited for the pilot to get off the plane, they were in for a surprise. It was a woman and she was alone! Amelia Mary Earhart was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She was born on 24th July 1897 in Kansas, USA and showed a spirit of adventure early on. She was a tomboy who loved climbing trees and going on exploring trips in the neighbourhood.
During WWI, Amelia went to Canada and worked there as a nurse's side in a military hospital. In 1920, she went to see a stunt-flying exhibition. A thrilled Amelia said, "I believe that little red aeroplane said something to me as it swished by." In December 1920, she sat on a plane for the first time and took to flying like a duck to water! Within six months of flying lessons, she bought her own biplane. It wasn't long before she became the first woman to fly to 14,000 feet.
In 1928, Amelia took up an offer to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. She took off in a Fokker F7 named Friendship. With her were a pilot Stultz and copilot and mechanic Gordon. Amelia arrived in Wales after 21 hours. This news made headline worldwide. She had become the first woman pilot to fly successfully across the Atlantic. On her return, she was welcomed back with a reception at the White House by President Coolidge. When she flew solo in 1932, she got a gold medal from the National Geographic Society and the Distinguished Flying Cross from her country's President.
Until then, people thought that only men could do jobs that needed people to be intelligent and organised, stay calm and strong under pressure, and work efficiently. Amelia proved that women can do so too. After almost a year's planning, in 1937, she took off on a flying journey across the world. Sadly, her aeroplane disappeared over the Pacific Ocean. The world lost a champion woman who went chasing her dreams. Yet to this day, it remembers her courage and amazing achievements. And you can see Amelia smiling through every woman pilot flying high on any ordinary day.

[passage-header]Read the following poem carefully and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Did I Ever Stop?
Did I ever stop to make you smile
When your day was hard or your road was long?
When your light stopped shinning for a while,