1.) Read The Following Passage and Answer The Questions Given Below

COMPREHENSION
1.) Read the following passage and answer the questions given
below:
Helen Keller was a popular teacher and a famous author. She became
deaf and blind when she was only 19 months old. Her teacher Anne
Sullivan taught her to read. She did so by spelling out words on Helen’s
palm. Anne also taught Helen to touch a speaker’s lips and understand
what was being said. Later Helen learnt to read books with the help of
Braille. She went on to obtain a graduate degree. Her writings have
inspired many differently-a led people to overcome difficulties. People
who are unable to use one or more of their senses are called ‘differently-
abled’.
Q. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct options

from those given below:
1. Helen Keller was:

1. only deaf
2. dumb and blind
3. deaf and dumb
4. deaf and blind.
2. Her teacher Anne Sullivan taught her to:
1. write
2. read
3. read and write
4. dance
3. Anne Sullivan taught Helen to read by spelling words on her:
1. face
2. hand
3. palm
4. cheeks
4. Anne also taught Helen to understand what was being said
by:
1. touching the speaker’s hand.
2. touching the speaker’s lips.
3. touching the speaker’s face.
4. touching the speaker’s fingers.
5. The word ‘author’ means the same as:
1. Writer of books
2. one who has authority
3. one who is famous
4. one who is deaf and blind.
below:
Scientists and doctors keep warning us of the dangerous effects of
T.V. on various systems and organs of our body. Watching T.V.
continuously for a long time is extremely harmful for the eyes. Everyone
on an average watches T.V. for three to four hours daily. Consequently,
eye-sight gets weak. Children are the most affected because from their
very childhood, their eye-sight goes weaker and weaker by watching T.V.
and at a close range it is all the more harmful. The debilitating effect of T.
V. watching on eye-sight has resulted into a general complaint of
headache. The high-pitched sound of dance, music, fights and cries in
various programmes results into deafness. Continuous watching of T.V. in
one posture causes joint pain, backache, and muscle pain. Eating and
drinking while watching T.V. causes obesity and also makes our digestive
system sluggish. Scenes of horror and violence are causing psychological
problems in our youth. In short, watching T.V. for long hours is harmful
for our health and mental growth.
Q. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct options

from those given below:
1. Watching too much of T.V. affects our:

1. skin
2. nails
3. eyes
4. hair
2. Average T.V. viewing is about:
1. less than one hour
2. more than two hours
3. three to four hours
4. four to five hours.
3. The general complaint of headache is due to:
1. watching T.V. at a close range
2. high-pitched sound of dance and music.
3. weak eye-sight due to viewing T.V.
4. muscle pain
4. Psychological problems are caused due to:
1. sluggish digestive system
2. wrong posture while watching T.V.
3. watching scenes of horror and violence
4. eating and drinking while watching T.V.
5. Continuous T.V. viewing in one posture causes:
1. obesity
2. psychological problems
3. joint pain, back pain and muscle pain
4. headache.
below:
An owl is a bird. There are two basic types of owls: typical owls
and barn owls. Owls live in almost every country of the world. Owls are
mostly nocturnal, meaning they are awake at night. Owls are predators—
they hunt the food that they eat. Owls hunt for mice and other small
mammals, insects and even fish. Owls are well adapted for hunting. Their
soft, fluffy feathers make their flight nearly silent. They have very good
hearing which helps them to hunt well in the darkness. The sharp hooked
beaks and claws of the owl make it very easy to tear apart their prey
quickly, although owls also eat some prey whole.
Owl’s eyes are unusual. Like most predators, both the eyes of the owl
face front. The owl cannot move its eyes. Owls are far—sighted, which
means they can see very well far away…….but they can’t see close very
well at all. Fortunately, their distant vision is what they use for hunting
and they can see far away even in low light. Owls have facial disks around
their eyes, tufts of feathers in a circle around each eye. These facial disks
are thought to help the Owl’s hearing. Owls can turn their heads 180
degrees. This makes it look like they might be able to turn their heads all
the way around, but 180 degrees is all the owl needs to see what’s going
on all around. Perhaps because of the Owl’s mysterious appearance,
especially its round eyes and flexible neck, there are a lot of myths and
superstitions about them. Many cultures believe that owls are unusually
wise. Because owls are nocturnal, some cultures associate them with bad
omens. The screech of the barn owl is considered by many to sound eerily
human, like a person screaming. However, owls probably do not interact
with the fates of humans at all. In fact, some owl species may become
extinct because of humans.
Q. Answer the following questions by selecting the most

appropriate option:
1. Which of the following is not true about owls?
1. Owls eat small animals
2. Owls are able to fly silently
3. Owls have the best hearing of all birds
4. Owls have poor vision
2. The eyesight of the owl is used for …………
1. flying
2. hunting
3. sleeping
4. none of these
3. The purpose of this short article is ………..
1. to entertain
2. to inform
3. to persuade
4. none of these
4. Title for this story can be ………..
1. Owls hunt at night
2. Owls can fly silently
3. Owls are interesting animals
4. Owls have flexible necks
5. Which of the following is true?
1. The facial disks of the owl help them to see.
2. Owls have a strong, bent beak.
3. Most owls hunt for food during the day.
4. Owls are dangerous to humans.
4.) Read the following passage and answer the questions given below:
Papaya is the healthiest fruit with a list of properties that is long and
exhaustive. Papaya favours digestion as well as cures skin irritation and
sunburns. You can munch on it as a salad, have it cooked or boiled or just
drink it up as milk shake or juice. The most important of these virtues is
the protein-digesting enzyme in the milky juice. The enzyme is similar to
pepsin in its digestive action and is said to be so powerful that it can
digest 200 times its own weight in protein. It assists the body in
assimilating the maximum nutritional value from food to provide energy
and body-building materials.
Papain in raw papaya makes up for the deficiency of gastric juice and
fights excess of unhealthy mucus in the stomach, dyspepsia and intestinal
irritation. The ripe fruit, if eaten regularly, corrects habitant constipation,
bleeding piles and chronic diarrhoea.
The juice, used as a cosmetic, removes freckles or brown spots due to

exposure to sunlight and makes the skin smooth and delicate. A paste of
papaya seeds is applied in skin diseases like those caused by ringworm.
The black seeds of the papaya are highly beneficial in the treatment of
cirrhosis of the liver caused by malnutrition, alcoholism, etc.
A table spoon of its juice, combined with a hint of fresh lime juice, should
be taken once or twice daily for a month. The fresh juice of raw papaya
mixed with honey can be applied over inflamed tonsils, for diphtheria and
other throat disorders. It dissolves the membrane and prevents infection
from spreading. The nutrients in papaya have also been shown to be
helpful in the prevention of colon cancer. Papaya’s fibre is able to control
cancer-causing toxins in the colon and keep them away from the healthy
colon cells. In addition, papaya’s folate, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and
vitamin E have each been associated with a reduced risk of colon cancer.
These nutrients provide synergistic protection for colon cells from free
radical damage to their DNA. Increasing your intake of these nutrients by
enjoying papaya is an especially good idea for individuals at risk of colon
cancer.
Choose the correct alternatives:
1. The fact that papaya is a versatile fruit is evident from

1. used as a cosmetic
2. its ability to fight and cure so many diseases
3. corrects habitant constipation, bleeding piles and chronic
diarrhoea
4. None of the above
2. Papaya favours ________________.
1. digestion and cures skin irritation.
2. makes the skin smooth and delicate.
3. inflamed tonsils and other throat disorders.
4. deficiency of gastric juice and fights excess of unhealthy
mucus.
3. The black seeds of the papaya are highly beneficial in the
treatment of
1. colon cancer
2. cirrhosis of the liver
3. skin irritation and sunburns
4. None of the above
4. Find the word from the passage which means ‘a lack or
shortage’.
1. spreading
2. prevention
3. deficiency
4. mucus
5. ___________ is said to be so powerful that it can digest
200 times its own weight in protein.
1. enzyme
2. pepsin
3. folate
4. carotene
5. Read the following passage and answer the questions given

below:
Orang-utans require less food than humans. When Orang-utans eat,

they nibble mostly on ripe fruits, along with smaller portions of leaves and
seeds. Even in captivity, this diet doesn’t diminish an orang-utan’s get up
and go attitude. They wake up early, after a long night’s sleep. Then they
spend the day socializing, exploring their indoor and outdoor enclosures.
They also regularly engage in games with researchers. These activities of
the orang-utans taken together add up to the same level of exercise
performed by humans in physically demanding agricultural lifestyles.
In the wild, orang-utans live in the rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra
where food availability is highly variable and unpredictable. Like fresh
fruits from the garden, the pickings are often feast or famine. But the
trade-off is, that low energy means, less energy is available to do things
like grow and reproduce. So orang-utans grow slowly and reproduce
slowly, which is evolutionarily risky because an orang-utan might die
before it passes on its genes. Human mothers can have a child every two
to four years, but orang-utans in the wild only reproduce every seven to
eight years.
Orang-utans are among the most intelligent primates; they use a variety
of sophisticated tools and construct elaborate sleeping nests each night
from branches and foliage. These apes have been extensively studied for
their learning abilities. There may even be distinctive cultures within
populations. Both orang-utan species are considered to be endangered,
with the Sumatran orang-utans being critically endangered. Human
activities have caused severe decline in the populations and ranges of
both species. Threats to wild orang-utan populations include poaching,
habitat destruction, and the illegal pet trade. Several conservation and
rehabilitation organisations are dedicated to the survival of orang-utans in
the wild.
We will lose much information about our closest relatives and our own
evolutionary history if we let them get extinct.
1. According to Pontzer, orang-utans mostly eat ______________

1. Ripe fruits along with smaller portions of leaves and seeds.
2. pulses
3. vegetables
4. cereals
2. Orang-utans are among ______________ primates.

1. the least intelligent.
2. amicable
3. flexible
4. The most intelligent.
3. ______________ are the critically endangered species.
1. The African orang-utans
2. The American orang-utans
3. The Sumatran orang-utans.
4. The Australian orang-utans
4. There is a severe decline in the population of orang-utans because

of ___________.
1. Level of exercise and activities.
2. Human activities such as poaching, habitat destruction and illegal
Pet trade
3. difficult to foresee or foretell
4. our own evolutionary history.
6. Read the following passage and answer the questions given

below:
A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are
many different species of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six
inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful song. Sparrows
prefer to build their nests in low places – usually on the ground, clumps of
grass, low trees and low bushes. In cities they build their nests in holes
and nooks in buildings. They rarely build their nests at high places. They
build their nests out of twigs, grasses and plant fibres. Their nests are
usually small and well-built structures.
Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with
reddish brown spots. They hatch within eleven to fourteen days. Both the
male and female parents care for the young. Insects are fed to the young
after hatching. The sparrow use their large claws for scratching seeds.
Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost
everywhere, where there are humans. Many people throughout the world
enjoy watching these delightful birds.
The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing.
Sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet, then lie in
it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. Many
birds, particularly game birds and sparrows, take dust baths as part of
their regular preening. The dust helps dislodge parasites and absorbs
excess preen oil so feathers are not heavily coated. Birds that do not
bathe in water are more likely to use dust baths frequently, but many
birds use both types of bathing. They will also bathe in water, or in dry or
melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing, with the sparrow
standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings,
and also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social, with
up to a hundred birds participating at one go, and is followed by preening
and sometimes group singing.
1. Female sparrows lay __________ eggs at a time.

1. 2-3
2. 3-4
3. 4-5
4. 4-6
2. The eggs are white with __________ spots.
1. Reddish yellow
2. Reddish black
3. Reddish blue
4. Reddish brown
3. The chief food of adult sparrow is:
1. grains
2. worms
3. seeds
4. fruits
4. What is a social activity of the sparrows?
1. Singing
2. Dancing
3. Flying
4. Bathing
5. Who takes care of the young?
1. Male sparrow
2. Both male and female sparrows
3. Female sparrow
4. None of them

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Q. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct options

1. Helen Keller was:

Q. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct options

1. Watching too much of T.V. affects our:

Q. Answer the following questions by selecting the most

The juice, used as a cosmetic, removes freckles or brown spots due to

Choose the correct alternatives:

1. The fact that papaya is a versatile fruit is evident from

5. Read the following passage and answer the questions given

Orang-utans require less food than humans. When Orang-utans eat,

Choose the correct alternatives:

1. According to Pontzer, orang-utans mostly eat ______________

2. Orang-utans are among ______________ primates.

4. There is a severe decline in the population of orang-utans because

4. our own evolutionary history.

6. Read the following passage and answer the questions given

Choose the correct alternatives:

1. Female sparrows lay __________ eggs at a time.

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