Thursday, May 31, 2012

Practice:Seen comphrension for JSC Exam

Read the following passage and answer the questions following it:

A long time ago in a small village near the jungle, there lived a young man called Ruplal. He lived with his family and worked on a firm, but he didn’t like it there.
It was a beautiful place, but there was a lot of problems. The village people were always quarrelling, so there was no peace.
“I’ll either have to go and live alone in the jungle, or I’ll completely mad.” Ruplal exclaimed. “I don’t want to stay here one more day!” So, he collected his things and went to live by himself in the jungle.
Ruplal made a nice little hut for himself in the jungle with wood, bamboo and reeds. There he lived in peace and quiet all by himself. “Ah! How happy I am now” he thought to himself.
Then, one day after a few weeks, he discovered something strange. In his blanket there was a hole. “Who made this hole?” Ruplal asked. He looked around him, but nobody replied. “I don’t understand. There’s either somebody here, or the hole just made itself!”
That night, while Ruplal was sleeping, he heard a noise. Either someone or something was eating his blanket. “Who’s that!” Ruplal shouted. “Go away and leave me alone!”
Outside the moon was shining brightly and Ruplal saw something small. It was a mouse. “Right,” he thought. “I’ll bring my car here. Then I’ll be able to sleep in peace!”

1. Write whether the following statements are true or false. If false, give the correct information. 1Í5 = 5

a) Ruplal worked on a firm.
b) The first few days of Ruplal in the jungle were very calm and quiet.
c) Ruplal made a nice little hut for his family.
d) Ruplal wished to bring the cat in the jungle.
e) Ruplal had sound sleep in the jungle.

2. Choose the best answer from the following alternatives. 1Í5 = 5

a) Ruplal’s village was---in size.
i) big ii) spacious
iii) tiny iv) large.
b) Ruplal went to the jungle so that he could----
i) make a hut ii) enjoy natural beauty
iii) avoid responsibilities iv) find peace and quiet.
c) Ruplal discovered something----
i) after a few weeks ii) within a week
iii) after a few months iv) before a few weeks
d) The people of Ruplal’s village were---
i) gaysome ii) quarrelsome
c) friendly iv) handsome
e) Which thing is not used to build Ruplal’s hut?
i) wood ii) bamboo
iii) reeds iv) corrugated sheet.

3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary. ½ Í 10 = 5
Though the village was a a)---place, Ruplal did not b)---it. So, to c)---alone d)---he chose the e)---jungle. Here he would f)---nobody quarrelling as in the g)---village. He took his h)---and went into the jungle i)---the farm and the j)---.

4. Give short answer to the following questions. 1 Í 5 = 5

a) What is the cause of Ruplal’s going to the jungle?
b) Why did Ruplal shout?
c) How did Ruplal lead his life in the jungle early?
d) Why did he decide to leave the village?
e) What did Ruplal discover after a few weeks?

5. Choose a word from the box and put it in the blank next to its meaning. ½ Í10=5
a) -------------=to find out something.
b) -------------=a large covering made of wool.
c) -------------=obstacle.
d) -------------=nice to look at.
e) -------------=a small house made up with wood, bamboo etc.
f) -------------=unusual.
g) -------------=an unfriendly behavior.
h) -------------=a group consisting of parents and children.
i) -------------=gather.
j) -------------=a person with disordered brain.

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