Reading Test
1. Choose the best answer from the alternative given after each question.
a) Acid tasted —.
i) sour ii) sweet iii) sharp (iv) fine
b) Ordinary rainwater is — acidic.
i) very ii) somewhat iii) much iv) strongly
c) The cause of acid rain is —.
i) population ii) farming iii) pollution iv) smoking
d) Acid rain is — to health.
i) beneficial ii) benevolent iii) helpful iv) injurious
e) Harmful chemical is the — of acid rain.
i) ingredient ii) sparkling iii) result iv) consequence
f) — are affected by acid pollution.
i) The colour of paint ii) Leather
iii) Building materials iv) All the above
g) The Taj Mahal is situated in —.
i) Pakistan ii) Bangladesh iii) India iv) Iraq
h) One of the first indicators of acid pollution is damage to —.
i) the trees ii) the Taj Mahal iii) the leather iv) the building materials
i) Acid rain can release — chemical and metals into drinking water.
i) harmful ii) various iii) unknown iv) uncommon
j) Colour of stained glass windows can be caused to — by acid rain.
i) darken ii) disappear iii) break up iv) discolour
Answer: 1. Multiple Choice
(a) (iii) sharp (b) (ii) somewhat (c) (iii) pollution
(d) (iv) injurious (e) (i) ingredient (f) (iv) All the above
(g) (iii) India (h) (ii) the Taj Mahal (i) (i) harmful
(j) (iv) discolour
2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer.
a) Acids are sour in taste.
b) Rain can be more acidic in the industrial areas.
c) Acid rain has serious effect on human health.
d) Acid rain causes chest illness.
e) Acid rain pollutes our drinking water.
f) The world’s famous buildings are at risk from acid pollution.
g) Damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal in India is caused by carbon pollution.
h) Substances that do not have a sour taste have no acids in them.
i) Even slightly acidic rainwater can cause great damage to trees, wildlife, building etc.
j) Acid rain damages all sorts of things because it contains harmful chemicals and metals.
Answer: 2. True/False
a) False. Correct : Acids are sharp in taste.
b) True. c) True. d) True. e) True. f) True.
g) False. Correct: Damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal in India is caused by sulphur pollution.
h) True.
i) False. Correct: The rain water which is very acidic can cause damage to trees, lakes, wildlife, buildings etc.
j) True.
3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.
a) between caused strengthens spoils situated slightly
weakens sharp poisonous building subtle mixes
Acidity means a (a) — taste. The usual rainwater we have is (b) — acidic. There is a link (c) — acid rain and damage to human health. When acid rain (d) — with drinking water, it becomes (e) —. Acid pollution (f) — the colour of paint, (g) — leather and washes away (h) — materials. Sulphur pollution from nearby oil refineries (i) — damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal which is (j) — in India.
b) degree pollution bitter damage areas characteristic
acidic human acidity polluted sharp rainwater
By (a) — we mean the (b) — taste of acids. Rainwater is only a little (c) — in those areas which are not much (d) —. But the (e) — of acidity is very high in (f) — where the level of (g) — is very high. Such acidic (h) — can damage everything including (i) — health in the areas where it falls. Almost nothing in these areas escapes the (j) —.
Answer: 3. Filling in gap with clues
a) (a) sharp (b) slightly (c) between (d) mixes (e) poisonous (f) spoils (g) weakens (h) building (i) caused (j) situated.
b) (a) acidity (b) sharp (c) acidic (d) polluted (e) damage (f) areas (g) pollution (h) rainwater (i) human (j) damage
4. Read the passage in ‘A’ again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about acid rain. Use the clues in the box below.
taste rain water harmful acid pollution Taj Mahal risk
Answer: 4. Paragraph writing
Acid Rain
The taste of acid is sharp. Ordinary rainwater is slightly acidic. Acid rain is very harmful. It is a threat to trees, lakes, wildlife, buildings and human health. It pollutes drinking water. Acid pollution spoils the colour of paint, weakens leather and washes away building materials. It has caused a great damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal. Many of the world’s famous buildings are at risk from acid pollution.
5. Read the passage again. Now, answer the following questions in your own words.
a) What is the taste of acid?
b) What is the taste of ordinary rainwater?
c) Why is acid rain harmful?
d) How does it damage human health?
e) How is drinking water affected by acid rain?
f) What effect does acid rain have on stained glass windows?
g) What does the damage of the Taj Mahal indicate?
h) Why does acid pollution occur?
i) How does acid rain cause damage to buildings?
j) What is the difference between ordinary and acid rain water?
Answer: 5. Open ended
a) The taste of acid is sharp.
b) The taste of ordinary rainwater is slightly acidic.
c) Acid rain is harmful because it is a great threat to human health and plant life.
d) Mixing with drinking water, acid rain makes the water somehow poisonous and drinking such water, we may suffer from various diseases.
e) When acid rain mixes with our drinking water, it pollutes the drinking water.
f) Acid rain gradually fades the colour of stained glass windows and it shortens the durability and beauty of the glass.
g) The damage of the beautiful Taj Mahal in India indicates that acid pollution exists in the developing world.
h) Acid pollution occurs because of severe pollution.
i) Acid rain washes away building materials and thus causes damage to buildings.
j) Ordinary rainwater is slightly acidic but acid rain water is full of chemicals and harmful metals.
6. Read the passage again. Now, write the main ideas of the story in your own words in not more than five sentences.
Answer : 6. Summarising
Acid rain is very harmful to human health and plant life. It releases harmful chemicals. If we breathe in the chemicals, we suffer from chest illness. It fades the colours of the glass. Acid pollution spoils the colour of paint, weakens leather and washes away building materials.
1. Choose the best answer from the alternative given after each question.
a) Acid tasted —.
i) sour ii) sweet iii) sharp (iv) fine
b) Ordinary rainwater is — acidic.
i) very ii) somewhat iii) much iv) strongly
c) The cause of acid rain is —.
i) population ii) farming iii) pollution iv) smoking
d) Acid rain is — to health.
i) beneficial ii) benevolent iii) helpful iv) injurious
e) Harmful chemical is the — of acid rain.
i) ingredient ii) sparkling iii) result iv) consequence
f) — are affected by acid pollution.
i) The colour of paint ii) Leather
iii) Building materials iv) All the above
g) The Taj Mahal is situated in —.
i) Pakistan ii) Bangladesh iii) India iv) Iraq
h) One of the first indicators of acid pollution is damage to —.
i) the trees ii) the Taj Mahal iii) the leather iv) the building materials
i) Acid rain can release — chemical and metals into drinking water.
i) harmful ii) various iii) unknown iv) uncommon
j) Colour of stained glass windows can be caused to — by acid rain.
i) darken ii) disappear iii) break up iv) discolour
Answer: 1. Multiple Choice
(a) (iii) sharp (b) (ii) somewhat (c) (iii) pollution
(d) (iv) injurious (e) (i) ingredient (f) (iv) All the above
(g) (iii) India (h) (ii) the Taj Mahal (i) (i) harmful
(j) (iv) discolour
2. Write whether the statements are true or false. If false, give the correct answer.
a) Acids are sour in taste.
b) Rain can be more acidic in the industrial areas.
c) Acid rain has serious effect on human health.
d) Acid rain causes chest illness.
e) Acid rain pollutes our drinking water.
f) The world’s famous buildings are at risk from acid pollution.
g) Damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal in India is caused by carbon pollution.
h) Substances that do not have a sour taste have no acids in them.
i) Even slightly acidic rainwater can cause great damage to trees, wildlife, building etc.
j) Acid rain damages all sorts of things because it contains harmful chemicals and metals.
Answer: 2. True/False
a) False. Correct : Acids are sharp in taste.
b) True. c) True. d) True. e) True. f) True.
g) False. Correct: Damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal in India is caused by sulphur pollution.
h) True.
i) False. Correct: The rain water which is very acidic can cause damage to trees, lakes, wildlife, buildings etc.
j) True.
3. Fill in each gap in the following passage with a suitable word from the box. There are more words than necessary.
a) between caused strengthens spoils situated slightly
weakens sharp poisonous building subtle mixes
Acidity means a (a) — taste. The usual rainwater we have is (b) — acidic. There is a link (c) — acid rain and damage to human health. When acid rain (d) — with drinking water, it becomes (e) —. Acid pollution (f) — the colour of paint, (g) — leather and washes away (h) — materials. Sulphur pollution from nearby oil refineries (i) — damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal which is (j) — in India.
b) degree pollution bitter damage areas characteristic
acidic human acidity polluted sharp rainwater
By (a) — we mean the (b) — taste of acids. Rainwater is only a little (c) — in those areas which are not much (d) —. But the (e) — of acidity is very high in (f) — where the level of (g) — is very high. Such acidic (h) — can damage everything including (i) — health in the areas where it falls. Almost nothing in these areas escapes the (j) —.
Answer: 3. Filling in gap with clues
a) (a) sharp (b) slightly (c) between (d) mixes (e) poisonous (f) spoils (g) weakens (h) building (i) caused (j) situated.
b) (a) acidity (b) sharp (c) acidic (d) polluted (e) damage (f) areas (g) pollution (h) rainwater (i) human (j) damage
4. Read the passage in ‘A’ again. Now write a paragraph based on the information about acid rain. Use the clues in the box below.
taste rain water harmful acid pollution Taj Mahal risk
Answer: 4. Paragraph writing
Acid Rain
The taste of acid is sharp. Ordinary rainwater is slightly acidic. Acid rain is very harmful. It is a threat to trees, lakes, wildlife, buildings and human health. It pollutes drinking water. Acid pollution spoils the colour of paint, weakens leather and washes away building materials. It has caused a great damage to the beautiful Taj Mahal. Many of the world’s famous buildings are at risk from acid pollution.
5. Read the passage again. Now, answer the following questions in your own words.
a) What is the taste of acid?
b) What is the taste of ordinary rainwater?
c) Why is acid rain harmful?
d) How does it damage human health?
e) How is drinking water affected by acid rain?
f) What effect does acid rain have on stained glass windows?
g) What does the damage of the Taj Mahal indicate?
h) Why does acid pollution occur?
i) How does acid rain cause damage to buildings?
j) What is the difference between ordinary and acid rain water?
Answer: 5. Open ended
a) The taste of acid is sharp.
b) The taste of ordinary rainwater is slightly acidic.
c) Acid rain is harmful because it is a great threat to human health and plant life.
d) Mixing with drinking water, acid rain makes the water somehow poisonous and drinking such water, we may suffer from various diseases.
e) When acid rain mixes with our drinking water, it pollutes the drinking water.
f) Acid rain gradually fades the colour of stained glass windows and it shortens the durability and beauty of the glass.
g) The damage of the beautiful Taj Mahal in India indicates that acid pollution exists in the developing world.
h) Acid pollution occurs because of severe pollution.
i) Acid rain washes away building materials and thus causes damage to buildings.
j) Ordinary rainwater is slightly acidic but acid rain water is full of chemicals and harmful metals.
6. Read the passage again. Now, write the main ideas of the story in your own words in not more than five sentences.
Answer : 6. Summarising
Acid rain is very harmful to human health and plant life. It releases harmful chemicals. If we breathe in the chemicals, we suffer from chest illness. It fades the colours of the glass. Acid pollution spoils the colour of paint, weakens leather and washes away building materials.
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