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Which pet did the farmer have?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. Cow

  2. Dog

  3. Cobra

  4. Mongoose


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It matches with the information given in the passage.

How did the woman react after seeing blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. She beat the mongoose with a stick.

  2. She killed the mongoose.

  3. She killed the snake.

  4. She cried a lot.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It matches with the information given in the passage.

Who won the fight?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. The mother

  2. The child

  3. The mongoose

  4. The cobra


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It matches with the information given in the passage.

What does "fierce" mean in the passage?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. Violent

  2. Happy

  3. Sad

  4. Hatred


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Concept based

What was the child doing when the cobra got into the house?

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the following question:

Once upon a time there lived a farmer and his wife. They had a little son. The farmer had a pet mongoose. The little boy and the mongoose were good playmates. One day the farmer was busy at his fields. The farmer's wife had gone to the market. The little boy was fast asleep in a cradle. The mongoose was lying near the cradle. A cobra got into the house and reached near the little boy. The mongoose sniffed the snake and jumped up. The cobra began to attack. There was a fierce fight between the cobra and the mongoose. The mongoose finally bit and killed the cobra. The mongoose saw the farmer's wife returning from market. He ran happily towards her to greet her. She saw blood around the mouth and paws of the mongoose. The farmer's wife mistook that the mongoose had attacked her son. The farmer's wife took a long stick and struck heavy blows on the mongoose and then ran into the house. She was shocked to see a dead cobra lying on the floor near her son. Now she realised her mistake. Her sorrow knew no bounds. The moral of the story is that one should never react before knowing the facts.

  1. The child was lying in the cradle.

  2. The child was playing.

  3. The child was sitting.

  4. The child was crying.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It matches with the information given in the passage.

Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Advance

  1. Withhold

  2. Defend

  3. Restrain

  4. Retreat


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the given word.

Easy

  1. Same

  2. Difficult

  3. Uneasy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the bold word.

All this water fills the hollows in the earth.

  1. Empty spaces

  2. Solids

  3. Craters

  4. Tubes


Correct Option: C

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

It is ________ to keep to the left side of the road in order to be on the ________ of traffic rules.

  1. natural, better side

  2. necessary, right side

  3. luxury, bright side

  4. mandatory, good side


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 In order to be on the right side of traffic rules, it is necessary to keep to the left side of the road. 

Directions: Select the word or phrase that is similar in meaning to the given word.

BELLICOSE

  1. War-like

  2. Amusing

  3. Piecemeal

  4. Errant


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the word that is most nearly the same in meaning to the word given in capital letters.

LIVID

  1. Grayish-blue

  2. Pale

  3. Ruddy

  4. Dark


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Livid means grayish-blue.

Directions: Fill in the blanks.

_______who are led by the spirit of god ______the children of god.

  1. He, are

  2. Those, are

  3. Them, are

  4. That, is


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The correct option is (2).

Directions: Choose the alternative which is opposite in meaning to the italicised word.

He is a good fellow, but what I dislike is his reckless handling of things.

  1. Intelligent

  2. Cautious

  3. Soft

  4. Brilliant


Correct Option: B

Directions: The following sentence has been broken into three parts - (1), (2) and (3). If there is any grammatical error in any of these parts, that is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (4).

(1) It is said that in life, (2) be it friendships or fights, (3) nothing last forever. (4) No error

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. -


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 (c) is incorrect as there is subject verb disagreement in this segment. The subject ‘nothing’ is singular and the verb ‘last’ is incorrect. The third person present for singular is ‘lasts’. Thus, it is nothing
lasts forever.

Directions: A number of sentences are given in the question. When properly sequenced, they form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.

A. Effort in work and imagination in work is the beginning, middle and end of success. B. He who works, will succeed in direct proportion to his toils. C. Success calls for sustained and determined effort. D. Ultimately, it is action that counts.

  1. BADC

  2. DABC

  3. CABD

  4. DCBA


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Success calls for sustained and determined effort. Effort in work and imagination in work is the beginning, middle and end of success. He who works, will succeed in direct proportion to his toils. Ultimately, it is action that counts. 

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