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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: Fill in the blank space in the given sentence with a conjunction or preposition from the following alternatives.

We travelled all day and checked ______ a motel only when we were too tired to drive.

  1. up

  2. over

  3. into

  4. upon

  5. in


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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Directions: Give one word substitute for the given phrase.

One who renounces his religious vows or forsakes his religious beliefs

  1. Agnostic

  2. Apostate

  3. Blaspheme

  4. Bigot


Correct Option: B

Directions: Select the correct word(s) to fill the blank.

She is ________ intelligent of all her classmates.

  1. more

  2. the most

  3. much

  4. most


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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Directions: Choose the correct option to fill in the blank.

The boy became dizzy and ______________ in the class.

  1. feinted

  2. fainted

  3. feigned

  4. feignted


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Faint’ means to become unconscious.

Directions: Select the most similar meaning for the given word.

Meddle

  1. Interfere

  2. Imbibe

  3. Entice

  4. Agonise


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the opposite word.

Abhor

  1. Diligent

  2. Dote on

  3. Laconic

  4. Pithy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Abhor means to hate, dote on means to love.

Directions: Arrange the folowing jumbled sentence.

A. at the red light B. we C. and D. must stop E. go at the F. green light

  1. A, B, D, C, E, F

  2. B, D, A, C, E, F

  3. B, E, F, C, D, A

  4. A, B, C, D, E, F


Correct Option: B

Directions: Insert the suitable preposition.

He put his backpack __________ the office wall and went inside.

  1. against

  2. at

  3. by

  4. off


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Here, ‘against’ is the correct option.

Directions: Select the phrase similar in meaning to the underlined word.

Please review your answers before you submit your test.

  1. Go back

  2. Find out

  3. Get across

  4. Go over


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the correct linking verb to fill the blank.

John or his brother ____ to blame.

  1. are

  2. is

  3. was

  4. were


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Only one of them is to blame. Since there is uncertainty about which one of the two, the past ‘was’ is inappropriate.

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