COMPREHENSION OF A PASSAGE
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
We see a kind of milk in tins. It is powdered milk. All the water in this milk has evaporated. When fresh milk stays in a dish for a little time, the thick part of the milk comes to the top. It is the cream of the milk. From this cream people make butter. If milk with the cream on it is made into powder, it is called Full Cream Milk Powder. When something floating is taken off the top of a liquid we say it is skimmed. When the cream is skimmed from the milk, the thin milk that stays is called 'Skim Milk'. Skim milk is a good milk but it has no fat in it. It is not good for very young babies.
(i) Is the milk in tins powdered or liquid?
Ans. It is powdered.
(ii) What becomes of the water in the milk?
Ans. It evaporates.
(iii) What comes to the top of the fresh milk when it stays a little in a dish?
Ans. The thick part of the milk comes to the top.
(iv) What does the thick part of the milk has in it?
Ans. It has fat in it.
(v) What is cream?
Ans. It is the fat of the milk which comes to the top of it.
(vi) What do people make from cream?
Ans. They make butter from it.
2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (RA) was extremely kind-hearted and just to the people. His army had strict orders not to do any harm to the farmers, aged persons, women, children and other civilians. "They are the real strength of society", he said, "They should always be treated with kindness and respect". This was something new for the conquered people, who felt very happy now. The Iranian and Byzantine officers were very hard on them. Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed's (RA) treatment won their hearts so much that they began to hate their old masters.
(i) How did Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (RA) treat the people?
Ans. He (RA) was extremely kind-hearted and just to the people.
(ii) What were the orders given to the army?
Ans. He had ordered his army not to do any harm to the civilians.
(iii) What did he say about the farmers and civilians?
Ans. He said, "They are the real strength of society. They should be treated with kindness and respect."
(iv) How had their former masters treated them?
Ans. They were very hard on them.
(v) How did Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (RA) win the hearts of the conquered people?
Ans. He (RA) won their hearts with kindness.
(vi) Why did the people hate their old masters?
Ans. They hated them for their unkind treatment.
3. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
A man is known by the company he keeps. A good student should avoid the company of those who keep playing all the time. Many students miss their classes and seldom do their homework because some other fellow students do the same. There are hardworking students also who work while others play. They enjoy the games of their choice because they know that playing games is essential for health. A sick student is not so quick in learning his lesson as a healthy one.
(i) What kind of company should a good student keep?
Ans. He should keep good company.
(ii) Why do some students miss their classes?
Ans. They do so because some other fellow students do the same.
(iii) Why do good students enjoy good health?
Ans. It is because they work and play at proper time.
(iv) Why are games necessary for students?
Ans. It is because games keep them healthy and active.
(v) Where does the success of a student lie?
Ans. It lies in following a timetable of work and play.
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
About sixty years ago the question of choosing a profession was not taken up seriously. A son generally followed the trade of his father. But nowadays one can take up a trade one likes. The students who make the right choice of profession are always successful. For the right choice of a profession there should be some definite aim. The students who do not have any definite aim suffer a lot in the end as they have also difficulty in finding an employment. In choosing a profession the teacher and the parents play a very important part. The teacher keeps an eye on his pupils. He studies their habits. So he can put his pupils on the right path of life.
(i) What were the conditions about the choice of a profession sixty years ago?
Ans. The question of choosing a profession was not taken up seriously then.
(ii) Why did the people not choose the profession seriously?
Ans. It was because a son generally followed the trade of his father.
(iii) Can a student of the present times choose his profession freely?
Ans. Yes, he can.
(iv) What is the advantage of a right choice of a profession?
Ans. The right choice of a profession makes one successful in life.
(v) How can a student choose his profession rightly?
Ans. He can do so if he has a definite aim in life.
(vi) What will be the difficulty of a student who is studying without a definite aim?
Ans. It would be difficult for him to get an employment.
(vii) How can a teacher help his pupils in making a choice of profession?
Ans. A teacher keeps an eye on his pupils. He studies their habits. So he can put his pupils on the right path of life.
5. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
Musa was in chief command, and the gates were in his charge. They had been barred when the Christians came in view; but Musa threw them open. "Our bodies", he said, "will bar the gates." The young men were kindled by such words, and when he told them, "We have nothing to fight for but the ground we stand on; and without that we are without a home or a country", they were ready to die with him. With such a leader, the Moorish cavaliers performed feats of bravery in the plain which divided the camp from the city.
(i) Who was the chief commander and what was in his charge?
Ans. Musa was the chief commander and the gates were in his charge.
(ii) When were the gates barred?
Ans. The gates were barred when the Christians came in view.
(iii) Who threw them open?
Ans. Musa threw them open.
(iv) What did Musa say?
Ans. He said, "Our bodies will bar the gates."
(v) What effect had his words on the young men?
Ans. They were ready to die with him.
(vi) What divided the city from the camp?
Ans. The feats of bravery of the Moorish cavaliers divided the city from the camp.
About sixty years ago the question of choosing a profession was not taken up seriously. A son generally followed the trade of his father. But nowadays one can take up a trade one likes. The students who make the right choice of profession are always successful. For the right choice of a profession there should be some definite aim. The students who do not have any definite aim suffer a lot in the end as they have also difficulty in finding an employment. In choosing a profession the teacher and the parents play a very important part. The teacher keeps an eye on his pupils. He studies their habits. So he can put his pupils on the right path of life.
(i) What were the conditions about the choice of a profession sixty years ago?
Ans. The question of choosing a profession was not taken up seriously then.
(ii) Why did the people not choose the profession seriously?
Ans. It was because a son generally followed the trade of his father.
(iii) Can a student of the present times choose his profession freely?
Ans. Yes, he can.
(iv) What is the advantage of a right choice of a profession?
Ans. The right choice of a profession makes one successful in life.
(v) How can a student choose his profession rightly?
Ans. He can do so if he has a definite aim in life.
(vi) What will be the difficulty of a student who is studying without a definite aim?
Ans. It would be difficult for him to get an employment.
(vii) How can a teacher help his pupils in making a choice of profession?
Ans. A teacher keeps an eye on his pupils. He studies their habits. So he can put his pupils on the right path of life.
5. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end.
Musa was in chief command, and the gates were in his charge. They had been barred when the Christians came in view; but Musa threw them open. "Our bodies", he said, "will bar the gates." The young men were kindled by such words, and when he told them, "We have nothing to fight for but the ground we stand on; and without that we are without a home or a country", they were ready to die with him. With such a leader, the Moorish cavaliers performed feats of bravery in the plain which divided the camp from the city.
(i) Who was the chief commander and what was in his charge?
Ans. Musa was the chief commander and the gates were in his charge.
(ii) When were the gates barred?
Ans. The gates were barred when the Christians came in view.
(iii) Who threw them open?
Ans. Musa threw them open.
(iv) What did Musa say?
Ans. He said, "Our bodies will bar the gates."
(v) What effect had his words on the young men?
Ans. They were ready to die with him.
(vi) What divided the city from the camp?
Ans. The feats of bravery of the Moorish cavaliers divided the city from the camp.
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