COMPREHENSION NO. 9

COMPREHENSION NO. 9

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 fellow students do the same. There are hardworking students also who work while others play. They know when to study and when to play. They play when it is time to 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.

QUESTIONS

1. What kind of company should a good student keep?

2. Why do some students miss their classes?

3. Why do good students enjoy good health?

4. Why are games necessary for students?

5. Where does the success of a student lie?

ANSWERS

1. A good student should keep good company. 

2. Some students miss their classes because some other fellow students do the same. 

3. Good students enjoy good health because they work and play at proper time. 

4. Games are necessary for students because games keep them healthy and active. 

5. The success of a student lies in following a timetable of work and play. 

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar

COMPREHENSION NO. 8

COMPREHENSION NO. 8

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end. 

     The age of steam has yielded place to the age of electricity. We have harnessed and introduced it into the service of man. The electric telegraph bears our message to and brings us news from all quarters of the world. Submarine cable does its own work all right. Who is not familiar with the electric bell? Who has not used telephone? Who is not enjoying electric light? Electric motors, wireless telegraphy, electric railways, electric modes of communications and destruction all attest to the great power of electricity. Electricity has developed modern industry and has created many industries. It has enabled man to conquer land, the sea, and the air. 

QUESTIONS

1. Why do we call the present age the age of electricity? 

2. Which age has yielded place to the age of electricity? 

3. How do we send and receive messages? 

4. State some important uses of electricity? 

5. What do you think is the future of electricity? 

ANSWERS

1. We call the present age the age of electricity as a lot of things are done with the help of electricity.
2. The age of steam has yielded place to the age of electricity.
3. We use telegraph, telephone and wireless to send and receive messages.
4. Railways, factories, mills and communication work with the help of electricity.
5. Electricity promises a bright future for mankind.

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar

COMPREHENSION NO. 7

COMPREHENSION NO. 7

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end. 

     Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A.) 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 treatment won their hearts so much that they began to hate their cruel old masters.

QUESTIONS

1. How did Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A.) treat the people?

2. What were the orders given to the army?

3. What did he say about the farmers and civilians?

4. How had their former masters treated them?

5. How did Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A.) win the hearts of the conquered people?

6. Why did the people hate their old masters? 

ANSWERS

1. Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A.) was extremely kind-hearted and just to the people.
2. He had ordered his army not to do any harm to the farmers, aged persons, women, children and other civilians.
3. He said about the farmers and civilians, "They are the real strength of society. They should be treated with kindness and respect."
4. Their former masters, the Iranian and Byzantine officers, were very hard on them.
5. Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed (R.A.) won the hearts of the conquered people with kindness.
6. The people hated their old masters for their unkind treatment.

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar

COMPREHENSION NO. 6

COMPREHENSION NO. 6

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 'Skimmed Milk'. Skim milk is a good milk but it has no fat in it. It is not good for very young babies.

QUESTIONS

1. Is the milk in tins powdered or liquid?

2. What becomes of the water in the milk?

3. What comes to the top of the fresh milk when it stays a little in a dish?

4. What does the thick part of the milk has in it?

5. What is cream?

6. What do people make from cream? 

ANSWERS

1. The milk in the tins is powdered.
2. The water in the milk evaporates.
3. The thick part of the milk comes to the top when it stays a little in a dish.
4. The thick part of the milk has fat in it.
5. Cream is the fat of the milk which comes to the top of it.
6. People make butter from cream.

Notes Prepared By: Prof. Shahbaz Asghar