Question

“Bodhidharma an ancient Buddhist ascetic, cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy

during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants

when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep.

“Tea was first drunk in China,” Rajvir added, “as far back as 2700 B.C.!” In fact,

words such as tea, ‘chai’ and ‘chini’ are from Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the

sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as beverage.

1.Identify the listener of the above lines.

a) Pranjol

b) Rajvir

c) Bodhidharma

d)Pranjol’s father

2.Where were the boys proceeding to?

a) Coorg

b) Assam

c) Goa

d) China

3.What classification does the story of Bodhidharma fall under?

a) fairy tale

b) history

c) fiction

d) legend

4. The story of Bodhidharma indicates that tea

a) makes you an insomniac

b) treats your ailment

c) keeps you alert

d) gives you energy

5. The word “banished” in the extract means?

a) controlled

b) induced

c) driven away

d) quickened​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. a) Pranjol

2. b) Assam

3.d) legend

4. c) keeps you alert

5. c) driven away

Answer 2

Answer:

a pranjol b Assam d legend