Question

carefully and select the most suitable option from each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.

The Indian Peafowl, alternatively known as the Blue Peafowl, is the national bird of India. The male is

called a peecok and has feathers which are made up of a range of beautiful colours. The female is

called a peahen. The majority of the female’s feathers are a plain brown colour. These birds usually

live in sparsely populated areas such as forests and don’t fly very often. They eat berries, seeds and
sometimes snakes or small animals.

Q 1. Which of the following could replace ‘alternatively’ as used in the passage above?
1) and
2) also
3) then
4) never

Q 2. Which of the following is the correct spelling of ‘peecok’?
1) peacok
2) peacock
3) peecock
4) peakock

Q 3. Which of the following could replace ‘a range of’ as used in the passage above?
1) pretty
2) unusual
3) a group of
4) a selection of

Q 4. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to ‘majority’ as used in the passage above?
1) lots
2) several
3) nearly all
4) not many

Q 5. Which of the following could replace ‘plain’ as used in the passage above?
1) pale
2) dark
3) simple
4) gentle

Q6. Which of the following could replace ‘sparsely’ as used in the passage above?
1) lightly
2) heavily
3) densely
4) narrowly

Q 7. Which of the following could replace ‘populated’ as used in the passage above?
1) popular
2) settled
3) liveable
4) uninhabited

Q8. Which of the following could replace ‘They’ as used in the passage above?
1) People
2) Hunters
3) Animals
4) Peafowl​

Answer 1

Answer:

Q1-ALSO

Q2-PEACOCK

Q3-A GROUP OF

Q4-NOT MANY

Q5-SIMPLE

Q6-LIGHTLY

Q7-SETTLED

Q8-PEAFOWL

Answer 2

Answer:

1. option 2) also

2.option 2)peacock

3.option 3)a group of

4.option 3)nearly all

5.option 3)simple

6.option 1)lightly

7.option 2)settled

8.option 4)peafowl