Question

Class - VI
PRACTICE WORKSHEET
Comprehension
1. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow :
1. Janaki felt her mouth going dry. She tried not to look nervous as she faced the officials of the
English Channel Swimming Association. 'How could he swim the Channel ?" was the question
that every member wanted to ask.
2. They were shocked to see a handicapped girl who had come all the way from India to England
to participate in an even where she would need all her strength; and how could she achieve it
being a polio patient ?
3. Janaki had been attacked by polio when she was two years old. As a result, her leg muscles
had become so weak that she could not use her legs at all.
4. Whoever wishes to swim the channel has to fulfil two conditions, one of the members tried to
explain to Janaki
5. Yes, said a confident Janaki. 'I have been informed that if I wish to participate in this event
One should be able to spend ten hours continuously in the water, and that one should be able
to swim in the high sea for long hours without a break.
On the basis of your understanding of the above passage answer the following questions by
choosing the most appropriate option :
a) Janaki felt her mouth going dry because
i) she was thirsty
ii) she was nervous iii) she was frightened
iv) she was upset
b) 'They were shocked to see handicapped girl
They stands for
i) Janaki and her friends
ii) officials of English Channel Swimming Association
iii) Other swimmers
iv) other participants
c) One of the conditions to take part in the contest was that the participation should be able to
spend ten hours continuously in the water. This was to test the participants
i) discipline
ii) strength
iii) strength and stamina
iv) courage
d) The passage highlights that Janaki was
i) very determined ii) an optimist (Positive thinker) iii) over confident
iv) stubborn
e) The word handicapped means :
i) sick
ii) deformed
iii) slow
iv) physically challenged
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Answer 1

Answer:

a)-ii- she was nervous

b)-ii-officialsnof english channel of swimming

c)-iii-strength and stamina

d)-ii-an optimist

e)-iv-physically challenged

hope it helps you

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regards Prakriti