Question

Q1. Read the following passage carefully.
(1) It all began more than 5,000 years ago in Egypt. At that time ancient Egyptians wrote on materials made from the papyrus reed, a plant grown in the delta of the Nile. This "plant paper" was made by laying strips of the stem tissue side by side. These were then stuck together with a crude kind of paste made from breadcrumbs soaked in boiling water. (2) Though papyrus travelled all over, it did not travel to Eastern Europe. European shad started using animal skins as their writing paper. This material was called parchment and although it was expensive, it had several advantages over the humble papyrus. First, the parchment could be folded over without it cracking unlike papyrus, which had to be rolled up into a scroll, making it cumbersome for a reader to handle. Second, as both sides of the parchment could be used for writing, no space was wasted. (3) The material we use for writing today was invented over 1000 years earlier in China .A Chinese official named Tsai Loon made his paper in 105 A.D from a motley assortment of strange ingredients including mulberry and bamboo fibres, fish net sand rags. The Emperor Ho Ti was pleased with the invention. Tsai Loon was made an important man in his court. (4) With success going to his head Loon got involved in dangerous business. Unable to face public exposure he committed suicide. The Chinese jealously guarded the secret of papermaking for more than 1,000 years. Unfortunately for the Chinese, the Moors learned it and it was brought to Spain and Sicily. From there it spread throughout Europe and by the 1200s paper mills had mushroomed in Italy and elsewhere.(5) Paper got a big boost when Johannes Gutenberg, a German craftsman, invented the first practical mechanical printing press in 1455. The next 50 years saw thousands of books being printed all over Europe and the demand for paper grew. At present the US is the world's leading paper producer.
Q1. 'Paper' as we know it today was invented by *
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(a) the Egyptians
(b) the Chinese
(c) the Moors
(d) the Spanish
Q2. The material we use for writing today was first invented *
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(a) 5000 years ago
(b) about 2000 years ago
(c) 1000 years ago
(d) about 800 years ago
Q3. Tsai Loon committed suicide because *
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(a) the secret of his invention was stolen
(b) he feared his wrongful business activities would be exposed
(c) he couldn't guard the secret of paper
(d) his success had gone to his head
Q4. The first among Europeans to learn the art of paper making were *
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(a) the east Europeans
(b) the Germans
(c) the Italians
(d) the Spanish
Q5. In about ....... after the invention of Gutenberg’s press, thousands of books were published and the demand for paper grew. *
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(a) two centuries
(b) a century
(c) half a century
(d) a quarter of a century​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) the Chinese

b) 1000years ago

c)he feared his wrongful business activities would be exposed.

d)the Spanish

e)half century

Answer 2

1. Option b is correct.

• 'Paper' as we know it today was invented by the Chinese.

2. Option c is correct.

• The material we use for writing today was first invented 1000 years ago.

3. Option b is correct.

• Tsai Loon committed suicide because he feared his wrongful business activities would be exposed.

4. Option d is correct.

• The first among Europeans to learn the art of paper making were the Spanish.

5. Option c is correct.

• In about half a century after the invention of Gutenberg’s press, thousands of books were published and the demand for paper grew.