Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.
In May 1905, when I was fifteen, we set sail for England. Father, Mother and I all went together. On a May day towards the end of the month, we reached London. While I was in the train from Dover to London, I read about the great sea victory at Tushima. I was in high spirits because the very next day happened to be Derby Day and we went to see the race. I remember meeting M.A. Ansari soon after our arrival at London. He was then a smart and clever young man with a record of brilliant academic achievement behind him. He was a surgeon at that time in a hospital in London. I was a little fortunate in finding a vacancy at Harrow, for I was slightly above the usual age for entry, being 15. My family returned to India after some months.
Never before had I been left among strangers all by myself and I felt lonely and homesick, but not for long. I managed to fit myself to some extent in the life at school and work and play kept me busy. I was never an exact fit. Always I had a feeling that I was not one of them, and the others must have felt the same way about me. I was left a little to myself. But on the whole I took my full share in the games, without in any way shining at them. I believe, it was recognized that I was no shirker.
To begin with, I was put in a lower grade because of my poor knowledge of Latin, but I was pushed higher up soon. In many subjects probably and especially in general knowledge I was ahead of those of my age.
1) How did Nehru travel from Dover to London?
• Train
• Bus
• Aeroplane
2) Why was Nehru in high spirits on reaching London?
• He was meeting new friends
• He was going to see a race.
• He was traveling to a new city.
3) In which subject was Nehru ahead of his peers and in which subject did he score poor grades?
• Greek and General Knowledge
• Latin and Science
• Latin and General Knowledge.
4) How old was Nehru when he went to Harrow?
• 16
• 17
• 15
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1. Train
2. He was going to see a race
3. Latin and General Knowledge
4. 15
- Comprehensions refer to the process of understanding a passage and answering questions from that passage.
- In this comprehension, an excerpt has been provided from the book 'Autobiography' by Jawaharlal Nehru.
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train
he was going to see a race
latin and General knowledge
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