Read the passage carefully and choose the option you consider the most
appropriate for the question:
I used to look forward to the holidays. I was usually sent to my uncle’s house where I
taught his children. I did not get paid salary for this. What I received in return however,
was far more valuable. My uncle was an avid reader. During the time I spent with his
family, I had an opportunity to read the vast collection of books and magazines that he
possessed. This improved my English to some extent. Reading became my new hobby –
Instead of spending my pocket money on a ticket to the cinema, I began to buy books.
This has benefitted me greatly.
1. The passage could be best described as
a) a debate b) a moral story c) a complaint d) an anecdote
2. “I did not get paid a salary for this. What I received in ret
What does the first statement imply?
a) That the author regretted not getting salary for what he did.
b) The salary must always be given in return for a job done.
That the author received something more worthwhile than the salary he should have been
paid in return for a job urn however was far more valuable.”
c) done.
d) That there is nothing like a salary having been paid.
3. The author accepts that reading has benefitted him greatly, therefore it follows that his
uncle having been an avid reader
a) Was himself greatly benefitted.
b) Was not at all benefitted.
c) Has only wasted his time.
d) Should have gone to watch movies instead.4. According to the passage
a) Reading helped the author only to improve his English language skills.
b) Reading helped the author to develop the well-rounded personality besides
improving his English language skills.
c) Reading helped the author to teach his uncle’s children.
d) Reading helped the author realize the importance of literature.
5. Which of the following statements is true in the context of the passage?
a) The author’s uncle did not have children.
b) The author did not like spending his holidays at his/her uncle’s place.
c) Time spent by the author at his uncle’s place was not fruitful.
d) The books and the magazines that the author’s uncle read were well- kept for
further reading.
6. Buying books for reading is a better investment than spending entertainment.
a) True b) Probably True c) False d) Probably False
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Answer:
ANS 1 : b) A moral story
ANS 2 : (you have not written properly so I'm quite confuse sorry for that)
That the author received something more worthwhile than the salary he should have been
paid in return for a job urn however was far more valuable.” ( this is the answer i think so)
ANS 3 : a) Was himself greatly benefitted
ANS 4 : a) Reading helped the author only to improve his English language skills.
ANS 5 : d) The books and the magazines that the author’s uncle read were well- kept for further reading.
ANS 6 : a) True
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