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Reading Comprehension Practice Sheet (VIII_C(2020 - '21))
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct answer from the options given below: (1 X 12 = 12 Marks)
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1. Chocolate diamonds are actually brown diamonds and, compared to the well-known white diamond, they aren’t worth much. Diamonds are produced in mines. The best known diamond mines are in Australia, South Africa and Russia. The largest diamond mine was discovered in 1976 in the desert of Australia near a little creek named Lake Argyle. Diamonds are created under extreme conditions of pressure and high temperature. It is a general misunderstanding that there exist only white or colourless diamonds. Actually, diamonds exist in many different colours.

2. In all the diamond mines of the world, almost 80% of all diamonds produced are brownish in colour. Because they were found in such large quantities compared to the other coloured diamonds, they were considered as low-value diamonds, only good for the industrial sector. But a famous man called Le Vian came with a marketing campaign to increase the popularity of the chocolate diamond. Instead of calling it a brown diamond, he gave it popular names like caramel, chocolate, cinnamon and cognac. Since his marketing campaign, chocolate diamonds are becoming very popular.

3. The value of a diamond is based on its shape, brightness and colour. Because white diamonds are rare, their value is based on the fact that there are not many white diamonds around. But if you look at the shape and brightness, then the brightest diamond in this world known to man is a brown diamond. Before the development of the Argyle diamond mine in Australia in 1986, most brown diamonds were considered worthless for jewellery; they were even not assessed on the diamond colour scale, and were predominantly used for industrial purposes. However, marketing strategies changed in the 1980s and brown diamonds have become popular gems.


(i) Which countries have the best known diamond mines?
(1 Point)
(a) Australia, South Africa and Ukraine
(b) Australia, Africa and Ukraine
(c) Australia, South Africa and Russia
(d) Australia, Africa and Russia
2.What is the most fascinating thing about Lake Argyle?
(1 Point)
(a) It is situated in Australia
(b) It is a little creek
(c) The largest diamond mine is situated here
(d) Both (a) and (c)
3.What is the wrong notion about diamonds?
(1 Point)
(a) There exists only brown diamonds
(b) All diamonds are white or colourless
(c) Diamonds are available in all colours
(d) None of the above
4.Why are brown diamonds considered low in value when compared to diamonds of other colours?
(1 Point)
(a) Their quantity is very small
(b) They are found everywhere in the world
(c) They are available in a very large quantity
(d) None of the above
5.How did Le Vian's campaign help the brown diamond?
(1 Point)
(a) Its market value increased
(b) It gained popularity
(c) Its demand increased
(d) All of the above
6.What do caramel, chocolate, cinnamon and cognac refer to with reference to diamonds?
(1 Point)
(a) Texture
(b) Quality
(c) Colour
(d) Popularity
7.What is one of the parameters to assess the value of diamond?
(1 Point)
(a) Carat value
(b) Supply
(c) Availability
(d) Shape
8.Why were the brown diamonds chiefly used for industrial purposes till 1986?
(1 Point)
(a) Because they were considered worthless
(b) Because they were brown
(c) Because the Argyle diamond mine wasn’t developed till then
(d) All of the above
9.What does 'assessed' in para 3 mean?
(1 Point)
(a) calculated
(b) assumed
(c) evaluated
(d) observed
10.Which of the following words can best replace the word ‘campaign’ used in para 2?
(1 Point)
(a) camp
(b) survey
(c) idea
(d) strategy
11.Which of the following words is an antonym of ‘valuable’ from the passage?
(1 Point)
(a) low value
(b) worthless
(c) cheap
(d) Both (a) and (b)
12.Which of the following words is a synonym of ‘predominantly’ in para 3?
(1 Point)
(a) mainly
(b) merely
(c) frequently
(d) barely​

Answer 1

Answer:

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