Section-A (Reading)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions the follow:
One day George Washington was riding along a road. On his way, he
saw some soldiers trying to lift a heavy beam. The corporal was giving
them orders. The beam was too heavy to move without help. They
needed just one man more. The corporal, however would not help them.
He thought, he was too big an officer to come down to the level of the
soldiers. Washington watched for a minute and then asked the corporal
why he did not help the soldiers. The corporal at once turned round and
said, "Don't you know sir, that I am an officer?" Washington replied, "I
beg your parden, Mr. corporal, I did not know that you were such a
great man." Then he at once dismounted, took off his coat, rolled up his
sleeves and pulled at the beam with all his might. The beam came up at
once. Washington then mounted his horse again and said to the officer,
"Mr. corporal, if in future you need the help of another man, send for
your General. "Washington the first President of America was a great
man, indeed.
1. What did Washington see along the road?
2. What was the corporal doing ?
3. How many persons did the soldiers need for their help?
4. What did the corporal think about himself?
5. What did Washington do to help the soldiers ?
5. Find out from the passage the word which means "Climbed down".
Pick out from the passage the word which is the opposite of "light"
Answers
Explanation:
1. Washington saw some soldiers trying to left a heavy beam
2. was giving them order
3.they need just one man more
4. he thought he was to big an officer to come down to the level of the soldiers
5. Then he at once dismounted, took off his coat, rolled up his
sleeves and pulled at the beam with all his might. The beam came up at
once.
6. an act of admitting you have been wrong; a change of opinion in an argument
opposite of the word light is Dark
Answer:
1 - Along the road, Washington saw some soldiers trying to lift a heavy beam. 2 - The corporal was giving orders to the soldiers.
Explanation:
3 - The soldiers needed just one more person to help them lift the heavy beam. 4 - The corporal thought that he was too important an officer come down to the level of the soldiers and help them lift the beam.
5 - Washington dismounted his horse, took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves, and helped the soldiers lift the beam. 6 - The word from the passage which means "climbed down" is "dismounted". 7 - The word from the passage which is the opposite of "light" is "heavy".
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