CORDUROY
(C.D.S. 1994)
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Corduroy is fast establishing itself as this year’s fabric. While the ribbed cotton itself provides utilitarian tenacity, texture and warmth, it is the fabric’s long-held associations that may provide a hint to its current revival as a fabric for all seasons.
It is Corduroy’s link with good breeding and country living that made it an essential ingredient in the gentleman’s wardrobe along with Wellington boots and a decent woolly. It combines the comfortable no-nonsense appeal of cotton with the perfectly correct luxury finish of velvet. Corduroy has the ability to appear either supremely sophisticated or rough and ready.
1. According to the author, the special quality of Corduroy is that
(a) it combines the virtues of both cotton and velvet.
(b) both the rich and the not-so-rich can afford to buy it.
(c) it contains the correct mixture of cotton and velvet.
(d) it needs no ironing.
2. Corduroy is essential to a gentleman’s wardrobe because
(a) it goes with Wellington boots.
 (b) it can be an ideal alternative to woollen clothes.
(c) its current revival gives a taste of the latest fashion.
(d) it has its associations with a good upbringing and a conservative lifestyle.
3. Corduroy is a fabric for all seasons because
(a) of its peculiar texture and warmth
(b) it is made popular by catchy advertisements.
(c) it can be worn not only in winter but also in summer.
(d) gentlemen can wear it on both formal and informal occasions.
4. When the writer refers to Corduroy’s ‘utilitarian tenacity’ he means that
 (a) it does not need frequent washing.
(b) though expensive, it is economic in the long run.
(c) it has remained fashionable over several years.
 (d) it is useful because it is durable.
5. Which one of the following best describes the passage?
(a) It tells us about the usefulness of Corduroy.
(b) It talks about the virtues of Corduroy.
 (c) It persuades us to buy Corduroy.
 (d) It makes us understand the everlasting appeal of Corduroy to the young.
ANSWERS:-
1. (b)
2. (d)
3. (c)
4. (d)
5. (b)
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