Language Language is a wonderful gift given to man. No animal possesses this gift, but they have their own way of expressing themselves. When a rabbit sees an enemy, it runs away into its hole. Its tail, which is white, bobs up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see it and they run too. They know… Read More »
PASSAGE-3 Read the passage and answer the following questions Coconut is the most important nut in the world. Not only it is one of the biggest of all nuts but almost all parts of the tree are useful to the man. It is an elegant palm tree growing up to a height of a hundred feet. The flesh… Read More »
PASSAGE-1 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions Plants need sunlight and water to make their own food. You can do an experiment to test if this is true. Place a bucket over a patch of green grass. After a few days, lift the bucket. You will see that the grass is not as green anymore.… Read More »
Foreign Cultures Read the Passage carefully and answer the following Questions:- Culture is not only a matter or ideas; it finds its expression through conduct and behaviour in society. Contact with foreign cultures — Mughal and European— have not seriously affected the basic culture of our society. We still hold our hands in greeting and touch the feet… Read More »
Voice against Violence Read the Passage carefully and answer the following Questions:- Communal riots started in Bengal. Gandhiji raised his voice against violence. Then came the news of bloody riots from Noakhali in East Bengal and from Bihar. Bitter sorrow filled Gandhiji’s heart. Peace was restored in Bihar only when Gandhiji went on partial fast. Now he proceeded… Read More »
Indian Plains Read the Passage carefully and answer the following Questions:- One of the most handsome trees of the Indian plains is the Arjun. It is tall, soaring towards the sky, with a supporting trunk and horizontal branches. The foliage is neither too dark a green nor very dense. This tree has an airy feel. Some trees are… Read More »
Child Welfare Centers Read the following passages and answer the questions given at the end of each: The health of the citizens is the responsibility of the state. For this purpose, the state sets up health services, health centres, hospitals, maternity and child welfare centres. But all this has only a curative value. Diseases are located and cured.… Read More »
TELESCOPE Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: A telescope is the main tool of the modem astronomer to study stars and other celestial objects. Telescopes are the arrangement of lenses and mirrors which make objects look closer than they really are. However, even with the biggest telescope, a star looks like only a… Read More »
IMPRESSION Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: The initial impression created by your appearance is immediately confirmed or contradicted by your voice and words. Words are the media to convey your thoughts, feelings and mind. They are the instruments with which you establish effective contact with people. To begin with, people are affected… Read More »
THE RAIN Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: The rain is caused by the sun which evaporates water from seas, lakes, rivers and soil. This evaporated water or water vapours form clouds which condense into water droplets or ice. As the air rises higher, more and more water vapours turn into water and… Read More »
Tolerance Read the following passages and answer the questions given at the end of each: Each one of us must realize that the only future for India and her people is one of tolerance and cooperation which have been the basis of our culture from ages past. We have laid down in our constitution that India is a… Read More »
Enormous Increase in Population Why is this enormous increase in population taking place? Is it really due to the spread of the knowledge and the practice of what is coming to be called Death control. You have heard of birth control. Death control is something rather different. Death control recognizes the work of the doctors and the nurses… Read More »
Responsibility of the State Read the Passage carefully and answer the following Questions:- The health of the citizens is the responsibility of the state. For this purpose, the state sets up health services, health centres, hospitals, maternity and child welfare centres. But all this has only a curative value. Diseases are located and cured. But the public is… Read More »
POPULATION Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Earth’s population will be forced to colonise two planets within 50 years if natural resources continue to be exploited at the current rate, according to a report out this week. A study by World Wildlife Fund, released on Tuesday, warns that the human race is plundering the… Read More »
SACRIFICE Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: Indeed, parents struggle hard throughout their lives to make the lives of their children comfortable by providing them with all the amenities of life, so that they may build up their careers and live happily. When the parents grow old, they need love and care of… Read More »