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- 1. 1 READING ENGLISH Section – A (Reading) Read the passage and complete the sentences given below the passage by choosing the most appropriate option from those given. Travelling is a pleasure. Particularly for the young, the desire to see new places and get the feel of a new environment makes travel a wonderful experience. But do we make it trouble-free for others? Don't start a conversation with the co-passenger without first knowing his willingness to converse with you. He/ she might like to read or have a nap and not necessarily be in a mood to talk. Place your baggage in the rack above your seat. Don't encroach upon another's space. Also wait till the plane/ bus/ train comes to a stop to pull your luggage out. Be eco-friendly— remember that the place where you stand had been visited and has to be visited by thousands more. Carry a plastic bag for waste on sightseeing trips; you can empty it later in a dustbin. "Sustainable Tourism" is the only way to protect the resource and beauty of the earth. If you want to enjoy the hospitality of friends or relatives residing in the place you visit, inform them in advance. Don't drop in like a bolt from the blue. Be considerate towards your hosts. Help your host/ hostess in domestic chores. Go on sightseeing trips without troubling them to come to your help. Use your own toiletries and towels. Use the telephone of your host sparingly and only when necessary. Don't interfere in their domestic affairs unless you are asked to join. Don't expect your host to attend to your needs all the time. 1. Travelling gives us happiness because a. we see hills b. we see oceans c. we see new places d. of better weather conditions 2. We should not botherourfellow passengers by a. talking needlessly b. taking their reading material c. taking their sleeping space d. not pulling their luggage out 3. Being eco-friendly in the passage implies a. planting trees b. not wasting things c. not littering the place d. being kind to your hosts 4. One can be considerate towards the hosts by a. not visiting them b. carrying plastic bags c. not overstaying d. not expecting too much 5. The antonymfor ‘sparingly’ is a. liberally b. carefully c. necessary d. needful 6. The synonym for‘encroach’ is a. induce b. invade c. indifferent d. indecent Read the passage and complete the sentences given below the passage by choosing the most appropriate option from those given. The ship is man’s oldest and most important means of transportation. Today, thousands of ships cross oceans, sail along sea coasts and ply inland waterways. Trade among countries depends heavily on ships. Many kinds of ships are used to carry goods and people. Giant tankers haul petroleum, vegetable oil, wine and other liquids. Other vessels carry cargoes such as grain, ore and sand. Passenger liners carry travellers across the oceans. Man’s first ‘ship’ was probably a log that he used to cross a river. He probably used his hands to paddle the log. Later, he learned to build rafts by lashing logs together. In ancient Egypt, the people made their first rafts out of bundles of reeds. Later, they learned to lash bundles of reeds together to make boats. By about 4000 B.C., the Egyptians had learned to build galleys. Galleys were long boats powered by a row of paddles. By about 3200 B.C., the Egyptians had invented sails and therefore, they were able to use the power of the wind to propel their boats. The basic pattern for ships became set with the invention of the sail. Shipbuilders began concentrating on designing bigger and better ships. The 20th century saw some of the biggest ships in the world. The three largest transatlantic liners launched to carry passengers across the Atlantic during the 1960’s were the ‘Michelangelo’, the ‘Raffaello’ and the ‘Queen Elizabeth II’. The ships of the future are expected to be even more efficient and will cost less to operate. 7. The ship is the most important means of transportation because a. they carry goods and people b. they are the oldest ways of transport c. they travel both inland and overseas d. people prefer to travel by ship 8. The origin of the ship was when man a. learnt to paddle b. made a raft c. used a log d. built galleys 9. To use the force of the wind to propel boats a. galleys had to be built b. sails were made c. paddles were invented d. a basic pattern of a ship had to be designed 10. Travelling by ship in future is likely to be a. more economical and efficient b. more entertaining and economical c. more safe and efficient d. more easy to operate 11. The antonymof ‘efficient’ is a. unefficient b. inefficient c. non efficient d. disefficient Read the poem given below and choose the option that you consider the most appropriate. Be the Best of Whatever You Are Douglas Malloch If you can’t be a pine on the top of the hill, Be a scrub in the valley — but be The best little scrub by the side of the rill; Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a bush be a bit of the grass, And some highway happier make; If you can’t be a muskie then just be a bass— Be the liveliest bass in the lake! We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew, There’s something for all of us here, There’s big work to do, and there’s lesser to do, And the task you must do is the near. If you can’t be a highway then just be a trail, If you can’t be the sun be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or fail— Be the best of whatever you are! 12. Being the best scrub tree is as good as being a A) bush B) pine C)valley D) grass 13. ‘Be the liveliest bass in the lake!’ Here bass means A) water plant B) edible fish C) ship D) sailor 14. “We can’t all be captains, we’ve got to be crew” means A) we can be the best wherever we are B) we should be a part of the crowd C) we should not be ambitious D)we should also be willing to serve 15. The message of the poem is A) only the best is appreciated in life B) if we fail the world will laugh at us C) if we want to succeed in life, we must be strong D) we must always be our best in anything we do