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ENGLISH (Second Language) — Reading Comprehension (Seen & Unseen) — Model Questions & Answers
By PKG WAY
SECTION – A: READING COMPREHENSION (SEEN)
Passage 1
When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share. He purrs noisily and rubs himself against the legs of the family members. If there is a guest at the table, the cat is particularly civil to him, because the guest is likely to have the best of what is offered. Sometimes, instead of giving him something to eat, the guest stoops down and strokes the cat, says, “Poor pussy! Poor pussy!” The cat soon tires of that. He puts up his claws and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in the leg. “Ow!”, says the guest, “The cat stuck his claws into me!” The delighted family remarks, “Isn’t it sweet of him? Isn’t he intelligent? He wants you to give him something to eat.” The guest dares not do what he would like to do—kick the cat out of the window. So, with tears of rage and pain in his eyes, he affects to be very much amused, and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down. The cat gingerly receives it, with a look in his eyes that says, “Another time, my friend, you won’t be so slow to understand.” He purrs as he retires to a safe distance from the guest’s boot before eating his food.
- To get his share … the cat appears when the family sits down to tea and rubs against their legs.
- The guest has the possibility of getting … the best of what is offered (a bit of fish).
- Instead of showing his anger, the guest pretends that … he affects to be very much amused, and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down
| STATEMENT | REASON |
| (i) The cat is particularly civil to the guest. | (a) Because the guest is likely to have the best of what is offered. |
| (ii) The guest has tears of rage and pain in his eyes. | (b) The cat has stuck its claws into the guest's leg (but he dares not kick the cat). |
Poem
The mountain and the squirrel
Had a quarrel:
And the former called the latter “Little Prig.”
Bun replied,
“You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together,
To make up a year
And a sphere—
And I think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.
If I am not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so spry.
I’ll not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track;
Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;
If I cannot carry forests on my back,
Neither can you crack a nut.”
- (i) What is the opinion of the squirrel about itself and the mountain?
Answer: The squirrel feels content to occupy its place; it admits the mountain is large but argues every creature has its own role and talents.
- (ii) How do talents differ?
Answer: Talents differ because each being has different abilities — the mountain cannot crack a nut while the squirrel cannot carry forests.
Passage 3 — Reading Comprehension (Unseen)
The Last Migration, an award-winning short film by Mike Pandey, famously depicted the journey of elephants from Bihar to Chhattisgarh, braving the forest fire and human interference along the way. Three decades later, a far more tragic reality is unfolding in Chhattisgarh. As the forested regions of the state succumb to the ongoing push for mining and large infrastructure projects, elephants find themselves forced out of their natural habitats. This has resulted in elephants venturing into human settlements and even migrating to neighbouring states. A direct fallout of this crisis is escalating human-elephant conflict in a region where tuskers and tribal people have co-existed peacefully for centuries. According to Chhattisgarh Forest and Climate Change Dept., the state has witnessed over 80% deaths in the past six years. As many as 13 deaths due to electrocution were reported in 2024 alone. The state is home to only 1% of India’s elephant population. Meetu Gupta, a member of the State Wildlife Board said that the current crisis is chiefly because of the fragmentation of elephant habitats owing to mining and linear development activities. “There is a lack of proper scientific wildlife management”, she said, adding that “political will favour the exploitation of natural resources over wildlife conservation.”
- (i) From old age, tribal people and tuskers have been living together in this region.
Answer: T — Supporting Quote: "a region where tuskers and tribal people have co-existed peacefully for centuries."
- (ii) Mike Pandey was a member of the State Wildlife Board.
Answer: F — Supporting Quote: "The Last Migration, an award-winning short film by Mike Pandey..." (Mike Pandey is a filmmaker; Meetu Gupta is the State Wildlife Board member).
- (iii) The elephants in The Last Migration did not care about wildlife and human resistance.
Answer: F — Supporting Quote: "famously depicted the journey of elephants... braving the forest fire and human interference along the way." (they were shown struggling, not uncaring).
- (iv) The passage deals with the predicament of elephants in Bihar.
Answer: F — Supporting Quote: "Three decades later, a far more tragic reality is unfolding in Chhattisgarh..." (focus is on Chhattisgarh).
- (i) Why did the elephants enter into human territory?
Answer: Because forested regions were lost to mining and infrastructure projects, fragmenting habitats and forcing elephants into human settlements.
- (ii) What did The Last Migration delineate?
Answer: It depicted the journey of elephants from Bihar to Chhattisgarh, showing their trials against forest fires and human interference.
- (iii) What, according to Meetu Gupta, is the cause of human-elephant clash?
Answer: Fragmentation of elephant habitats due to mining and linear development activities and lack of proper scientific wildlife management; political priorities favour resource exploitation over conservation.
SECTION – B: Grammar & Vocabulary
As sirens echoed across the national capital, emergency response teams sprang into action for coordinated mock drills were being held at 55 locations in Delhi.
- I could not make out what he wanted to mean.
- We all should stand by our country in time of crisis.
- I have looked up the word in the dictionary.
- (i) enduring or facing without fear → braving
- (ii) fail to resist pressure → succumb
- (iii) increasing rapidly → escalating
- (iv) undertaking a risky action → venturing
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