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Question 1. Directions(1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time there lived stone cutter in a small village. He worked hard throughout the day, preparing the shapes that were ordered by his customers. His hands were rough and his clothes were dirty. One day he went to the mountain to cut a big stone. It was difficult to work as the weather was extremely hot. After working for several hours, he sat down in the shade of a nearby tree and soon fell asleep. After sometime, he heard the sound of a procession. He woke up and saw many soldiers and attendants walking in the sun, alongside the king who not only rode an elephant but also had an umbrella to keep the sun away. "How wonderful it must be to be a king", thought the stone cutter. He wondered how happy would he be if he were the king instead of a poor stone cutter. As he thought so, a strange thing happened. The stone cutter found himself dressed in silk clothes and shining jewels. His hands were soft and he was sitting on the elephant. He looked around at the attendants and thought, "how easy it is to be a king, these people are here to serve me," the procession moved on and the sun grew hotter.


The stone cutter, now the king, became too warm for comfort. He asked the procession to stop so that he could rest for some time. At once the chief of the soldiers bent before the king and said, "your majesty, this morning you swore to have me hanged to death if we did not reach the palace before the sun set." The stone cutter felt sorry for him and let the procession go on its way again. "I am powerful, it is true, but how more powerful the sun is I would rather be the sun than a king", he thought. At once, he became the sun, shining down on the earth.


Its new power was hard to control. It shone too brilliantly and burned up the fields with its rays, But no matter how hard it shone, it could not see through the clouds. It was evident that the clouds were even stronger and more powerful than the sun. The sun wished that it would rather be a cloud. It started using its new power. It poured rain down on the fields and caused floods. All the trees and houses were swept away but the boulder, which once it had been cutting when it was a stone cutter was unmoved and unchanged. No matter how hard it poured down on the stone, the stone did not move.


The cloud wondered. "That rock is more powerful than I am, Only a stone cutter could change the rock by his skill," No sooner had it said these words, he found himself sitting on a stone. He picked up his tools and began working.

Which of the following is the most appropriate tittle for the story?
  1.    The stone cutter
  2.    The King's Procession
  3.    The power of nature
  4.    Experiments of a King.
  5.    A dream of a King.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> A dream of a King.


A dream of a King.


Question 2. Why could the king's procession not be stopped?
  1.    The king had promised the queen that he would reach the palace in time
  2.    It was getting dark and it was unsafe to halt.
  3.    It was about to rain and the palace was close by.
  4.    The soldiers were in a hurry to reach the palace as they were very hungry.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> None of these


None of these


Question 3. Why did the sun wish to be come a cloud?
  1.    It wanted to cool down the earth by raining.
  2.    It did not want to set in the evening and be visible even in the night.
  3.    It assumed that the clouds were stronger than the sun.
  4.    It wanted to wander in the sky like the clouds did.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> It assumed that the clouds were stronger than the sun.


It assumed that the clouds were stronger than the sun.


Question 4. What problem did the cloud face?
  1.    The cloud could not affect the boulder
  2.    The cloud had to rain all the time.
  3.    The cloud brought about a huge flood for which it was punished by the king.
  4.    The cloud needed the sun for its formation.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> The cloud could not affect the boulder


The cloud could not affect the boulder


Question 5. Why did the king desire to become the sun?
  1.    The sun was troubling the king and the king desired to take revenge.
  2.    The king desired to be more powerful than he already was.
  3.    The chief of the soldiers suggested the king to be the sun
  4.    The king would be able to live in the sky, once he were the sun.
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> The king desired to be more powerful than he already was.


The king desired to be more powerful than he already was.


Question 6. Choose an appropriate word in place of 38?
  1.    try
  2.    follow
  3.    decided
  4.    did
  5.    listened
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> did


did


Question 7. Directions(36-40): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which first the blank. appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
I wanted to 31 myself a sweater. When I asked my mother for some wool, she directed me to the old cloth bag under the stairs. This was the bag 32 which my mother had over the years 33 all the remains from sweaters. scarves, cardigans and gloves that she had knitted for herself 34 the family. When I opened the bag- I screamed "What a mess!" All the wool had tangled itself into a huge knot. I said to my mother, "It's hopeless. All the wool is so badly mixed. 35 can I even de-tangle it, let alone knit a sweater from it." She smiled and said, "It's easier 36 you think. All you have to do is look for the easiest knot and undo that. 37 that is done, the next knot will be easier. Just keep on doing this, until all the wool is unravelled". I 38 as my mother had thought. the wool started to loosen and different colours 39 to emerge. Very soon, instead of one huge untidy bunch of wool I had several neat balls in 40 of me.Choose an appropriate word in place of 36?
  1.    that
  2.    than
  3.    more
  4.    those
  5.    also
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> than


than


Question 8. Choose an appropriate word in place of 37?
  1.    With
  2.    Along
  3.    Where
  4.    Then
  5.    Once
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option E. -> Once


Once


Question 9. Choose an appropriate word in place of 40?
  1.    search
  2.    reward
  3.    close
  4.    front
  5.    awe
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> front


front


Question 10. Choose an appropriate word in place of 39?
  1.    began
  2.    see
  3.    could
  4.    came
  5.    starts
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> began


began


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