Reading Comprehension Set Ii(Exams > Cat > Verbal ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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READING COMPREHENSION SET II MCQs

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Question 41. The author tries to say that along with time

We have become more frightened
We have changed too
We also walk with it
None of the above

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Answer: Option B. -> We have changed too
:
B
Option (b)
Answer in the first sentence. “Time has really changed and it has changed us too”

Question 42. When the author says that "……. she follows us", it means

Destiny can take walks
Destiny can play like us
Destiny can sleep and awake like us
We have conquered destiny

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Answer: Option D. -> We have conquered destiny
:
D
With the use of a metaphor, the author tries to portray that with time, we have conquered Destiny.
Answer is Option (d)

Question 43. By "Mao’s visage”, the author is referring to

A person named Mao
Mao’s picture
Mao’s age
None of the above

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Answer: Option B. -> Mao’s picture
:
B
Option (b) "Mao’s visage” refers to his picture

Question 44. In the beginning of the story, Lily's anger was described as palpable because it was

Unusual
irrational
Difficult to understand
easy to feel

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Answer: Option D. -> easy to feel
:
D
palpable (adjective): easy to feel.
At the beginning of the story, we are told that Lily’s anger was palpable. The story goes on to describe how although Lily and her brother both wanted a bike for Christmas, only Lily’s brother got one. This makes Lily angry. It can be well understood that it is expected of a young girl like Lily to react in this particular manner. Hence nothing unusual, irrational or difficult to understand here.

Question 45. Choose the grammatically correct option corresponding to the underlined portion given.
Doctors generally agree that such factors as cigarette smoking, eating rich foods high in fats, and alcohol consumption not only do damage by themselves but also aggravate genetic predispositions toward certain diseases.

not only do damage by themselves but also aggravate
do damage by themselves but also are aggravating to
are damaging by themselves but also are aggravating
not only do damage by themselves, they are also aggravating to

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Answer: Option A. -> not only do damage by themselves but also aggravate
:
A
This is aquestion based on idioms. The correct usage is not only...but also.
Only answer A has it.

Question 46. Which of the following is false

The author is alone before meeting the Swiss Tibetan
The author has tea at a house
The author went for a race
None of the above.

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Answer: Option A. -> The author is alone before meeting the Swiss Tibetan
:
A
Option (a) refer to the line “With us was a Swiss Tibetan who took us to visit a handsome house of mud, stone and colourful lintels”. This means that Option (a) is definitely false

Question 47. The author most likely repeats the word "doll" to

Highlight how extravagant the dolls were
Juxtapose the number of dolls with just one mini bike
Emphasize how common this gift had become for Lily
Make it clear that the doll she got this Christmas was the worst of all

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Answer: Option C. -> Emphasize how common this gift had become for Lily
:
C
The author writes, “Lily always got the boring gifts: a doll with a gown, a doll with a tutu, a doll with a puppy. This doll seemed unusually blah. The doll wore a petticoat. The doll had short, straight black hair.” This information tells us that Lily has received a lot of different dolls. Since Lily has received so many dolls, we can understand that a doll is a very common gift for Lily. Therefore (C) is correct. Option A incorrect-Dolls in no way impressed Lily. Option D incorrect-Lily has not compared her other dolls to one she received this Christmas. Option B incorrect – this sort of comparision is irrelevant as it is not the “number” of dolls which is important here, but the fact that her brother got all the cool gifts

Question 48. The primary purpose of the passage as a whole is to

describe an initiative and propose its continuance
chronicle a development and illustrate its inconsistencies
identify a trend and suggest its importance
summarize a process and question its significance

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Answer: Option C. -> identify a trend and suggest its importance
:
C
Option C… In this passage the author has put light upon the two trends towards regional trading of nations. Moreover after the introduction of the two blocs, the author depicts the role both the blocs play in the change of economy, hence suggesting its importance to the viewers.
Option B incorrect-We don’t have enough facts to support the inconsistencies.
Option D incorrect-This topic in no way points to a discussion worth debating.
Option A incorrect-There are no impressive or strong reasons discussed to support the continuance of the initiative.

Question 49. Which of the following narrative strategies best exemplifies the “evidentiary narrative technique” mentioned in last line?

Telling a story in such a way that the author’s real intentions are discernible only through interpretations of allusions to a world outside that of the story.
Telling a story in such a way that the reader is aware as events unfold of the author’s underlying purposes and the ways these purposes conflict with the drama of the plot.
Telling a story in a way that both directs attention to the incongruities among the points of view of several characters and hints that the plot has a significance other than that suggested by its mere events.
Telling a story as a mystery in which the reader must deduce, from the conflicting evidence presented by several narrators, the moral and philosophical significance of character and event.

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Answer: Option C. -> Telling a story in a way that both directs attention to the incongruities among the points of view of several characters and hints that the plot has a significance other than that suggested by its mere events.
:
C
Option C. Look at the last line of the passage. The author basically talks about two things regarding the narrating style.
1.)Emphasis on dissimilarities (incongruities) between different perspectives (points of view) on the same events held by different characters.
2.)Relationship between what is explicitly stated ( surface drama) and the author’s concealed intention.
Out of the given options, these points are best captured in C.

Question 50. The primary purpose of the passage is to

defend a controversial interpretation of two novels
explain the source of widely recognized responses to two novels
delineate broad differences between two novels
compare and contrast two novels

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Answer: Option D. -> compare and contrast two novels
:
D
Option D. The author is talking about the two novels in the passages. First he brings about the difference between the two novels and in the later part of the passage he talks about the similarities in them. So he compares and contrasts the two novels.