RBSE Class 10 English Factual Unseen Passages

Rajasthan Board RBSE Solutions for Class 10 English Factual Unseen Passages Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

RBSE Class 10 English Factual Unseen Passages

Factual Unseen Passages : 100 Words 

Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow : 

Passage 1. 

Before the giant waves slammed into the coast in India and Sri Lanka, wild and domestic animals seemed to know what was about to happen. They fled to safety. According to eyewitness accounts, elephants screamed and ran for higher ground; dogs refused to go outdoors; flamingoes left their low-lying breeding-areas, and zoo animals rushed into their shelters. 

Many people believe that animals possess a sixth sense and know when the earth is going to shake. Some experts believe that animals' more acute hearing helps them to feel the earth's vibrations. They can sense an approaching disaster long before humans realise what's going on. 

Question 1. 
What was wild and domestic animals seemed to know? 
(a) what was about to happen 
(b) what had happened 
(c) what was happening 
(d) what is happening 
Answer:
(a) what was about to happen 

Question 2. 
Coasts of which countries did the giant waves slam into? 
(a) India 
(b) Sri Lanka 
(c) India and Sri Lanka 
(d) India and Bangladesh 
Answer:
(c) India and Sri Lanka

Question 3. 
Enlist the animals that reacted to the danger differently. 
Answer:
Elephants, dogs, flamingoes and zoo animals reacted to the danger differently. 

Question 4. 
In what quality animals are better than humans? 
Answer:
Animals can sense an approaching disaster long before humans realise what's going Find from an in water coll water pushes ground on. 

Question 5. 
Find the word from the passage which means 'connected with the home”? 
Answer:
Domestic

Question 6. 
Write from the passage the opposite of 'tiny'. 
Answer:
Giant 

Passage 2.

One major problem that faces the world today is the rapid growth of population, often referred to as population explosion. Until about 800 AD the world's population stayed below 200 million. Since then it has risen dramatically. The rise has been greatest in the 20th century.

The population has recently risen to about six billion. It is three times as large as it was in 1960. It is not so much the actual population as its rate of increase is alarming. Expert predict that by 2025 there will be about ten billion people causing serious problems of hunger, overcrowding and environmental pollution. 

Question 1. 
One major problem the world is facing today is - 
(a) the rapid growth of wild animals 
(b) the rapid growth of hunger 
(c) the rapid growth of rainfall 
(d) the rapid growth of population
Answer:
(d) the rapid growth of population 

Question 2. 
Until when the world's population stayed below 200 million?  
(a) Until about 700 AD 
(b) Until about 800 AD 
(c) Until about 900 AD 
(d) Until about 600 AD 
Answer:
(b) Until 800 AD

Question 3.
When has the rise in world's population been greatest? 
Answer:
The rise has been greatest in the 20th century. 

Question 4. 
What will be the impact of this population explosion? 
Answer:
There will be about 10 billion people causing serious problems of hunger, overcrowding and environmental pollution. 

Question 5. 
Find the word from the passage which means “fast”
Answer:
Rapid 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of decrease'. 
Answer:
Increase

Passage 3.

Classroom life is shaped and constrained by the norms, values and traditions of the school. The classroom is a social system which has its own structural arrangements, cultural idioms, and functional purposes. This sets apart the classroom culture of a school and the children constantly pick up what comes across including the unspoken.

Also the interaction of children with teachers in the course of a day depends on : the type of a teacher i.e. a volunteer, a group coordinator, a trainee, the nature of work i.e. project v/s training and the setting i.e. classroom, grounds, dining hall, meditation hall etc. 

Question 1. 
What shape and constrain the classroom life? 
(a) the norms of the school.
(b) the values of the school 
(c) the traditions of the school 
(d) the norms, values and traditions of the school. 
Answer:
(d) the norms, values and traditions of the school. 

Question 2. 
What do the interaction of children with teachers depend on? 
(a) the type of a teacher 
(b) the nature of work 
(c) the setting 
(d) All of the above 
Answer:
(d) All of the above 

Question 3. 
How does the passage define the classroom? 
Answer:
The passage defines the classroom as a social system which has its own structural arrangements, cultural idioms and functional purposes. 

Question 4.
What do the children constantly pick up at school 
Answer:
Children constantly pick up what comes across including the unspoken.

Question 5. 
Find the word from the passage which means “all the time”. 
Answer:
Constantly 

Question 6.
Find from the passage the opposite of ‘night'. 
Answer:
Day 

Passage 4.

Pandit Ravi Shankar, the brilliant sitarist, has done a signal service to the country by carrying the banner of Indian music across the world. He has done more than any other musician to arouse the interest of the westerners in Indian music, thus earning himself, the title, 'India's musical ambassador'.

Born in Varanasi in 1920, Ravi Shankar began as a ballet dancer with his elder brother Uday Shanker's troupe. But he left the troupe to learn the sitar under Ustad Allauddin Khan of Maihar. He underwent rigorous training practising for nearly eighteen hours a day to gain command over the instrument. 

Question 1. 
Whom is this passage about? 
(a) About Pandit Uday Shankar. 
(b) About Pandit Ravi Sharma 
(c) About Pandit Ravi Shankar 
(d) About Pandit Uday Sharma 
Answer:
(c) About Pandit Ravi Shankar 

Question 2. 
Where was he born? 
(a) in Vrindavan 
(b) in Varanasi 
(c) in Virat Nagar 
(d) in Vidisha 
Answer:
(b) in Varanasi 

Question 3. 
What service has he done for the country? 
Answer:
He has carried the banner of Indian music across the world. He has done a signal service to the country. 

Question 4. 
What title has he earned from promoting Indian music? 
Answer:
For himself he has earned the title of 'India's musical ambassador’. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the similar word for “a group of singers work and travel together. 
Answer:
Troupe 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of 'dull'. 
Answer:
Brilliant 

Passage 5.

The Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, gave up a life of wealth and comfort in order to help the poor. He taught that all types of violence were wicked and that all people ought to live together in love and to cooperate with one another. Gandhi was very much interested in his writings and teachings.

Indeed the two great men must have been alike in many of their ideas. In one of his stories Tolstoy describes a certain village in Russia where a peasant named Ivan lived. Everyone thought that he must be a very happy man, for he was comfortably off and lacked nothing that he needed. He had three sons, all of them were able to work. 

Question 1. 
Whom is this passage about? 
(a) Gandhi 
(b) Leo Tolstoy 
(c) Russia 
(d) Ivan 
Answer:
(b) Leo Tolstoy 

Question 2. 
What was Ivan? 
(a) a writer 
(b) a publisher 
(c) a reporter 
(d) a peasant 
Answer:
(d) a peasant 

Question 3. 
What were Tolstoy's teachings? 
Answer:
Tolstoy's teachings included-all types of violence were wicked and all people ought to live together in love and to cooperate with one another. 

Question 4. 
For which reason was Gandhi interested in Tolstoy? 
Answer:
The two great men were alike in many of their ideas, therefore, Gandhi was interested in Tolstoy

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the synonym of 'villainous'.
Answer:
Wicked 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the antonym of 'hate'. 
Answer:
Love 

Passage 6.

Thomas Alva Edison invented electric light. He loved to do experiments and to ask funny questions. Once he asked his teacher how the kites could fly without wings. The puzzled teacher thought him to be stupid and naughty and turned him out of the school. He was just eight years old when it happened. Edison's best teacher was his mother. She answered his questions, halped and guided him.

One day he saw a bird. It ate some worms and flew. Edison prepared a mixture of the pulped worms and made a maid servant drink it to see if she could also fly. He was warned by his mother not to repeat it. Once, he imitated a hen and sat down on her eggs to hatch them. But he only broke the eggs and spoiled his shorts. 

Question 1. 
What was Edison? 
(a) a teacher 
(b) a statesman 
(c) a scientist scientist  
(d) a farmer 
Answer:
(c) a scientist scientist 

Question 2. 
Who was Edison's best teacher? 
(a) his father 
(b) his brother 
(c) his sister 
(d) his mother 
Answer:
(d) his mother. 

Question 3. 
Why did the teacher turn Edison out of the school? 
Answer:
The teacher turned Edison out of school because he asked funny questions; as how the kites could fly without wings.

Question 4. 
How did he spoil his shorts? 
Answer:
He spoiled his shorts by sitting on the hen's eggs to hatch them like the hen. 

Question 5.
Find the word from the passage which means “scientific tests'. 
Answer:
Experiments
 
Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of 'serious'.
Answer:
Funny 

Passage 7.

Some people are fond of chewing betels with tobacco. They spit and spit frequently all around showing no respect for public property. They forget that they have paid for journey and not for spoiling the train/bus. They throw all rubbish and leftovers wherever they so desire. Our public transport, our roads and streets, our public places and buildings are seen littered with all sorts of stinking refuse that tells upon our health and vigour.

In spite of the statutory warning, “Smoking is injurious to health” we do not notice any slump in the sale of cigarettes or bidis. The pity is the smokers in their own enjoyment do not think of the people around them. Sometimes the surroundings become unfit for breathing. Passive smoking caused more harm. 

Question 1. 
Who spoil the train/bus? 
(a) passengers 
(b) drivers 
(c) conductors 
(d) ticket checkers 
Answer:
(a) passengers

Question 2. 
For whom is the statutory warning written? 
(a) for smokers 
(b) for jobers 
(c) for workers 
(d) for blockers 
Answer:
(b) for smokers 

Question 3. 
What do the people chewing betels with tobacco do? 
Answer:
The people chewing betels with Tabacco spoil public property by spitting on them. 

Question 4. 
What are public places and facilities littered with?
Answer:
Public places and facilities are littered with all sorts of stinking refuse. 

Question 5. 
Find the word from the passage which means 'decided by law'. 
Answer:
Statutory 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of ‘remember'. 
Answer:
Forget 

Passage 8.

We take roads as if they were especially meant for us only. Violation of traffic norms and driving rashly considered signs of gallantry, though when required, such gallants prove to be the worst cowards. The modern youth take pride in driving a great speed. They ignore the basic norms of driving such as how and when to overtake a vehicle, when to take a turn, obeying the traffic signals, keeping the vehicle in order and smokeless, driving in proper lanes, etc.

The result is danger to life. It affects them as also the others moving around. In fact, the movement on roads has become so dreaded and unsafe that it affects the nervous system of many a sensitive being. God knows what calamity may happen the next moment. 

Question 1. 
Who take pride in driving a great speed? 
(a) ancient youth 
(b) modern youth 
(c) coward youth 
(d) sensitive youth
Answer:
(b) modern youth 

Question 2. 
Violation of traffic norms leads to 
(a) safety to life 
(b) safe driving 
(c) danger to life 
(d) safety of others 
Answer:
(c) danger to life 

Question 3. 
How do we behave on the roads? 
Answer:
We behave on the roads as if they were meant for us only. 

Question 4. 
What affects the nervous system of many a sensitive being? 
Answer:
Dreaded and unsafe traffic movement affects the nervous system of many a sensitive being. 

Question 5. 
Find the word from the passage which means 'feared greatly'. 
Answer:
Dreaded 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of ancient. 
Answer:
Modern

Passage 9.

The easiest way to give vent to our protest is to stage a Dharna or call for a Bandh or a Rail Roko demonstration. The agitators make the most out of such shows. These devices, besides causing inconvenience, may sometimes irreparable damage to individuals, cause immense loss to the nation.

Imagine someone is seriously sick, another has as inescapable appointment, and still another has no provisions at home. Who bothers for other's legitimate needs? One remains wonder-struck to see that sometimes such Bandhs are sponsored even by responsible people. Occasionally these demonstrations become violent causing further loss to the national property and human life. 

Question 1. 
The easiest way of protest is 
(a) a Dharna 
(b) a Bandh 
(c) a Rail Roko 
(d) All of the above 
Answer:
(d) All of the above 

Question 2. 
Who make the most out of such shows? 
(a) the agitators 
(b) the people 
(c) the govt. 
(d) the animals 
Answer:
(a) the agitators 

Question 3. 
How do demonstrations create problems to the individuals and loss to the nation? 
Answer:
By becoming violent, demonstrations create problems to the individuals and loss to the nation. 

Question 4. 
What can be the legitimate needs of others? 
Answer:
A seriously sick may need treatment, other may have an inescapable appointment, still another may have no provisions at home. These are the legitimate needs of others. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the synonym of 'huge'. 
Answer:
Immense 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the antonym of 'profit'. 
Answer:
Loss 

Passage 10.

Coal tar is black and sticky. For a long time, people thought of it as a nuisance. This oily, smelling substance blocked up the pipes, so gas makers and coke makers washed it out and tried to get rid of it. Some of it was sold for roofing but most of it was wasted. But this evil smelling nuisance has been found to be one of the most useful of raw materials in the world.

From it the chemist is able to make almost anything he wishes-from medicines to explosives, from dyes to disinfectants. Not all these things are made from coal tar itself. Only about a dozen simple products come from it. But from these the chemist is able to make thousands of new substances. Some of the most important things made from coal tar are dyes. 

Question 1. 
What is black and sticky? 
(a) Coal 
(b) Coal tar 
(c) Coca Cola 
(d) Carbon 
Answer:
(a) Coal tar 

Question 2. 
Who thought of it as a nuisance? 
(a) Animals 
(b) Trees 
(c) People 
(d) Nature 
Answer:
(c) People 

Question 3. 
Name two uses to which coal tar is put? 
Answer:
Coal tar is used from medicines to explosives. Earlier it was sold for roofing. 

Question 4. 
What can a chemist do from it? 
Answer:
A chemist can make anything he wishes with coal tar - from dyes to disinfectant; from medicines to explosives.

Question 5. 
Write from the passage the word which means “source of annoyance”. 
Answer:
Nuisance 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of “riped', 
Answer:
Raw 

Passage 11. 

Perhaps no animal on earth has enjoyed the kind of publicity received by the Giant Panda. Unknown to the Western World till as late as 1869, the Panda has been familiar to the Chinese for over 4000 years. At one time the animal inhabited vast areas of South China but today it finds itself restricted to small areas of some parts of China.

For many years the Panda was believed to belong to the bear family. In fact, its closest living relative is not a bear but the golden panda. The giant panda adapts well to low temperatures, so it does not hiberate in winter. It climbs trees with amazing agility and feeds on large quantities of bamboo shoots that grow abundantly in dense forests. Occasionally its diet may also include fish, small mammals and birds. 

Question 1. 
The animal that has received widest publicity is 
(a) Giant Panda 
(b) Giant rhino 
(c) Giant lizard 
(d) Giant buffalo 
Answer:
(a) Giant Panda 

Question 2. 
Panda has been familiar to the Chinese for over 
(a) 2000 years 
(b) 3000 years 
(c) 4000 years 
(d) 5000 years 
Answer:
(c) 4000 years 

Question 3. 
Where is the Panda found today? 
Answer:
Today, Panda is found in small areas of some parts of China. 

Question 4. 
What does the Giant Panda eat? 
Answer:
The Giant Panda eats large quantities of bamboo shoots that grow abundantly in dense forests. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the word which means “spend winter in as inactive state'. 
Answer:
Hibernate 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of “exclude’. 
Answer:
Include

Passage 12.

The earth is occasionally hit by craggy remnants of creation known as asteroids. About 150 are known to cross the earth's path. These lie in a loose belt between the Mars and Jupiter like so much rubble left over from creation. The first asteroid was too faint to be seen by the naked eye. It was discovered by an Italian monk named Guiseppi Piazzi, working at an observatory in Palermo, Sicily.

The largest found so far is about 8 km wide. Slamming into the earth at roughly 26 km a second, a large asteroid could explode with the force of a million hydrogen bombs, lifting enough rock and dust to block most sunlight. Cold and darkness could last for months, destroying agriculture and probably a good part of modern civilization, leading to the deaths of a billion or more people from starvation. 

Question 1. 
By what is the earth occasionally hit? 
(a) planets 
(b) stars 
(c) asteroids 
(d) moons 
Answer:
(c) asteroids 

Question 2. 
The first one was discovered by an 
(a) Indian 
(b) Italian 
(c) Iranian 
(d) Iraki 
Answer:
(b) Italian 

Question 3. 
What are asteroids? 
Answer:
Asteroids are the craggy remnants of creation. 

Question 4. 
Where to asteroids lie? 
Answer:
These lie in a loose belt between the Mars and the Jupiter like so much rubble left over from creation. 

Question 5. 
Write from the passage the word which means 'burst with a loud noise’ 
Answer:
Explode

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of 'tight”. 
Answer:
Loose 

Passage 13.

Swami Vivekananda's inspiring personality was well known both in India and in America during the last decade of the twentieth century. The unknown monk of India suddenly leapt into at the parliament of religions in Chicago in 1893, at which he represented Hinduism.

His vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture as well as his deep spiritual insight, fervid eloquence, brilliant conversation, broad human sympathy, colorful personality and handsome figure made an irresistible appeal to the many types of Americans who came in contact with him. People who saw or heard Vivekananda even once still cherish his memory after a lapse of more than half a century.

Question 1. 
Swami Vivekananda had an 
(a) insipid personality 
(b) inspiring personality 
(c) discouraging personality 
(d) insensitive personality 
Answer:
(b) inspiring personality 

Question 2. 
Where was the parliament of religions held? 
(a) in India 
(b) in Newyork
(c) in Chicago 
(d) in Seatle 
Answer:
(b) in Newyork

Question 3. 
Which religion did Swamiji represent in America? 
Answer:
Hindu religion Swamiji represented in America.

Question 4. 
Mention qualities of Swami Vivekananda. 
Answer:
Swamiji had deep spiritual insight, fervid eloquence, brilliant conversation, broad human sympathy, colourful personality and handsome figure. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the word which means “a period of ten years'.  
Answer: 
Decade

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of 'shallow'. 
Answer:
Deep 

Passage 14.

Of all the trees of Southern Asia, the banyan tree is unique, not only for the manner of its growth but for the area of shade it provides from the burning sun. Its close relationship with man has evolved over the years to make the banyans a most popular meeting place, a focal point of worship and a source of practical materials for commerce.

Known as the strangler fig’, because of its unusual manner of growth, the banyan is an epiphyte or air plant that has its birth in the branches of a host tree and lives on airborne moisture and nutrients. Banyan seeds are deposited by birds, bats or monkeys in the rich soil collected in the crevices of the host tree branches. 

Question 1. 
Which tree is being discussed here? 
(a) fig 
(b) pine 
(c) acacia 
(d) banyan 
Answer:
(d) banyan 

Question 2. 
What makes it unique? 
(a) its roots 
(b) its leaves 
(c) its fruit 
(d) its area of shade 
Answer:
(d) its area of shade

Question 3. 
How can we say that it has close relationship with man? 
Answer:
It has been a focal point of worship and a source of practical materials for commerce from ancient time so it has close relationship with man. 

Question 4. 
Highlight some features of banyan.
Answer:
Banyan is a huge tree. Its shade is dense and wide. It is an air plant.

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the word which means “narrow cracks'. 
Answer:
Crevices

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of “poor'. 
Answer:
Rich 

Passage 15.

What are volcanoes? In appearance it looks like a cone-shaped mountain. But the top of the cone is rather flat and hollow. This is the crater, which is as it were, the mouth of the volcano. The volcano is formed by matter rock coming up from below the earth's crust; by molten rock we mean rock which is so hot that it runs like liquid. This rock is called lava.

Imagine a sort of pipe coming up from deep down in the earth's surface passing through the rocks of the earth's crust and coming up to the crater. The lava forces its way up this pipe and overflows to form the sides of the volcano. The volcanic mountain is therefore found in the areas where the earth's surface is for some reason weak and cannot resist the pressure of the molten lava. 

Question 1. 
What is the state of molten rock? 
(a) solid 
(b) liquid. 
(c) gas 
(d) None of the above 
Answer:
(b) liquid. 

Question 2. 
The mouth of the volcano is called the 
(a) crater 
(b) crust 
(c) lava 
(d) rock 
Answer:
(a) crater 

Question 3. 
What are volcanoes? 
Answer:
Volcanoes are cone-shaped mountains. These are formed by matter rock coming up from below the earth's crust. 

Question 4. 
Where are the volcanoes found?
Answer:
Volcanoes are found in the areas where the earth's surface is for some reason weak and can't resist the pressure of the molten lava. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the word which means 'outermost portion”.
Answer:
Crust

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of 'strong'.
Answer:
Weak 

Passage 16.

In the north-west of undivided India, near Peshawar, there was the ancient and famous university of Taxila. This university was particularly noted for science, especially medicine, and the arts, and people went to it from distant parts of India. The Jataka stories are full of instances of sons of nobles and Brahmins travelling, unattended and unarmed, to Taxila to be educated.

Probably students came also from Central Asia and Afghanistan as it was conveniently situated. It was considered and honour and distinction to be a graduate of Taxila. Physicians who had studied in the school of medicine were highly thought of and, it is related that whenever Buddha felt unwell, his admirers brought to him a famous physician who had graduated from Taxila. 

Question 1. 
Which ancient and famous university is discussed here? 
(a) Nalanda 
(b) Taxila 
(c) Vikramsila 
(d) Mohanjodaro 
Answer:
(b) Taxila 

Question 2. 
Where was this university? 
(a) near Pahalgaon 
(b) near Peshawar 
(c) near Panipat 
(d) near Pali 
Answer:
(a) near Pahalgaon 

Question 3. 
For what was this university particularly noted? 
Answer:
This university was particularly noted for science, especially medicine and the arts. 

Question 4. 
What do Jataka stories inform us? 
Answer:
Jataka stories informs as that sons of nobles and Brahmins went. Taxila for education.
 
Question 5. 
Write from the passage the word which means 'well known'. 
Answer:
Famous 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of ‘modern'. 
Answer:
 Ancient 

Passage 17.

Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452. He was one of Italy's great painters. Some people think that he had one of the greatest minds that the world has ever known. He was interested in so many things and always wanted to find out about anything new. We know of some of these things that he learned, by reading his notebooks.

In these he has drawn wonderful pictures of all sorts of things and made notes about them. After he died his notebooks were taken to many different countries and some of them were lost. But he has told very little about himself. We do know that he was a lonely person because so few others wanted to know about all these things at once. 

Question 1. 
Leonardo da Vinci was a ..................... 
(a) statesman 
(b) performer 
(c) painter 
(d) dancer 
Answer:
 (c) painter 

Question 2.
When was Vinci born? 
(a) in 1450 
(b) in 1451 
(c) in 1453 
(d) in 1452 
Answer:
(d) in 1452 

Question 3. 
What do some people think about Vinci? 
Answer:
Some people thought that he had one of the greatest minds that the world has ever known.

Question 4. 
What happened after his death? 
Answer:
After his death his notebooks were taken to many different countries and some of them were lost. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the word which means “persons who paint buildings, walls etc.'
Answer:
Painter

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of 'found'. 
Answer:
Lost 

Passage 18.

One of the greatest mysteries of bird's life is travelling. Every year during autumn and early winter birds travel from northern regions of Asia. Europe and America to the southern warmer lands. They make the return journey again during spring and early summer. They are very punctual unless they are delayed by bad weather.

They face many dangers and hardships while travelling long distances through the air over hills, forests, plains and large stretches of water. Sometimes sudden storms arise and drive them far out of course. Often they are blown right out to sea and are drowned in the wild waves. At night bright lights attract and confuse the birds. They cannot fly at their fastest.

 

Question 1. 
What is one of the greatest mysteries of bird's life? 
(a) flying 
(b) travelling 
(c) eating 
(d) nesting 
Answer:
(b) travelling

Question 2. 
They are very punctual unless they are delayed by— 
(a) charming weather 
(b) shiny weather 
(c) cloudy weather 
(d) bad weather 
Answer:
(d) bad weather 

Question 3. 
What do migratory birds do every year? 
Answer: 
During autumn and early winter they travel from northern regions of Asia, Europe and America to the southern warmer lands. 

Question 4. 
Why can't they fly at their fastest? 
Answer:
Because of night bright lights they can't fly at their fastest. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the word which means 'travel'.
Answer:
Journey 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of dull'. 
Answer:
Bright 

Passage 19.

Florence Nightingale was the first woman who was awarded “The order of merit' for her pioneering work in nursing profession. She was born on May 12, 1820 in a rich family in Florence, Italy. It was unthinkable for a woman of a respectable family to go out for a job in those days.

She offered herself to provide healing touch to the wounded soldiers in the Cremean war. She served them so well and with great love that she became a legend in the nursing profession. We remember her as an embodiment of love, sacrifice and dedication for mankind. At the over-crowded Scutori Hospital, she was often found serving the wounded soldiers even in the midst of night by holding a lamp in her hand. 

Question 1. 
Florence Nightingale was a ..............
(a) doctor 
(b) nurse 
(c) ward boy 
(d) surgeon 
Answer:
(b) nurse 

Question 2.
“The order of merit is an 
(a) award 
(b) book 
(c) Officer 
(d) engineer 
Answer:
(a) award

Question 3.
Where was Nightingale born? 
Answer:
Nightingale was born in a rich family in Italy on 12 May 1820.

Question 4.
For what she offered herself? 
Answer:
She offered herself to provide healing touch to the wounded soldiers in the Cremean war. 

Question 5.
Find from the passage the word which means 'being the first to do'. 
Answer:
Pioneering 

Question 6.
Find from the passage the opposite of 'forget. 
Answer:
Remember 

Passage 20.

So far, about twenty vitamins have been discovered. Each of them perfoms some definite functions. The most important vitamins are A, B, C. Vitamin A is highly essential for the growth of the body and for the protection of the skin and other delicate parts of the body, found in milk, butter, eggs, green vegetables as also substance like cod liver oil.

Vitamin A also checks infections and keeps the eyes healthy. Vitamin B, whose shortage in the body can cause a disease called beri-beri, is mainly found in creals, eggs, green vegetables and yeast. A good source of Vitamin C is human milk but it is also present in large amounts in oranges, lemons and fresh fruits. Its deficiency can cause dieases like scurvy. 

Question 1. 
How many vitamins have been so far discovered? 
(a) about seventeen 
(b) about eighteen 
(c) about nineteen 
(d) about twenty 
Answer:
(d) about twenty 

Question 2. 
Which is a good source of vitamin C ? 
(a) human milk 
(b) human sweet 
(c) human cell 
(d) human pores 
Answer:
(a) human milk 

Question 3. 
How is vitamin A useful for humans? 
Answer:
Vitamin A is useful for growth of the body, protection of skin and other delicate parts of the body. 

Question 4.
What are the sources of vitamin A? 
Answer:
Milk, butter, eggs, green vegetables etc. are the sources of vitamins A. 

Question 5.
Find from the passage the word which means 'soft'. 
Answer:
Delicate

Question 6.
Find from the passage the opposite of 'bad'. 
Answer:
Good 

Passage 21.

The most serious problem, today, is air pollution. In a big Indian city the vehicular pollution accounts for more than two-thirds of total air pollution of the city. The vehicles are the major sources of nitrogen oxides, carbon mono-oxide and hydrocarbons.

The next major contributor to the city's air pollution are the industries. Air pollution, caused specially by emission of poisonous gases, has been linked to lung cancer, asthma and bronchites. In fact four out of every five cancers are linked to toxic and hazardous chemicals in the environment.

Nitorgen oxide emitted by vehicles is respiratory irritant that causes breathing problems, while sulphur-di-oxide damages lung function. The cities are also ridden with noise pollution caused by automobiles, railways, aircrafts, industrial machines and social and religious activities. 

Question 1. 
The most serious problem discussed here is ..........
(a) water pollution 
(b) air pollution 
(c) culture pollution 
(d) mind pollution 
Answer:
(b) air pollution 

Question 2. 
What cause two-thirds pollution in a big city? 
(a) vehicles 
(b) industries 
(c) drains 
(d) sewerage 
Answer:
(a) vehicles 

Question 3. 
Which diseases are caused by emission of poisonous gases? 
Answer:
These cause lung cancer, asthma and bronchites.
 
Question 4. 
How is noise pollution caused? 
Answer:
Noise pollution is caused by automobiles, railways, aircrafts, industrial machines and social and religious activities. 

Question 5. 
Find from the passage the word which means 'dangerous'. 
Answer:
Hazardous 

Question 6. 
Find from the passage the opposite of 'small’. 
Answer:
Big