Unseen Passage is an important constituent of the reading section. Students may do practice through following examples to improve their performance.
Passage 3
Q 1. What does the author tell us about the financial condition of her parents?
Q 2. What value did the parents practise?
Q 3. What practice author evolved because of kindness of her parents?
Q 4. What kind of girl was the author?
Q 5. How many brothers author had? Write their names
Q 6. How do you know that author’s parents discriminated between sons and daughter?
Q 7. Why do the mountain people consider themselves to be born mountaineers?
Q 8. Why were foreigners drawn to the Himalayas?
Q 9. Which river was flowing near the town of author –
(a) Nakuri
(b) Uttarkashi
(c) Garhwal
(d) Bhagitithi
Q 10. Parents of author were
(I) Hard working
(II) Self-contained
(III) Poor
(IV) Disrespectful
Which of above options are correct
(a) Only I
(b) I and II
(c) III and IV
(d) I, II and III
Q 11. Fill in the blanks
- I was __________ child in the family
- They considered themselves to be ___________ mountaineers.
Q 12. Which word in the last para mean ‘importance’?
| Vocabulary Building | |
| Word | Meaning |
| Gurgling | Sound of splash of water or bubbling |
| Self-contained | Independent, Self-sufficient |
| Barely | Hardly |
| Essentials | Basic requirements, Necessities |
| Treasured | Important, Cherished, Valuable |
| Creed | Faith, Belief |
| Essence | Basis, Soul, |
| Ingrained | Established, |
| Customary | Traditional, Conventional |
| Mountaineering | Art of mountain climbing |
| Preferential | Giving preference, Favoured |
| Backpackers | Those who carry luggage on their back |
| Significance | Importance |
| Seek | Search for, Try to find out, |
| Gigantic | Great, Infinite, Massive |
Passage 4
Q 1. What strategy do animals like deer, antelopes, etc adopt to drive away the panther?
Q 2. How do the panther and the game animals (deer, antelopes, etc) react to open spaces?
Q 3. What effect does the loud noise made by birds and animals have on the panther?
Q 4. How does the panther kill its prey?
Q 5. What is the meaning of word ‘shrill’ as used in first para
(a) Rude
(b) Simple
(c) High
(d) Beautiful
Q 6. What is the meaning of the word ‘condemnation’ as used in third para
(a) Disapproval
(b) Appreciation
(c) Attention
(d) Ignorance
Q 7. Fill in the blanks
(a) They curse the panther in their own ______________ voice.
(b) It stalks as close to its _______________ as it can manage.
Vocabulary Building |
|
| Word | Meaning |
| Sight | Glimpse, Notice |
| Nothing of that sort | None of that situation happens |
| Stand their ground | Stand there only |
| Stamping its feet | Hitting ground with feet |
| Shooing away | Drive away |
| shrill | Loud and high pitched voice |
| Impertinent | Rude, Bold |
| Brat | One who behave badly, Ill-mannered |
| Sticks to cover | Hides behind something |
| Game animal | Animals of prey, Animals that are hunted |
| Deliberately | Intentionally |
| Pandemonium | Uproar, Confusion, Mayhem |
| Kicked up | Started |
| Deafening | Very loud |
| Chorus | Together, Something said or sung together |
| Condemnation | Disapproval, Criticism |
| inimitable | Special, Unique |
| Associates | Colleagues |
| Finesse | Skill, Expertise, Grace |
| Contrary to | Opposite to |
| Springs | Jumps |
| Stalks | Follows silently |
| Dash | A quick run |
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