Unseen Passage is an important constituent of the reading section. Students may do practice through following examples to improve their performance.
Passage 13
Q 1. What do power foods provide?
Q 2. Why including onion and garlic with chickpea is helpful?
Q 3. Which combination is recommended after exercise? What are the main nutrients in it?
Q 4. What is the quick method for preparing power food with chickpea?
Q 5. What benefits one can expect to get from yoghurt and banana?
Q 6. Why lemon juice should be added to green tea?
Q 7.Fill in the blanks
- There are various ways of incorporating power _____ in your daily diet.
- Iron deficiency can lead to anaemia, __________ , brain fog and tiredness.
- Exercising burns glucose and thus lowers __________ sugar.
Q 8. Please write the word used in the passage as
- Synonym of ‘aware’ (para 1)
- Synonym of ‘shortage’ (para 2)
- Synonym of ‘popular’ (para 2)
- Synonym of ‘ideal’ (para 3)
Vocabulary Building |
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| Word | Meaning |
| Rich levels | High levels |
| Health conscious | Aware about health |
| Incorporate | Include |
| Season-fresh foods | Fresh foods available in its season |
| Chickpeas | White grams (chhola) |
| Deficiency | Shortage |
| Hit | Popular |
| Diligent about | Particular about, Attentive |
| Chopped | Cut into small pieces |
| Packed with | Full of |
| Refuelling | Getting once again, Filling once again |
| Muscle soreness | Suffering from pain in muscles |
| Smoothie | A thick juice – like banana shake or apple shake |
| Halt | Stop |
| You have friends over | You have friends with you or at your home |
Passage 14
Q 1. By weight how much water a human body has? What is the biggest reason for death of children?
Q 2. What proportion of world lives in water scarcity area? What does this amount to in absolute numbers?
Q 3. What is meant by ‘economic water shortage’?
Q 4. How is economic water shortage different from physical water scarcity?
Q 5. What is predicted about scenario in 2050?
Q 6. What methods have been suggested for conservation of water?
Q 7. Fill in the blanks
- Life without energy is _________ unthinkable.
- The _______________ of energy and water is evident.
- No water, no ______ and no energy.
Q 8. Please write the word used in the passage as
- Antonym of ‘smallest’ (para 1)
- Synonym of ‘consumption’ (para 2)
- Synonym of ‘more’ (para 4)
- Antonym of ‘restricted’ (para 5)
Vocabulary Building |
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| Word | Meaning |
| Integral | Inherent, Essential |
| Dehydration | Lack of water in living beings |
| Evident | Obvious, Noticeable, Clear |
| Scarcity | Shortage |
| Lack of | Shortage |
| Further | More |
| Extensive | Widespread, Large scale |
| Rely | Depend |
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