You have ever heard your teacher say these words: ‘Now children, I am giving you a test on reading comprehension’? What does that mean? If you look it up in a dictionary you will find that the meaning of COMPREHENSION is: capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; power to grasp ideas; ability to know.
When the teacher announced the test, your thoughts went to the earlier classes and you started remembering all that was taught. Even before that you understood that ‘test’ meant some kind of a process by which the teacher tries to know how much you have learnt. Again, by ‘reading comprehension’ you understood that the teacher is going to give a test which would include a written text and you would be required to answer questions on your understanding of the text. Here, the test is on what you have studied earlier to see if you have understood the lessons that the teacher taught you. However, once you are out of school and your text books then you are on your own!
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Suppose your mother asks you to set up the new mobile phone she has purchased and you have to read the instruction booklet and use the information provided there to set up the phone. If your reading comprehension skills are inadequate you will not be able to follow the instructions. So, it is imperative that you understand all that you have studied and use it in situations which use language you are familiar with.
Remember that the person who writes English has studied the same grammar as you and, therefore, if you also studied and understood your lessons you should be able to easily comprehend what is written. You can see from all of this that when we hear or read words we gather meaning from, or comprehend, them. What, when, why and how are some of the words that quickly come to mind when you think of comprehension. Read the text that follows then test your levels of comprehension in the quiz which comes afterwards.
Arpana and Trupti were thrilled. The sisters' uncle, who lives in a forest lodge in the Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary, had invited them to spend the summer holidays there. They imagined how they would spend time seeing all the wild animals. While Arpana was eager to see tigers, Trupti was more interested in deer.
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What relation are Arpana and Trupti? |
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Two sisters. |
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Sister and brother. |
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Two friends. |
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Two enemies. |
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2.
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Who lived in the forest lodge? |
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Arpana and Trupti. |
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Deer. |
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Tigers. |
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The uncle of Arpana and Trupti. |
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3.
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The forest lodge is located where? |
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The Arpana and Trupti Wild Life Sanctuary. |
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The Uncle Wild Life Sanctuary. |
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The Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary. |
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The Wild Life Sanctuary belonging to deer and tigers. |
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4.
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Why were the sisters thrilled? |
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Because they were sisters. |
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Because they loved their uncle. |
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Because they would spend their summer holidays in the Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary. |
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Because they owned the forest lodge. |
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Tigers were liked by who? |
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Uncle. |
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Arpana and Trupti. |
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Trupti. |
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Arpana. |
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6.
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Trupti likes which animals? |
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Deer. |
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Tigers. |
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Lions. |
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Wild boars. |
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7.
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Did the sisters imagine something? |
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They imagined the lovely cars parked in the forest lodge. |
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They imagined good food. |
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They imagined all the wild animals they would see. |
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They imagined the clothes they were going to wear. |
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8.
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Which one of the sentences is false? |
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The forest lodge is in Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary. |
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Arpana was eager to see deer, Trupti was interested in tigers. |
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The sisters were spending their summer holidays with their uncle. |
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Arpana and Trupti imagined seeing the wild animals. |
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9.
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What does 'Sanctuary' mean? |
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A summer resort. |
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A forest lodge. |
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A theme park. |
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A sacred or holy place, any place of refuge. |
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10.
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Which is not a synonym of the word SANCTUARY? |
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Prison. |
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Shrine. |
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Temple. |
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Altar. |
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1.
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What relation are Arpana and Trupti? |
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[x] |
Two sisters. |
[ ] |
Sister and brother. |
[ ] |
Two friends. |
[ ] |
Two enemies. |
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2.
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Who lived in the forest lodge? |
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Arpana and Trupti. |
[ ] |
Deer. |
[ ] |
Tigers. |
[x] |
The uncle of Arpana and Trupti. |
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3.
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The forest lodge is located where? |
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The Arpana and Trupti Wild Life Sanctuary. |
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The Uncle Wild Life Sanctuary. |
[x] |
The Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary. |
[ ] |
The Wild Life Sanctuary belonging to deer and tigers. |
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4.
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Why were the sisters thrilled? |
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Because they were sisters. |
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Because they loved their uncle. |
[x] |
Because they would spend their summer holidays in the Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary. |
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Because they owned the forest lodge. |
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5.
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Tigers were liked by who? |
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Uncle. |
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Arpana and Trupti. |
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Trupti. |
[x] |
Arpana. |
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6.
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Trupti likes which animals? |
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[x] |
Deer. |
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Tigers. |
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Lions. |
[ ] |
Wild boars. |
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7.
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Did the sisters imagine something? |
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[ ] |
They imagined the lovely cars parked in the forest lodge. |
[ ] |
They imagined good food. |
[x] |
They imagined all the wild animals they would see. |
[ ] |
They imagined the clothes they were going to wear. |
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8.
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Which one of the sentences is false? |
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[ ] |
The forest lodge is in Bandipur Wild Life Sanctuary. |
[x] |
Arpana was eager to see deer, Trupti was interested in tigers. |
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The sisters were spending their summer holidays with their uncle. |
[ ] |
Arpana and Trupti imagined seeing the wild animals. |
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9.
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What does 'Sanctuary' mean? |
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[ ] |
A summer resort. |
[ ] |
A forest lodge. |
[ ] |
A theme park. |
[x] |
A sacred or holy place, any place of refuge. |
|
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10.
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Which is not a synonym of the word SANCTUARY? |
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[x] |
Prison. |
[ ] |
Shrine. |
[ ] |
Temple. |
[ ] |
Altar. |
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