COMPREHENSION
Q.1-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Seven-year-old Rohit was on his way to Mussoorie with his parents and was enjoying the panoramic beauty from the jeep. Suddenly, the jeep screeched to a halt. One of the tyres had a puncture.
His father told his mother, “Pass the tools. I will change the tyre.” They were both busy and they didn’t see Rohit walk away to pluck some wildflowers. Soon, both his pockets were full but as he turned to show it to his parents, he realised they were nowhere in sight. He had wandered too far.
He called out loudly, nobody replied. Scared, he began to cry. The shadows of the trees looked terrifying against the setting sun. Suddenly, he heard an elephant trumpet. He froze and a chill ran down his spine. A baby elephant walked out of the undergrowth and approached him.
Rohit mustered his courage and said, “My teacher told me that your name is Appu. Is that you, Appu?” The calf looked around and then lifted Rohit and placed him on his back. Rohit overcame his fear and patted him. Soon, they were by the road again and Rohitcould see his mother and father searching for him frantically. They saw Rohit and hugged him.
Rohit said happily, “Here is Appu, my friend, who saved my life.”
“Thanking you isn’t enough, Appu. We can never forget your kindness,” said his father, his eyes welling up. Rohit kissed Appu’s trunk and said, “I will come and see you soon.”
Years went by, and Rohit became a veterinary doctor. He never charged a fee to treat any animal from the circus or zoo.
One day, he got a call from the zoo. When he had finished his work he was just leaving the zoo, when he heard trumpeting. He asked the manager about the elephant and was told that the elephant had been rescued two days ago. “But the elephant is wild and fierce.”
“Don’t worry. Show me where he is,” said Rohit. The manager showed him the elephant. He saw that it had hurt its leg and trunk. The elephant walked towards him. Rohit was scared. But to his surprise, the elephant stopped and raised his trunk. At that instant, Rohit recognised him. It was Appu. He threw his arms around Appu’s trunk and hugged him. “What happened? Did he try to kill you?” the manager said breathlessly, running to his rescue. Rohit told him about Appu and how he treated Appu’s wounds. He promised to visit every day and make sure he was well looked after.
1.How did Rohit recognize that the elephant at the circus was Appu?
1.When the elephant’s wound was seen by Rohit.
2. When the elephant stopped and raised his trunk.
3. When the elephant became fierce and ran to attack Rohit.
4. When the elephant refused to eat food and lost weight.
5.Rohit could not recognize the elephant.
2. Where did the baby elephant take Rohit after their first meeting?
1. It took him to the jungle and pushed him into a ditch.
2. The elephant took him to the circus in which the elephant was working.
3. It took him to the nearby river so that he may drink water.
4.To the road from which Rohit had got lost.
5. Not mentioned in the passage
3. Why did Rohit choose to become a veterinary doctor?
1. He could not secure admission in any other stream.
2. Since his childhood, he had developed affection for animals.
3. His parents forced him to become so.
4. He had the hope that he would meet Appu one day.
5. Not mentioned in the passage
4. What did Rohit do when his father was changing the punctured tyre?
1. He went away to pluck some wildflowers.
2. He helped his father in changing the tyre.
3. He chose to play in the open.
4. He took his mother for a walk.
5.Rohit did not do anything during that time.
5. Which of the following is/are TRUE in the context of the passage?
1.Rohit and his parents were going to Mussoorie by car.
2.Rohit provided concession in the fee charged for treating circus animals.
3.Rohit’s father was grateful to Appu for saving Rohit’s life.
4. Only 1 and 3
5. All of the above
6. What did Rohit discover when he turned to show wildflowers to his parents?
1.He saw the baby elephant standing in front of the jeep.
2. He realized that the wildflowers had vanished.
3. He could not see the wildflowers anywhere.
4. He did not see the jeep they were traveling by.
5. Not mentioned in the passage.
Q.7-8. Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage
7. Instant
1. Ostentatious
2. Approval
3. Focus
4. Rage
5. Moment
8. Approached
1. Chased
2. Reached
3. Honed
4. Kicked
5. Presented
Q.9-10. Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage
9. Mustered
1. Followed
2. Gathered
3. Weighed
4. Lost
5. Transformed
10.Rescued
1. Threatened
2. Worshipped
3. Sheltered
4. Assisted
5. Calmed
ANSWERS
1. (2)
2. (4)
3. (5)
4. (1)
5. (3)
6. (3)
7. (5)
8. (2)
9. (4)
10. (1)
