Directions (Q. No. 1-10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions. The sun, while going on his daily rounds saw a princess and fell in love with her. Whenever he could slipaway from the heavens he would take human form and go down to the princess to spend some time with her. The princess too became quite fond of him and would wait for him to come. One day the Sun decided to send her a blood red ruby as a token of his love for her. He put the gem ina silk bag, and calling a crow that was flying past, asked the bird to deliver the gem to his beloved. Crows had milky white feathers in those days and it was considered auspicious if a crow came anywhere near you. So the sun was pleased that he had found a crow to deliver the gem. As the crow sped through the sky with the silken bag, the aroma of food lured him. Looking down thecrow saw that a wedding feast was inprogress, and immediately it was distracted from its mission. Food wasone thing it could never resist!Alighting on a tree nearby, it hung the bag on a twig and went off to find some food. While the Crow was feasting, a merchant passing by saw the bag on the tree, and knocked it down with a pole. When he opened the bag and saw its contents he almost swooned in joy.
Quicklypocketing the ruby, he filled the bagwith dry cow dung that was lyingthere, and then deftlyreturned thebag to the branch. It was all done soquickly that the crow missed all theaction. After having its fill, it flew upto the tree, and picking up bag, took it to the person it was intended for. The princess was in the garden.When the crow gave her the bag, shetook it eagerly, knowing that it wasfrom the sun.But when she saw its contentsshe reeled back in shock and anger.Believing that it was Sun’s way oftelling her that he did not care for her,she flung the bag away, rushed to herpalace, and never came out again.When the Sun learnt of what hadhappened he was furious. So greatwas his anger that when he turned hisscorchinggaze on the crow, itsfeathers were burned black. Its feath-ers have been black ever since. Theruby did not stay with the man whostole it. It fell out of his pocket androlled into a deep pit. Men have beentrying to dig it out ever since. Manyprecious stones have been found inthe process, making Myanmar one ofthe richest sources of rubies and sap-phires, but the ruby that the Sun sentto the princess is yet to be found.
1.What did the Sun send for the princess as a token of his love?
1) He sent her the crow
2) He sent her dry cow dung
3) He sent her a red ruby
4)He gifted her the city of Myanmar
5) None of the above
1) He sent her the crow
2) He sent her dry cow dung
3) He sent her a red ruby
4)He gifted her the city of Myanmar
5) None of the above
2.Why did the princess fling the gift away?
1) She did not like rubies
2) The crow was known to bring bad luck
3) She had found cow dung in the bag
4) She thought the Sun was playing a cruel joke on her
5) She had wanted the sun to personally deliver it
1) She did not like rubies
2) The crow was known to bring bad luck
3) She had found cow dung in the bag
4) She thought the Sun was playing a cruel joke on her
5) She had wanted the sun to personally deliver it
3.What led to the discovery of precious stones in Myanmar?
1) Humans discovered the stones in their search for the lost ruby
2) The crow spread the news of the lost ruby
3) The princess went in search of the lost ruby and discovered other precious stones
4) The merchant went in search of the ruby that fell off his pockets
5) The merchant’s clumsiness led to the discovery of precious stones
1) Humans discovered the stones in their search for the lost ruby
2) The crow spread the news of the lost ruby
3) The princess went in search of the lost ruby and discovered other precious stones
4) The merchant went in search of the ruby that fell off his pockets
5) The merchant’s clumsiness led to the discovery of precious stones
4.How did the crow get its black colour?
1) The crow was punished by the sun for its clumsiness
2) The crow was burned black by the scorching gaze of the angry Sun
3) The crow was not considered auspicious any more
4) The crow was cursed by the merchant
5) None of these
1) The crow was punished by the sun for its clumsiness
2) The crow was burned black by the scorching gaze of the angry Sun
3) The crow was not considered auspicious any more
4) The crow was cursed by the merchant
5) None of these
5.What could be an appropriate title for the story?
1) The Careless Black crow
2)Myanmar and its Mineral Riches
3) The Sun and the Princess
4) The -Depressed Princess
5) The sun and the ruby
1) The Careless Black crow
2)Myanmar and its Mineral Riches
3) The Sun and the Princess
4) The -Depressed Princess
5) The sun and the ruby
Directions (Q. No. 6 – 8):Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
6.Token
1) Symbol
2) Insurance
3) Slip
4) Assurance
5) Investment
1) Symbol
2) Insurance
3) Slip
4) Assurance
5) Investment
7.Deftly
1) Skillfully
2) Blindly
3) Eagerly
4) Rightfully
5) Innocently
1) Skillfully
2) Blindly
3) Eagerly
4) Rightfully
5) Innocently
8.Auspicious
1) Religious
2) Lucky
3) Fulfilling
4) Charming
5) Normal
1) Religious
2) Lucky
3) Fulfilling
4) Charming
5) Normal
Directions (Q. No. 9-10):Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage:
9.Scorching
1) Cool
2) Heated
3) Warm
4) Silent
5) Composed
1) Cool
2) Heated
3) Warm
4) Silent
5) Composed
10.Furious
1) Beaming
2) Angry
3) Forgiving
4) Calm
5) Sulking
1) Beaming
2) Angry
3) Forgiving
4) Calm
5) Sulking
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