sponsored links
To start with , Comprehension means ability to Understand something. Comprehension passages main intention is to test how much you are able to understand what is said and implied .
In SBI Clerks or SBI PO and any other bank exams generally there a passage will be given followed by 10 to 15 questions. The questions usually asked can be divide in to three tpes
Type -1 questions : {Easy} Here question will be on information given in one place or in a sentence of the passage .
Type -2 questions : {Medium-Time consuming} Clue to answering this type of question will be mentioned in more than one place or sentence in the passage.
example : Which of the following statement is true/false in the context of passage ?
Type-3 questions: {Difficult - Implied type } Clue to answering this type of questions cannot be found in any sentence or in the passage. These should be answered on the basis of what is implied in the passage.
examples:
1 . From reading the passage we can infer that ..2. choose a suitable title of the passage
3. what is the tone of the passage
Important tips to follow while answering comprehension passage
**1. Read questions first instead of passage - it gives you outline on what passage is about and type of questions you need to answer.
2. After reading questions go for passage and read it carefully . whenever you find the exact words or answer to the questions you had read before, stop and answer them immediately .
3. First and last sentences of the passage gives you the theme or title on what passage is about.
4. Answer type 1 and type 2 questions accurately confirming on re-reading the passage .
5. Type 3 questions take a lot of time and thought process. So if you have enough time go for answering this type of questions or leave it and proceed to other sections of English language.
Quiz
Quiz
The first step is for us to realise that a city need not be a frustrater of life; it can be among other things, a mechanism for enhancing life, for producing possibilities of living which are not to be realized except through cities. But, for that to happen, deliberate and drastic planning is needed. Towns as much as animals, must have their systems of organs-those for transport and circulation are an obvious example. What we need now are organ systems for recreation, leisure, culture, community expression. This means abundance of open space, easy access to unspoilt Nature, beauty in parks and in fine buildings, gymnasia and swimming baths and recreation grounds in planty, central spaces for celebrations and demonstrations, halls for citizens' meetings, concert halls and theatres and cinemas that belong to the city. And the buildings must not be built anyhow or dumped down anywhere; both they and their groupings should mean something important to the people of the place.
1. Cities can be made to provide full facilities for life, only if : :
(a) these can be mechanically developed.
(b) proper transport system is introduced.
(c) cinemas, theatres and concert halls are established there.
(d) these are thoughtfully and vigorously designed to serve people's needs.
Ans (d)
2. A suitable title for the passage would be :
(a) Towns versus Animals.
(b) The Need for Planned Cities.
(c) Transport and Communication System in a City.
(d) The Need for Entertainment Centres in a City.
Ans (b)
3. "A city need not be a frustrater of life" means that:
(a) one does not expect fulfilment of all life's requirements from a city.
(b) city life provides all the essential needs of life.
(c) a city does not necessarily lift man's standard of living.
(d) a city should not defeat the fulfilment of life's aspirations and aims.
Ans (b)
4. Which one of the following has the opposite meaning to the word 'frustrater' in the passage?
(a) Promoter
(b) Applauder
(c) Approver
(d) Executer
Ans (a)
5. "The building must not be built anyhow or dumped down anywhere"....the statement implies that building :
(a) should be built with suitable material.
(b) should be constructed, according to some suitable design, not indiscriminately.
(c) should be scattered to provide for more of open space.
(d) should be built to enable citizens to enjoy nature.
Ans (c)
6. The word 'drastic' in the passage means :
(a) orderly.
(b) powerful,
(c) consistent.
(d) determined.
Ans (b)
7. The author talks about 'Unspoilt Nature'. In what way can Nature remain unspoilt?
(a) If Nature is not allowed to interfere with people's day-to-day life.
(b) By building cities with the system of organs like those of animals.
(c) By allowing free access to parks and open spaces.
(d) By allowing Nature to retain its primitive, undomesticated character.
Ans (b)
8. According to the author, the function of a city is to :
(a) provide adequate community expression.
(b) make available centres of recreation and public gatherings.
(c) facilitate traffic and communication.
(d) raise the tone of life and make it more meaningful.
Ans (d)
9. The opening sentence of the passage implies that :
(a) the possibilities of living a decent life cannot be found in a city.
(b) only a city can provide the means to lead a full life.
(c) among other places, a city can also help man to lead a successful life.
(d) a city provides better opportunities for good living than a village.
Ans (b)
On the death of Alexander the great his vast empire was almost immediately broken up into three main divisions. In the East, his General Seleucus Nikator founded an empire comprising Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria and part of Asia Minor, that is, almost all the area from the Hellespont to the Indus. The capital of this empire was Antioch, which became one of the greatest commercial centres of those times, through which merchandise for Arabia, India and China flowed into the Mediterranean.
The second division of the Alexandrian empire was the Graeco-Egyptian kingdom founded by Ptolemy I, another general of Alexander. Its chief city was Alexandria which, with its safe harbour and splendid library, became for a long time the most important centre of Greek civilization and culture in the ancient world.
The third and the smallest division was Macedon, ruled by Autigonus and his successor, who had partial control over Greece till 146 B.C. In that, year Greece was made a Roman province under name of Achaea. Later, both Syria and Egypt were also conquered by the Romans.
1. When Alexander died, his empire :
(A) Was disintegrated to several pieces.
(B) Was broken into three divisions.
(C) Was expanded by his son.
(D) Went totally out of existence.
(E) Did not die but remained intact tocontinue for several centuries thereafter.
Ans (b)
2. Seleucus Nikator founded an empire in the :
(A) South
(B) West
(C) East
(D) North
(E) North-West
Ans (c)
3. Which of the following was not included inthe empire of Seleucus Nikator ?
(A) Persia
(B) Egypt
(C) Mesopotamia
(D) Syria
(E) Part of Asia Minor
Ans (b)
4. The capital of Seleucus Nikator's empire was :
(A) Macedonia
(B) Athens
(C) Sparta
(D) Antioch
(E) Troy
Ans (d)
5. The second division of Alexandrian empire was:
(A) Babylonian kingdom
(B) Graeco-Turkish kingdom
(C) Assyrian kingdom
(D) Graeco-Egyptian kingdom
(E) Persia
Ans (d)
6. The second division of Alexandrian empire was founded by :
(A) Alexander's eldest son
(B) Alexander's youngest son
(C) Alexander's grandson
(D) Ptolemy I
(E) A Mesopotamian prince
Ans (d)
7. The chief city of Graeco-Egyptian kingdomwas :
(A) Cairo
(B) Damascus
(C) Alexandria
(D) Antioch
(E) Macedonia
Ans (c)
8. Which of the following cities was for a longtime the most important centre of Greek civilization and culture in the ancient world ?
(A) Athens
(B) Sparta
(C) Constantinople
(D) Macedonia
(E) Alexandria
Ans (a)
9. Who was Antigonus ?
(A) The General who was responsible for thedeath of Alexander
(B) The great warrior to whom goes the credit of successes in Alexander's military expeditions
(C) He was the founder of the third division of Alexandrian empire, known as Macedon
(D) The Roman emperor who conquered Greece and annexed it into the Romanempire
(E) The fictitious king of Greece, who figures in the tragedies of Sophocles
Ans (c)
10. When did Greece become a Roman province ?
(A) In 326 BC
(B) In 186 BC
(C) In 206BC
(D) In 171 BC
(E) In 146 BC
Ans (e)
Please like it support our work
Comment Box is loading comments...
No comments:
Post a Comment