COMPREHENSION TEST
SOME IMPORTANT WORDS 876. Citizens of a country should work and cherish
(1) desperately (Adv.) : very much (1) liberty, justice and opportunity
(2) heal (V.) : to cure (2) liberty and happiness
(3) opportunity and justice
871. Where did the bird come from? (4) love
(1) From Australia (2) From Canada 877. The source of the strength and power of a nation
(3) From the South (4) From North America depends on
872. Where did Rhayader live ? (1) the physical health of the people.
(1) In a cabin by the marsh (2) its people.
(2) In a light house (3) rights of the people.
(3) An old cottage (4) freedom of the people.
(4) In a barn 878. The passage leads the reader to think about
873. Which of the phrases best describe the girl ? (1) the morals of a nation
(1) Bold and brave (2) Loud and forceful
(2) what a country needs
(3) Shy and clean (4) Slender and dirty (3) ruling nation
874. Why did the girl take the bird to Rhayader ?
(4) the Rights of the people
(1) So that he would send it to where it came from
879. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are
(2) So that he would tell her if it was still alive
(1) Pillars of equality
(3) So that he would tell her what to do
(2) Gifts of our Creator
(4) So that he would heal it
(3) Rights of all men
875. How had the bird been injured?
(4) Ideals of a nation
(1) By a great storm
880.The ending part of the passage is about
(2) While flying through the woods
(1) Hope (2) Perfection
(3) By wild animals
(4) She had been shot by hunters (3) A promise (4) Want
Directions (876 – 880) : In the following pasage care- Directions (881–885) : Read the following passage
fully and choose the best answer to each question out of carefully and choose the best answer to each question out
the four alternatives. of the four alternatives.
(SSC CGL Tier-II Exam, 25.10.2015, TF No. 2148789) Like watering a plant, we grow our friendships (and all
If a country should have a message for its people, it our relationships) by nurturing them. Friendships need the
same attention as other relationships, if they are to contin-
should be a message of human dignity. The ideals of a
nation should be of the freedom of ideas, speech, press, ue. These relationships can be delightfully non-judgement-
al, supportive, understanding and fun.
the right to assemble and the right to worship. A country
should boldly proclaim to a world dominated by tyrants Sometimes a friendship can bring out the positive side
that “all men are created equal and they are endowed by that you never show in any other relationship. This may be
their Creator with certain unalienable rights” and “among because the pressure of playing a ‘role’ (daughter, partner
these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. This or child) is removed. With a friend you are to be yourself
should be the source of the strength and power of a nation. and free to change. Of course, you are free to do this in all
If people have the freedom to live their lives in dignity, they other relationships as well, but in friendships: you get to
can work with a sound mind and physical health. The mor- have lots of rehearsals and discussion about changes as
al, political, and economic stature of a country lies in the you experience them.
strength of its people. A nation should strive to be a more It is an unconditional experience where you receive as
perfect, not the perfect country where the people is given a much as you give. You can explain yourself to a friend openly
promise and a hope in their minds to work and cherish without the fear of hurting a family member. How do friend-
liberty, justice, and opportunity. We do not always get what ships grow? The answer is simple. By revealing yourself;
we want when we want it but it is always better to believe being attentive remembering what is most showing empa-
that someday, somehow, someway, we will get what we thy, seeing the world through the eyes of your friend, you
want. will understand the value of friendship. All this means learn-
ing to accept a person from a completely different family to
SOME IMPORTANT WORDS your own or perhaps someone from a completely different
(1) dignity (N.) : respect cultural background. This is the way we learn tolerance.
(2) proclaim (V.) : declare In turn we gain tolerance and acceptance for our own dif-
(3) endowed with (Phr.V.) : to naturally have a partic- ferences.
ular feature, quality, etc. 881. Friendships and relationships grow when they are
(4) unalienable (Adj.) : that cannot be taken away from (1) favoured (2) nurtured
you ; in alienable (3) compared (4) divided
(5) stature (N.) : status 882. When we are with a good friend, we tend
(6) strive (V.) : to try very hard to achieve something (1) to shut ourselves.
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