Reading comprehension is the act of understanding what you are reading. Communication skills help to understand a particular language, process it, and use it effectively.
Reading comprehension practice is very important for students because it improves academic performance, critical thinking skills, vocabulary, communication skills and confidence.
Reading Comprehension Practice For Class 9 & 10 (Level 4)
Comprehension Test 1
The year 1997 marked the birth centenary of Enid Blyton, the author whose books are still hot favourites with all of us. Enid Blyton was born in London on 11 August 1897. As a child, her mother wanted her to become a famous concert pianist, but young Enid had other ideas. By the age of 8, she was found in her room scribbling away her stories and poems. In her childhood, Enid was not allowed any pets, but she made up for this as an adult.
Enid’s first job was as a nursery school teacher. She soon discovered a sure way of keeping her class quiet by telling them a story! So she started writing them. After her first book, ‘Child Whispers’, was published in 1922, Enid went on writing a story nearly every fortnight. By the time she died in 1963 aged 71, she had written more than 700 books. [Taken from The Statesman, 7 Sept 1997 in an abridged form]
MCQ Questions and Answers
Where was Enid Blyton born?
A. London
B. New York
C. Paris
D. Rome
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Answer: A. London
What did Enid Blyton’s mother want her to become?
A. A writer
B. A teacher
C. A concert pianist
D. A doctor
Answer: C. A concert pianist
At what age did Enid Blyton start writing stories and poems?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Answer: D. 8
What was Enid Blyton’s first job?
A. A writer
B. A teacher
C. A nurse
D. A doctor
Answer: B. A teacher
How did Enid Blyton keep her class quiet when she was a teacher?
A. By giving them sweets
B. By showing them a movie
C. By telling them a story
D. By playing a game
Answer: C. By telling them a story
How often did Enid Blyton write a new story after her first book was published?
A. Every day
B. Every week
C. Every fortnight
D. Every month
Answer: C. Every fortnight
How many books did Enid Blyton write in total?
A. More than 500
B. More than 600
C. More than 700
D. More than 800
Answer: C. More than 700
When did Enid Blyton die?
A. 1953
B. 1963
C. 1973
D. 1983
Answer: B. 1963
What was Enid Blyton’s first book?
A. Child Whispers
B. The Famous Five
C. The Secret Seven
D. Malory Towers
Answer: A. Child Whispers
Was Enid Blyton allowed to have pets when she was a child?
A. Yes
B. No
Answer: B. No
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Comprehension Test 2
Man is a social organism and social service is essential in man making education system. There are many types of community service and students have to do a lot of work in this field. They have some responsibility to eradicate illiteracy. They can hold night schools for illiterate adults and give them lessons on the three R’s. They can eliminate bad practices and inform people about health and sanitation laws. They can dig wells, repair bad roads and clean dirty ponds. They can take an active part in bringing relief to the victims during emergencies like floods, famines and earthquakes.
In normal times, they can organize cultural programs for poor villagers because we know that poverty is depressing but hard work is killing. It is true that students’ studies will suffer a little if they focus on social service. But, on the whole, they will benefit because social service will promote their empathy, increase their love for their country and develop their organizational skills.
MCQ Questions and Answers
According to the passage, why is social service essential in the education system?
A. It helps students make more friends.
B. It is a way to get extra credit.
C. It promotes empathy and develops organizational skills.
D. It helps students get into better colleges.
Answer: C. It promotes empathy and develops organizational skills.
What is one way that students can help eradicate illiteracy?
A. Hold night schools for adults.
B. Organize cultural programs for poor villagers.
C. Repair bad roads.
D. Give health and sanitation lessons to people.
Answer: A. Hold night schools for adults.
What can students do to help eliminate bad practices?
A. Hold cultural programs for poor villagers.
B. Organize relief efforts during emergencies.
C. Give health and sanitation lessons to people.
D. Repair bad roads and clean dirty ponds.
Answer: C. Give health and sanitation lessons to people.
What is one way that students can help during emergencies like floods, famines, and earthquakes?
A. Hold night schools for adults.
B. Repair bad roads and clean dirty ponds.
C. Organize cultural programs for poor villagers.
D. Organize relief efforts for victims.
Answer: D. Organize relief efforts for victims.
According to the passage, what is one benefit of social service for students?
A. They will get better grades in school.
B. They will have more free time.
C. They will develop organizational skills.
D. They will earn more money in the future.
Answer: C. They will develop organizational skills.
What is one thing that students can do to help poor villagers during normal times?
A. Organize relief efforts during emergencies.
B. Give health and sanitation lessons to people.
C. Hold night schools for adults.
D. Organize cultural programs for poor villagers.
Answer: D. Organize cultural programs for poor villagers.
According to the passage, what is one way that social service can benefit a student’s love for their country?
A. It can increase their empathy for others.
B. It can help them make more friends.
C. It can improve their organizational skills.
D. It can help them get a better job.
Answer: A. It can increase their empathy for others.
What is one way that students can help with sanitation issues?
A. Hold night schools for adults.
B. Organize relief efforts during emergencies.
C. Repair bad roads and clean dirty ponds.
D. Give health and sanitation lessons to people.
Answer: D. Give health and sanitation lessons to people.
According to the passage, what is one way that poverty affects people?
A. It makes them more depressed.
B. It makes them work harder.
C. It increases their organizational skills.
D. It limits their access to cultural programs.
Answer: A. It makes them more depressed.
According to the passage, will students’ studies suffer if they focus on social service?
A. Yes
B. No
Answer: A. Yes, but only a little.
Comprehension Test 3
At low tide, he walks across the sand to the headland and around the corner to the little bay facing the open sea. It was impassable by boat because the rock seams jutted out and the currents swirled treacherously around them. But you can walk there if you choose one of the lowest tides that move a long way. You couldn’t delay the raid, because once the tide turned, it came quickly.
For this reason, few people cared to explore the little bay fresh and unexplored, as it was completely covered by the sea at high tide. The cave was inviting, mysteriously dark, cool and inviting, and he entered the farthest corner where he discovered a side crack like a chimney. He peeked out and saw that he could see daylight.
MCQ Questions and Answers
What time of day does the protagonist visit the little bay?
A. High tide
B. Mid-tide
C. Low tide
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Low tide
Why is the little bay impassable by boat?
A. The water is too shallow
B. The currents are too strong
C. The rock seems just out
D. The bay is too small
Answer: C. The rock seems just out
Why do few people explore little bay?
A. It is too far from the mainland
B. The water is too deep
C. It is covered by the sea at high tide
D. The cave is too small
Answer: C. It is covered by the sea at high tide
Why couldn’t the protagonist delay the raid?
A. Because the tide was low
B. Because the tide turned quickly
C. Because the bay was too small
D. Because the currents were too strong
Answer: B. Because the tide turned quickly
What was the cave in the little bay like?
A. Bright and sunny
B. Mysteriously dark and cool
C. Loud and boisterous
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Mysteriously dark and cool
What did the protagonist find in the farthest corner of the cave?
A. A treasure chest
B. A side crack like a chimney
C. A secret door
D. None of the above
Answer: B. A side crack like a chimney
What could the protagonist see when he peeked out of the side crack?
A. The open sea
B. Daylight
C. A group of people
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Daylight
What would happen if the protagonist did not choose one of the lowest tides to visit little bay?
A. He would get lost
B. He would be attacked by sea creatures
C. He would not be able to enter the cave
D. None of the above
Answer: C. He would not be able to enter the cave
Why was the little bay fresh and unexplored?
A. Because it was too dangerous to visit
B. Because it was too far from civilization
C. Because it was covered by the sea at high tide
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Because it was covered by the sea at high tide
What made the little bay inviting to the protagonist?
A. The warm sun
B. The clear water
C. The mysterious cave
D. None of the above
Answer: C. The mysterious cave
Comprehension Test 4
The recent transition to an all-volunteer United States armed forces will eventually lead to a gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces and in various areas of female recruitment, but probably not the dramatic gains for women that might be expected. Although the armed forces work on policies of institutional change toward occupational equality and under federally mandated equal pay for equal work. The problem is that women are less likely to be trained for direct combat operations.
A significant section of the larger society still remains uneasy about extending equality in this direction. Therefore, for women in the military, the search for equality will still be based on functional equality, not identity or even job similarity. Chances are sure to come. The increasing emphasis on deterrence is bound to provide increased opportunities for women to engage in novel types of non-combat military assignments.
MCQ Questions and Answers
What is the recent transition that the passage refers to?
A. A shift from a male-only military to a gender-integrated military
B. A change in the recruitment process for the military
C. A decrease in the number of women serving in the military
D. None of the above
Answer: A. A shift from a male-only military to a gender-integrated military
What is expected to happen as a result of the transition to all-volunteer armed forces?
A. A decrease in the proportion of women in the armed forces
B. A rapid increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces
C. A gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces
D. No change in the proportion of women in the armed forces
Answer: C. A gradual increase in the proportion of women in the armed forces
Why might the gains for women in the military not be as dramatic as expected?
A. Women are not interested in joining the military
B. Women are not as qualified as men for combat roles
C. Many people are still opposed to women serving in direct combat roles
D. There is not enough funding for women’s training
Answer: C. Many people are still opposed to women serving in direct combat roles
What is functional equality?
A. Equality based on identity
B. Equality based on job similarity
C. Equality based on physical abilities
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Equality based on job similarity
What is the problem with women being less likely to be trained for direct combat operations?
A. They are less likely to be promoted
B. They are less likely to receive equal pay
C. They are less likely to be seen as equal to their male counterparts
D. None of the above
Answer: C. They are less likely to be seen as equal to their male counterparts
What is the significance of federally mandated equal pay for equal work in the military?
A. It has led to a significant increase in the number of women serving in direct combat roles
B. It has led to greater opportunities for women in the military
C. It has not had a significant impact on the number of women in the military
D. None of the above
Answer: B. It has led to greater opportunities for women in the military
What is the search for equality based on women in the military?
A. Identity
B. Physical abilities
C. Job similarity
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Job similarity
What type of military assignments are women likely to engage in as opportunities increase?
A. Combat operations
B. Administrative roles
C. Intelligence gathering
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Administrative roles
What is the increasing emphasis on deterrence likely to do for women in the military?
A. Increase opportunities for women in combat roles
B. Decrease opportunities for women in administrative roles
C. Provide increased opportunities for women to engage in novel types of non-combat military assignments
D. None of the above
Answer: C. Provide increased opportunities for women to engage in novel types of non-combat military assignments
What is the main challenge facing women in the military in terms of equality?
A. Lack of funding for training
B. Opposition to women serving in direct combat roles
C. Discrimination based on physical abilities
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Opposition to women serving in direct combat roles
Comprehension Test 5
A small group of biologists share the dream of finding species of sea or land animals that are so far completely unknown or of discovering living examples of animals that were thought to have died out ages ago. Discoveries in this century encouraged these visionaries, whose field was aptly called cryptozoology—literally, the science of hidden animals.
Size and habitat are often responsible for an animal being overlooked. Not surprisingly, a giant bat that lived in caves in Thailand was not identified until 1973. But larger animals are also hidden in less remote locations. For example, in 1975 in Paraguay, a species of peccary thought to be extinct since the last ice age was herded.
Native people sometimes offer scientists useful clues. An unusual feather in a native’s hat led to the discovery of a beautiful African peacock in 1936, and accounts of giant lizards on the Indonesian island of Komodo were not proven to be mere myths when naturalist P.A. Ouwens identified four animals in captivity in 1912. As cryptozoologists follow such leads into little-explored areas, they are hopeful that it is not too late to uncover sensational surprises.
MCQ Questions and Answers
What is cryptozoology?
a) The study of extinct animals
b) The study of hidden animals
c) The study of animals in remote locations
d) The study of giant animals
Answer: b) The study of hidden animals
In what year was the giant bat in Thailand discovered?
a) 1970
b) 1971
c) 1972
d) 1973
Answer: d) 1973
What is responsible for an animal being overlooked?
a) Size and habitat
b) Age and location
c) Color and speed
d) Diet and behaviour
Answer: a) Size and habitat
What is a peccary?
a) A type of bird
b) A type of bat
c) A type of rodent
d) A type of pig
Answer: d) A type of pig
When was the species of peccary found in Paraguay thought to have gone extinct?
a) Last century
b) Last ice age
c) Last decade
d) Last millennium
Answer: b) Last ice age
How did the discovery of the African peacock come about?
a) Through scientific research
b) Through the study of native people
c) Through a chance encounter
d) Through fossil records
Answer: b) Through the study of native people
When were the giant lizards on the Indonesian island of Komodo identified?
a) 1900
b) 1912
c) 1936
d) 1975
Answer: b) 1912
Who identified the giant lizards on the Indonesian island of Komodo?
a) P.A. Ouwens
b) Charles Darwin
c) Jane Goodall
d) David Attenborough
Answer: a) P.A. Ouwens
What do cryptozoologists hope to uncover?
a) Extinct animals
b) Remote locations
c) Sensational surprises
d) Giant animals
Answer: c) Sensational surprises
What does the word “cryptozoology” literally mean?
a) The study of ancient animals
b) The study of hidden animals
c) The study of large animals
d) The study of remote locations
Answer: b) The study of hidden animals
Comprehension Test 6
Slowly, silently, now the moon.
Walks the night in her silver shoon
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
Silver fruit upon silver trees;
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silver thatch;
Couched in his kennel, like a log.
With paws of silver sleeps the dog;
From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep
Of doves in a silver-feathered, sleep;
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws, and silver eye;
And moveless fish in the water gleam,
By silver reeds in a silver stream.
MCQ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Who walks the night in “silver shoon” in the poem?
A. The sun
B. The stars
C. The moon
D. The wind
Answer: C. The Moon
What does the moon see in the poem?
A. Gold fruit on golden trees
B. Silver fruit on silver trees
C. Diamond fruit on diamond trees
D. Bronze fruit on bronze trees
Answer: B. Silver fruit on silver trees
What do the casements catch in the poem?
A. Moonbeams
B. Sunrays
C. Starlight
D. Rainbow colours
Answer: A. Moonbeams
Where is the dog in the poem and how does it sleep?
A. In a silver kennel; sleeps with silver fur
B. In a golden kennel; sleeps with golden paws
C. In a wooden kennel; sleeps like a log
D. In a crystal kennel; sleeps with crystal paws
Answer: C. In a wooden kennel; sleeps like a log
What kind of feathers do the doves have in the poem?
A. White feathers
B. Silver feathers
C. Gold feathers
D. Rainbow-colored feathers
Answer: B. Silver feathers
What colour are the claws and eyes of the harvest mouse in the poem?
A. Gold
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Copper
Answer: B. Silver
What kind of animals are described as having “white breasts” in the poem?
A. Doves
B. Dogs
C. Mice
D. Fish
Answer: A. Doves
What kind of water does the moveless fish gleam in the poem?
A. Gold water
B. Silver water
C. Crystal clear water
D. Muddy water
Answer: B. Silver water
What kind of trees are described in the poem?
A. Golden trees
B. Silver trees
C. Bronze trees
D. Diamond trees
Answer: B. Silver trees
What is the overall mood of the poem?
A. Sadness
B. Joy
C. Fear
D. Serenity
Answer: D. Serenity
Comprehension Test 7
The word ‘television’ comes from the Greek word ‘tele’ meaning distance and the Latin word ‘viso’ meaning sight. It is one of the amazing discoveries of modern science. It was discovered in 1925 by a Scottish scientist, John Baird. After World War II (1939-1945) it became very popular all over the world. It is an audio-visual instrument and an excellent medium for mass education and entertainment. Moreover, it is an important medium for advertising.
We enjoy dramas, movies, sports, quizzes and many other important programs on television. It appears before our eyes with images, sounds and voices of objects and people thousands of kilometres away. Thus it brought the outside world into our drawing room. But still, it is an expensive thing and we hope that very soon the price of television will come down so that common people can enjoy television – the magic child of modern science.
It has many possibilities in the future. But TV also has a dark side. It has made people somewhat antisocial. Guests feel embarrassed and unwanted when they meet someone during a hot program on the screen. Children are tempted to spend precious study hours watching TV serials. Adult members of the family should be careful about this.
MCQ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the origin of the word “television”?
A. Greek and Latin words
B. Scottish and Latin words
C. Scottish and Greek words
D. French and German words
Answer: A. Greek and Latin words
Who discovered television?
A. John Baird
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Thomas Edison
D. Nikola Tesla
Answer: A. John Baird
When did television become popular all over the world?
A. Before World War II
B. During World War II
C. After World War II
D. None of the above
Answer: C. After World War II
What is the main advantage of television?
A. It is an important medium for advertising.
B. It is an audio-visual instrument.
C. It is an excellent medium for mass education and entertainment.
D. It is an expensive thing.
Answer: C. It is an excellent medium for mass education and entertainment.
What is the dark side of television?
A. It is an expensive thing.
B. It has made people somewhat antisocial.
C. It is not an important medium for advertising.
D. It is not an audio-visual instrument.
Answer: B. It has made people somewhat antisocial.
What does television bring into our drawing room?
A. Food and drinks
B. The outside world
C. Fresh air
D. None of the above
Answer: B. The outside world
What types of programs can be watched on television?
A. Dramas, movies, sports, quizzes, and more
B. Only dramas and movies
C. Only sports and quizzes
D. Only news and documentaries
Answer: A. Dramas, movies, sports, quizzes, and more
What is the hope for the future of television?
A. It will become more expensive.
B. It will become less popular.
C. The price will come down so that common people can enjoy it.
D. It will stop being an important medium for mass education and entertainment.
Answer: C. The price will come down so that common people can enjoy it.
What is the role of adult members of the family regarding children and television?
A. They should encourage children to spend more time watching TV.
B. They should not care about what children are watching on TV.
C. They should be careful about children spending precious study hours watching TV.
D. None of the above.
Answer: C. They should be careful about children spending precious study hours watching TV.
What is the potential of television in the future?
A. It has no potential.
B. It has limited potential.
C. It has many possibilities in the future.
D. It will become obsolete.
Answer: C. It has many possibilities in the future.
Comprehension Test 8
An important element that defines soap operas is the open-ended nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. According to Albert Moran, a defining feature that makes a television program a soap opera is “that form of television that deals with a continuous open narrative. Each episode ends with a promise that the story will continue in another episode.”
In 2012, Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote of the daily drama, “Though dramatically eventful, such soap operas also have a luxury of space that makes them seem more natural; indeed, the economy of the form demands long scenes, and dialogue that is a 22- The episode-per-season weekly series could be delivered in half a dozen lines of dialogue, here, drawn for pages. You spend more time with minor characters, apparently, villains become less seemingly villainous.”
Soap opera stories run concurrently, intersect and lead to further developments. An individual episode of a soap opera will usually switch between different contemporary narrative threads that can sometimes interconnect and influence each other or run completely independently of each other. Evening soap operas and serials that run for only part of the year lead to dramatic end-season cliffhangers.
MCQ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is a defining feature that makes a television program a soap opera?
A. The use of cliffhangers at the end of each episode
B. A continuous open narrative
C. The focus on major characters only
D. A limited number of episodes per season
Answer: B. A continuous open narrative
According to Robert Lloyd, what is a luxury of space that soap operas have?
A. Dramatically eventful stories
B. Natural Dialogue
C. Long scenes
D. Minor characters
Answer: C. Long scenes
How do soap opera stories typically run?
A. Independently of each other
B. Sequentially with no overlap
C. Concurrently and sometimes interconnect
D. In a linear fashion with no flashbacks
Answer: C. Concurrently and sometimes interconnect
What is a common feature of evening soap operas and serials that run for only part of the year?
A. A continuous open narrative
B. The use of cliffhangers at the end of each episode
C. Short episodes with minimal character development
D. A linear narrative with no interconnecting storylines
Answer: B. The use of cliffhangers at the end of each episode
How does the economy of the soap opera form affect dialogue?
A. Dialogue is limited to a few lines per episode
B. Dialogue is primarily focused on major characters
C. Dialogue is natural and can be drawn out over several pages
D. Dialogue is primarily action-driven with little focus on character development
Answer: C. Dialogue is natural and can be drawn out over several pages
How do soap operas differ from weekly series with a limited number of episodes per season?
A. Soap operas have a continuous open narrative, while weekly series has a linear narrative
B. Soap operas have shorter episodes with less character development
C. Soap operas focus primarily on major characters, while weekly series feature minor characters more prominently
D. Soap operas have a larger number of episodes per season than weekly series
Answer: A. Soap operas have a continuous open narrative, while weekly series has a linear narrative
What is a common feature of individual episodes of soap operas?
A. They focus on a single narrative thread with no interconnection to other threads
B. They feature primarily action-driven scenes with minimal dialogue
C. They switch between different contemporary narrative threads that can sometimes interconnect
D. They end with a resolution of all major storylines
Answer: C. They switch between different contemporary narrative threads that can sometimes interconnect
What is the purpose of end-season cliffhangers in soap operas and serials?
A. To provide a satisfying conclusion to the season’s storylines
B. To introduce new characters and storylines for the next season
C. To increase audience anticipation and excitement for the next season
D. To tie up all loose ends and unresolved storylines
Answer: C. To increase audience anticipation and excitement for the next season
How do soap operas typically handle minor characters and villains?
A. Minor characters are rarely featured, and villains are portrayed as one-dimensional characters
B. Minor characters are given equal focus as major characters, and villains are often developed with greater complexity
C. Minor characters and villains are given minimal development and are used primarily as plot devices
D. Minor characters and villains are eliminated quickly to focus on major storylines
Answer: B. Minor characters are given equal focus as major characters, and villains are often developed with greater complexity
Comprehension Test 9
Two or three days and nights passed; I think I could tell they swam, they went so quietly and smoothly and beautifully. Here’s the way we do it at times. It was a monstrous big river there—sometimes a mile and a half wide: we ran by night, and lay and hid during the day: as soon as the night was almost over we stopped navigating and tied up—almost always in dead water under a towhead; And then cut the young cottonwood and willow, and hide the raft with them.
Then we set out the line. Afterwards, we swam down to the river, to freshen up and cool off; Then we went down to the sandy bottom where the water was almost knee-deep and saw daylight coming. Not a sound anywhere—perfectly still—as the whole world was asleep; Only the occasional bull rattle, maybe.
The first thing seen, looking away over the water, was a sort of dull line—that was the forest on the other side; You couldn’t do anything else; Then a pale spot in the sky; Then more paleness spread around; Then the river softened, receded away, and turned no longer black, but grey; You see little black spots going ever so far—trading squaws and things like that, and long black line—rafts;
Sometimes you can hear a broom creaking or jumbled up voice, It was so still and the sounds came so far and you see a streak on the water that you know just by looking at the streak that there’s a fast current that breaks it up and that streak looks like that.
MCQ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
How did the travellers navigate the river?
A) They swam and towed the raft during the day.
B) They swam and hid during the day.
C) They navigated during the day and hid at night.
D) They navigated at night and hid during the day.
Answer: D
Where did the travellers usually hide during the day?
A) In the forest on the other side of the river.
B) Under a towhead in dead water.
C) In the shallow water at the sandy bottom of the river.
D) On the raft covered with cottonwood and willow.
Answer: B
What did the travellers do after tying up the raft?
A) Swam down to the river to cool off.
B) Cut cottonwood and willow to hide the raft.
C) Set out the fishing line.
D) Both A and B.
Answer: D
What was the first thing seen on the other side of the river?
A) A dull line.
B) A pale spot in the sky.
C) The forest.
D) Black spots and rafts.
Answer: A
What colour did the river turn as the dawn approached?
A) Black
B) Grey
C) Blue
D) Green
Answer: B
What sound could be heard occasionally in the stillness of the morning?
A) Trading squaws and things like that.
B) Jumbled up voice.
C) Broom creaking.
D) All of the above.
Answer: D
What did the streak on the water signify?
A) A slow current.
B) A fast current.
C) A raft passing by.
D) A tree falling into the river.
Answer: B
How did the travellers cool off during the day?
A) They stayed in the shade under the towhead.
B) They took a nap on the raft.
C) They swam down to the river.
D) They drank water from the river.
Answer: C
How long did the travellers usually navigate the river?
A) One day and night.
B) Two or three days and nights.
C) A week.
D) A month.
Answer: B
Why did the travellers navigate the river at night?
A) To avoid the strong current.
B) To stay cool during the day.
C) To hide from other travellers on the river.
D) To avoid being seen by people on the river banks.
Answer: D
Comprehension Test 10
“Slowly, silently, now the moon.
Walks the night in her silver shoon
This way, and that, she peers, and sees
Silver fruit upon silver trees;
One by one the casements catch
Her beams beneath the silver thatch;
Couched in his kennel, like a log.
With paws of silver sleeps the dog;
From their shadowy cote the white breasts peep
Of doves in a silver-feathered, sleep;
A harvest mouse goes scampering by,
With silver claws, and silver eye;
And moveless fish in the water gleam,
By silver reeds in a silver stream.
MCQ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Who is walking in the night in this poem?
A) The sun
B) The moon
C) The stars
D) The wind
Answer: B) The moon
What is the moon wearing on her feet?
A) Silver shoes
B) Golden boots
C) Velvet slippers
D) None of the above
Answer: A) Silver shoes (shoon is an old word for shoes)
What does the moon see on the trees?
A) Golden Fruit
B) Silver Fruit
C) Red fruit
D) None of the above
Answer: B) Silver Fruit
What do the casements catch under the silver thatch?
A) The sun’s beams
B) The moon’s beams
C) The stars’ beams
D) The wind’s beams
Answer: B) The moon’s beams
What is the dog doing in the kennel?
A) Barking
B) Sleeping
C) Playing
D) Running
Answer: B) Sleeping
What colour are the doves’ feathers?
A) White
B) Black
C) Red
D) Blue
Answer: A) White
How does the harvest mouse move?
A) Scampering
B) Crawling
C) Flying
D) Swimming
Answer: A) Scampering
What colour is the fish in the water?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) Yellow
D) None of the above
Answer: D) None of the above (they are moveless, so their colour is not specified)
What are the reeds like in the silver stream?
A) Golden
B) Silver
C) Green
D) Red
Answer: B) Silver
What is the overall mood of the poem?
A) Sad
B) Exciting
C) Mysterious
D) Happy
Answer: C) Mysterious
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