Saturday, January 22, 2022

Around The World | Reading Comprehension | Class 5 | English

Passage 1

Read the given passage and answer the questions given below.

Mr Phileas Fogg lays a bet with some of his friends to go around the world in 80 days. This is the story of how he travelled with his companion, Passepartout.

That evening they were on the train from San Fransisco to New York, which was three thousand seven hundred and eighty-six miles away. In seven days, the train would take them from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

The train steamed through California at full speed. It crossed steep mountain slopes, deep canyons and hair-raising curves moving through a few tunnels and bridges.

1. Who was Passepartout?

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2. What did Mr Phileas Fogg challenge with his friends?

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3. Where were they going that evening?

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4. How far was New York from San Fransisco?

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5. How many days did the train need to move from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean?

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6. What did the train cross while steaming through California?

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7. Which word in the poem is the opposite of enemy?

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8. It crossed steep mountain slopes. Choose the describing word in the sentence.

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9. Find the one word answer for the given phrase from the passage.

'deep narrow opening usually with a stream'

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10. Complete the relation.

deep : canyons : : ………….. : curves

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Passage 2

Suddenly the train slowed down as a herd of buffaloes charged across the railway track. The train was forced to stop till the procession passed like a great brown river. The herd took a full three hours to cross the tracks. Night had fallen by the time the train could move again.

The train headed for the steep mountains. This was the most difficult part of the journey with its winding roads. They passed the highest point of their journey, 7524 feet above sea level. In a few hours they would be out of the Rocky Mountains.

1. Why did the train suddenly slow down?

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2. What was the word ‘procession’ compared to in the passage?

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3. How much time did the herd take to cross the tracks?

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4. Which was the most difficult part of their journey?

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5. What was the highest part of their journey?

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6. The train headed for the steep mountains. Write the describing word.

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7. Write a single word for the given group of words. ‘body of persons or animals walking together’

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