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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