Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem) - 3 | English Language & Pedagogy for CTET & TET Exams - CTET & State TET PDF Download

Direction: Read the following poems carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Mothers are for loving you If you’re good or bad.
Mothers are for sharing Whatever makes you glad.
Mothers are for laughing At your favourite jokes.
Mothers are for helping you Get on with other folks.
Mothers are for telephones When they ring.
Mothers are for pushing When you’re on a swing.
Mothers are for loving When you snuggle up so tight.
Mothers are for kissing you A sweet and kind good night.

Q1: Mother loves you
(a) if you obey her
(b) if you behave well
(c) if you work hard
(d) in any condition 

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Ans: (d)
Sol: According to the poet mother is one person who loves her child in any condition.

Q2: ‘Whatever makes you glad’. Here, ‘glad’ is
(a) a noun
(b) an adjective
(c) a verb
(d) a gerund 

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Ans: (b)
Sol: The word ‘glad’ here is an adjective.

Q3: ‘Get on with other folks’. Here, ‘get on’ means
(a) to obtain something
(b) to have a friendly relationship
(c) to discuss
(d) to achieve your aim 

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Ans: (b)
Sol: The meaning of phrase ‘get on’ means to have a friendly relationship.

Q4: ‘When they ring’. Here, ‘they’ stand for
(a) children
(b) mothers
(c) other folks
(d) telephones 

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Ans: (d)
Sol: ‘They’ here refer to telephones.

Q5: In the poem ‘on a swing’ means
(a) changing opinion
(b) in a rhythm
(c) on a hanging seat
(d) turning suddenly

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Ans: (c)
Sol: In the poem ‘on a swing’ means on a hanging seat.