Reading Comprehension - 5 | English Language & Pedagogy for CTET & TET Exams - CTET & State TET PDF Download

Read the following poem.
CRICKET
Cricket is a game
From which players get fame.
Some people watching are tense,
When they see the opposition hit the ball to the fence.
Some people buy tickets,
To watch the bowlers take wickets.
There is a batsman who works hard to concentrate,
While the bowler tries hard to him frustrate.
There is an umpire, who always makes the right decision,
To help the players who are out to accomplish a mission.
But these days there is a lot of chaos in cricket,
Because the players play badly deliberately on the wicket.
I hope cricket is played sincerely,
So that everyone can enjoy it happily.

Q1: The word 'concentrate' in the passage can be replaced by which of the following?
(a) assemble
(b) gather
(c) focus
(d) attentive 

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Q2: By saying "While the bowler tries hard to him frustrate", the poet means that
(a) the bowler is a mean person.
(b) the bowler is a frustrated person.
(c) the bowler tries to bowl well making it difficult to score runs.
(d) the batsman does not like the bowler. 

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Q3: The poet feels that there is chaos in cricket because
(a) the wickets are of poor quality.
(b) the players intentionally play a bad game.
(c) the players are troubled by the spectators.
(d) the players run into the pitch and break the wickets.

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Q4: Which word given below does not have a rhyming word in the poem?
(a) tense
(b) wickets
(c) mission
(d) fielders 

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Q5: The poem ends with
(a) a request to restore fame to the game by playing with loyalty.
(b) anger at the stupidity of the game.
(c) happiness at the change in the people towards cricket.
(d) a feeling of indifference to the game.

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