Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem) - 7 | English Language & Pedagogy for CTET & TET Exams - CTET & State TET PDF Download

Direction: Read the following poems carefully and answer the questions that follow.
T was the night before Christmas,
And all through the kitchen,
My mother was cooking some delicious chicken.
All of the sudden,
The light bulb broke,
And my mother randomly started to choke.
In a flash, Superman came.
My brother thought his costume was lame.
And instead of rescuing the day,
He ate up my dinner,
And he flew away !
Santa burnt the house with dynamite and flares,
I guess I was on the naughty list, next year,
I’ll care !

Q1: To introduce the above poem the teacher should
(a)  read the proem aloud
(b)  discuss about Christmas and Santa Claus
(c)  tell about Superman
(d)  tell about Santa 

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Ans: (b)
Sol: The teacher should discuss about Christmas and Santa Claus before introducing this poem.

Q2: The night before Christmas is also spoken of as
(a)  Christmas eve
(b)  Christmas night
(c)  night before Christmas
(d)  night of Christ 

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Ans: (a)
Sol:  The night before Christmas is also spoken of as ‘Christmas eve’.

Q3: Superman came and
(a) helped the mother
(b) did not help
(c) ate up the child’s dinner
(d) burnt the house 

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Ans: (c)
Sol: Superman came and ate up the child’s dinner.

Q4: The word ‘instant’ can replace which of these words from the poem?
(a) Sudden
(b) Randomly
(c) Flew away
(d) In a flash 

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Ans: (d)
Sol: The word ‘instant’ may also mean ‘In a flash’.

Q5: Santa refers to
(a) Santa Claus
(b) The servant
(c) A crook
(d) A poor man

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Ans: (a)
Sol: Santa refers to Santa Claus.