Test: Unseen Passage- 1 - Class 4 MCQ

The Crow

The crow is the most prominent bird in the world. Crows are found everywhere in the world except Antarctica. There are about forty types of crows, but we are familiar with only two or three types of crows. We often see the crows on the top of our buildings, but they like open spaces where there are dense trees. By the way, the crows live alone but whenever one of them dies, the other crows hover around it to mourn. Dead animals are the favorite food of the crows. Crows are neither vegetarian nor non-vegetarian. That means, they eat anything. The average lifespan of a crow is 14 to 15 years. A crow can lay up to four eggs at a time.

Q. Crows are not found in

The Dogs

Dogs are very clever and intelligent animals. Their ability to smell things is many times greater than that of humans. They can easily identify the sniffed thing by smelling it again. Dogs are also used to detect explosives due to their high smelling ability. Their hearing power is five times more than that of humans.Dogs are deaf, blind and toothless when they are born. They like to live in groups, but some prefer to live alone.The breed of dog Alaskan Malamute has the ability to withstand temperatures up to -70 degrees. Dogs have many body colors. Mostly we see white, brown, black colored dogs.

Q. Dogs are born

The Dogs

Dogs are very clever and intelligent animals. Their ability to smell things is many times greater than that of humans. They can easily identify the sniffed thing by smelling it again. Dogs are also used to detect explosives due to their high smelling ability. Their hearing power is five times more than that of humans.Dogs are deaf, blind and toothless when they are born. They like to live in groups, but some prefer to live alone.The breed of dog Alaskan Malamute has the ability to withstand temperatures up to -70 degrees. Dogs have many body colors. Mostly we see white, brown, black colored dogs.

Q. Mostly we see dogs in

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 Many people believe that science and religion are contrary to each other. But his notation is wrong. As a matter of fact, both are correlated to each other. There is no doubt that the method of science and religion are different. The method of science is observation, experimentation and experience. Science takes it recourse to progressive march towards perfection. The rules of religion are faith, intution and spoken word of the enlightened. In general, while science is inclined towards reason and rationality, spiritualism is the essence of religion.

In earlier times when man appeared on Earth, he was over-awed at the sight of violent and powerful aspects of nature. In certain cases, the usefulness of different natural objects of nature overwhelmed man. Thus began the worship of forces of nature — fire, the sun, the rivers, the rocks, the trees, the snakes etc. The holy scriptures were written by those who had developed harmony between external nature and their inner self. Their objective was to ennoble, elevate and liberate the human spirit and mind. But the priestly class took upon itself the monopoly of scriptural knowledge and interpretation to its own advantage.

Thus, the entire human race was in chains. Truth was flouted and progressive, liberal and truthful ideas or ideas expressing doubt and scepticism were suppressed and their holders punished. It was in these trying circumstances the science emerged as a saviour of mankind. But its path was not smooth and safe. The scientists and free thinkers were tortured. This was the fate of Copernicus, Galileo, Bruno and others. But side by side science gained ground.

Q.According to the passage science and religion both :

Fishing With Granpa Leon

Ronan was beside himself with excitement. He was ten years old and his Grandpa Leon was finally going to take him fishing. Grandpa Leon claimed to be “a fishing expert, practically a professional angler.” He told Ronan that he’d caught giant marlin and huge tuna and that he had many adventurous stories to tell. He promised he’d supply all the fishing gear: rods, reels, hooks, bait, buckets, and plenty of food, too. All Ronan had to do was to be ready promptly at 6 am.

As it happened, it was good Grandpa Leon brought plenty of food because grandfather and grandson had plenty of time to eat it. The fish simply weren’t biting. “They’re napping,” he informed Ronan, knowingly.

No nibbles left plenty of time for Grandpa Leon’s elaborate fish stories. In fact, it was during one of those tall tales that Ronan suddenly felt a sharp tug on his line. “I’ve got something really huge!” he shouted.

“Hold tight, I’ll help,” Grandpa Leon replied, reaching over and grabbing the rod. Together, they tugged on the line that held what promised to be a colossal, prize-winning fish. Finally, they reeled in their catch—a tattered leather suitcase, heavy with sand.

“How about that, Ronan—the first suitcase of the day!” Grandpa Leon exclaimed, adding, “You can’t say it wasn’t a big catch!”

Q. Which best describes what anglers do?

Fishing With Granpa Leon

Ronan was beside himself with excitement. He was ten years old and his Grandpa Leon was finally going to take him fishing. Grandpa Leon claimed to be “a fishing expert, practically a professional angler.” He told Ronan that he’d caught giant marlin and huge tuna and that he had many adventurous stories to tell. He promised he’d supply all the fishing gear: rods, reels, hooks, bait, buckets, and plenty of food, too. All Ronan had to do was to be ready promptly at 6 am.

As it happened, it was good Grandpa Leon brought plenty of food because grandfather and grandson had plenty of time to eat it. The fish simply weren’t biting. “They’re napping,” he informed Ronan, knowingly.

No nibbles left plenty of time for Grandpa Leon’s elaborate fish stories. In fact, it was during one of those tall tales that Ronan suddenly felt a sharp tug on his line. “I’ve got something really huge!” he shouted.

“Hold tight, I’ll help,” Grandpa Leon replied, reaching over and grabbing the rod. Together, they tugged on the line that held what promised to be a colossal, prize-winning fish. Finally, they reeled in their catch—a tattered leather suitcase, heavy with sand.

“How about that, Ronan—the first suitcase of the day!” Grandpa Leon exclaimed, adding, “You can’t say it wasn’t a big catch!”

Q. Which best describes Grandpa Leon?

The Unlucky Lizard

Ages back, Lizard and Frog both sat upright like dogs. Then came the day that things changed forever for Lizard. The pair were strolling along a dusty trail near their swamp. Around a bend, they noticed a lush green field with a clear blue pond. They hankered for a visit, but a sturdy wooden fence blocked the way.

“I’d sure love a swim in that sweet water,” said Frog longingly.

“I’d sure love to catch some fine insects there,” pined Lizard.

So the two approached the fence, which seemed to grow taller and more threatening with each step. To make things worse, the fence boards fit snugly together and were buried deep in the ground. They saw no possibility to clamber over nor dig under.

Frog and Lizard sat upright like dogs by that frustrating fence, pondering how to get to the other side. Then Frog spied a thin crevice near the ground. “I’m gonna squeeze myself through,” he announced. So he shoved and squirmed and wriggled until he popped out on the other side!

“Your turn, Lizard,” Frog hollered. So Lizard scuttled to the crack. He pressed and squashed and struggled to get through. He pushed so hard that a fence board tumbled and flattened him. After that, Lizard never again sat like a dog, but could only slither close to the ground. Frog and Lizard remained friends despite Lizards’ flatter appearance.

Q. If you were to clamber over something, you would most likely be…