Reading Comprehension Test 9 Welcome to your Reading Comprehension Test 9 Name Email DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-7): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. There are some blanks given in the passage based on which some questions are framed, and some words are highlighted as well to help you answer the other questions. The revised protocol for the extended period of lockdown that is now scheduled to end on May 3 indicates it’s ………………(A) rollback starting from April 20. (B) A partial containing(1) of the economy is being proposed, but a lot will depend(2) on the extent of success in reopening(3) the spread(4) of the COVID-19 pandemic in particular areas. (C) State and local administrations could continue with a tighter level of control on economic and social activities if required, according to the Centre’s guidelines announced on Wednesday. It is now clear that the battle against the pandemic will be drawn out, and ………………(D) in life will have to wait until a vaccine or a treatment line is found. It is impossible to keep the economy shut and people at home indefinitely. The proposed relaxations are, hence, a step forward. Industries outside city limits, certain types of construction both in rural and urban areas, segments of the service sector, and manufacturing partially will reopen after April 20. (E) Small service providers(a), such as electricians, plumbers(b), IT repair, motor mechanics and carpenters, will be allowed to oparate(c), which will help them and those who need to hire(d) them. It will be a good idea to add tailors to that list, an essential service now that masks are mandatory in public and workplaces. None 1. Which of the following words given in the options should come at the place marked as (A) in the above passage to make it grammatically correct and meaningful? Also, the word should fill in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and meaningful? (I) She ………………on trembling legs.(II) She ………………at the sensation, taking in the crumbled world around her. (a) staggered (b) conjure (c) evoke (d) quell (e) None of these None 2. The sentence in (B) has four words given in bold. Amongst the given bold words, which of the following must replace each other to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful? (a) Both 2-1 and 3-4 (b) Both 1-3 and 2-4 (c) Both 2-3 and 1-4 (d) 1-3 (e) 2-4 None 3. Find the synonym for the word, ‘engage’. (a) Depend (b) Spread (c) Hire (d) Provide (e) None of these None 4. In the above passage, sentence (C) may or may not have an error in one part of the sentence. Select the part having an error (a) State and local administrations could continue with (b) a tighter level of control (c) on economic and social activities if required, (d) according to the Centre’s guidelines announced on Wednesday (e) No error None 5. Which of the following should fill the blank given in (D) to make it contextually correct and meaningful? (a) Stingy (b) Niggardly (c) Penurious (d) Normalcy (e) None of these None 6. From the passage, find the antonym for the word, ‘voluntary’. (a) Mandatory (b) Tight (c) Tailor (d) Partial (e) None of these None 7. Four sentences each with one bold word type are given marked as (E). These are numbered (a), (b), (c) and (d). One of these words might either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any (a) Only a (b) Only a & b (c) Only a & d (d) Only c (e) All correct None Time's up
