RRB NTPC SAMPLE PAPER - GENERAL ENGLISH - 125

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

The yearly festival was close at hand. The store room was packed with silk fabrics, gold ornaments, clay bowls full of sweet curd and platefuls of sweetness. The orders had been placed with shops well in advance. The mother was sending out gifts to everyone.
The eldest son, a government servant, lived with his wife and children in far off lands. The second son had left home at an early age. As a merchant he travelled at over the world. The other sons had split up over petty squabbles and they now lived in home of their own. The relatives were spread all across the world. They rarely visited. The youngest son, left in the company of a servant, was soon bored left her and stood at the door all day long, waiting and watching. His mother, thrilled and excited, loaded the presents on trays and plates, covered them with colourful kerchiefs, and sent them off with maids and servants. The neightbours looked on.
The day came to an end. All the presents had been sent off.
The child came back into the house and dejectedly said to his mother, “Maa, you gave a present to everyone, but you didn’t give me anything !”
His mother launghed, “I have given all the gifts away to everyone, now see what’s left for you.” She kissed him on the forehead.
The child said in a tearful voice, “Don’t I get a gift ?”
“You’ll get it when you go far away.”
“But when I am close to you, don’t I get something from your own hands ?”
His mother reached out her arms and drew him to her, “This is all I have in my own hands. It is the most precious of all.”

1. What did the boy receive from his mother ?

(a) She taught him the value of  patience
(b) She encouraged him to grow up and live independently like his brother
(c) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts
(d) She gave him a hug to express her love

2. Which of the following a TRUE in the context of the passage ?

(a) The woman usually ignored her youngest son
(b) The woman’s eldest son lived abroad
(c) The members of the woman’s family did not care about her
(d) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden the servants

Directions: Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word as used in the passage.

3. left

(a) gone
(b) quit
(c) remaining
(d) disappeared

4. packed

(a) filled
(b) squeezed
(c) crowd
(d) collected

5. Choose the word which is most Opposite in meaning of the word dejectedly as used in the passage.

(a) calmy
(b) happily
(c) willingly
(d) fortunately

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Answer:

1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b)