Question on Reading Comprehension Quiz-1

Question 1

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The study of history provides many benefits. First, we learn from the past. We may
repeat mistakes, but, at least, we have the opportunity to avoid them. Second, history
teaches us what questions to ask about the present. Contrary to some people’s view,
the study of history is not the memorization of names, dates, and places. It is the
thoughtful examination of the forces that have shaped the courses of human life. We
can examine events from the past and then draw inferences about current events.
History teaches us about likely outcomes.
Another benefit of the study of history is the broad range of human experience that is
covered. War and peace are certainly covered as are national and international
affairs. However, matters of culture (art, literature, and music) are also included in
the historical study. Human nature is an important part of history: emotions like passion,
greed, and insecurity have influenced the shaping of world affairs. Anyone who thinks
that the study of history is boring has not really studied history.

What is the main idea of this passage?

Studying history helps us to live in today’s world.

Studying history is not just memorization.

The role of education is to help students deal with real life.

Students should study both national and international history.

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Question 2

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The study of history provides many benefits. First, we learn from the past. We may
repeat mistakes, but, at least, we have the opportunity to avoid them. Second, history
teaches us what questions to ask about the present. Contrary to some people’s view,
the study of history is not the memorization of names, dates, and places. It is the
thoughtful examination of the forces that have shaped the courses of human life. We
can examine events from the past and then draw inferences about current events.
History teaches us about likely outcomes.
Another benefit of the study of history is the broad range of human experience that is
covered. War and peace are certainly covered as are national and international
affairs. However, matters of culture (art, literature, and music) are also included in
the historical study. Human nature is an important part of history: emotions like passion,
greed, and insecurity have influenced the shaping of world affairs. Anyone who thinks
that the study of history is boring has not really studied history.

In the first paragraph, inferences means

Graphs

Conclusions

Articles

Circumferences

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Question 3

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The study of history provides many benefits. First, we learn from the past. We may
repeat mistakes, but, at least, we have the opportunity to avoid them. Second, history
teaches us what questions to ask about the present. Contrary to some people’s view,
the study of history is not the memorization of names, dates, and places. It is the
thoughtful examination of the forces that have shaped the courses of human life. We
can examine events from the past and then draw inferences about current events.
History teaches us about likely outcomes.
Another benefit of the study of history is the broad range of human experience that is
covered. War and peace are certainly covered as are national and international
affairs. However, matters of culture (art, literature, and music) are also included in
the historical study. Human nature is an important part of history: emotions like passion,
greed, and insecurity have influenced the shaping of world affairs. Anyone who thinks
that the study of history is boring has not really studied history.

Which method of teaching history would the author of this passage support?

Applying historical events to modern society.

Using flash cards to remember specific facts.

Weekly quizzes on dates and events.

Student competitions for most books memorized.

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Question 4

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Piccadilly Circus was full of loneliness.It seethes and echoes with it. To live near it. Looking down on it is a discomforting exercise. You can't feel the pulse of London here, though people expect to. To Londoners, it is a maddening obstruction between one place and another, and few voluntarily linger there. The only locals are those who live off the lingerers; the lingerers are primarily sightseers, with a fair sprinkling of people hoping to draw attention to themselves - both typically from the provinces. They have come to see the heart of London and expect to see spectacle, glamour, and vice.

Piccadilly Circus is

the name of a circus company

a lonely and resounding old building

a centrally located area in London

a huge heap of ruins

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Question 5

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The passage implies that

some Londoners love to spend their time near the Piccadilly circus

no Londoner wants to be in Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus is a hazardous place

Piccadilly circus is place of vice

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Question 6

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According to this passage, people from outside London go to Piccadilly circus because it is

a historical place

full of glamour

full of exciting people

the pulse of London

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Question 7

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For those who live near Piccadilly Circus, it is

a very noisy place

crowded with people

an obstruction to traffic

an awkward structure

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Question 8

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The lingerers found in Piccadilly circus are mainly

the citizens of London

sightseers from provincial areas of Britain

people who want to show off

local idlers

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Question 9

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Courage is not only the basis of virtue; it is its expression. faith, hope, charity and all the rest don't become virtues until it takes courage to exercise them. There are roughly two types of courage. the first an emotional state which urges a man to risk injury or death is physical courage. The second, more reasoning attitude which enables him to take coolly his career, happiness, his whole future or his judgment of what he thinks either right or worthwhile, is moral courage.
I have known many men, who had marked physical courage but lacked moral courage. Some of them were in high places, but they failed to be great in themselves because they lacked moral courage. On the other hand, I have seen men who undoubtedly possessed moral courage but were very cautious about taking physical risks. But I have never met a man with moral courage who couldn't, when it was really necessary, face a situation boldly.

A man of courage is

cunning

intelligent

curious

careful

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