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Comprehension 1
A fox was walking near a well. Somehow by incident he slipped in. It was not a very deep well. He tried his best to get out but could not. At that time a very thirsty goat passed by the well and saw the fox there. She asked the fox what he was doing there. The cunning fox replied that he had himself jumped into the well. I find it very cool and pleasant. If you want to drink sweet and cold water, come down and experience the pleasure here. Without thinking of the result she jumped into the well. The fox at once jumped on her back, and with another jump he was out of well. The fox smiled at the poor goat and went his way leaving behind the goat to repent.
Question
- What happened to the fox?
- Who passed by the well just then?
- What did the goat do?
- What did the goat say to the fox?
- What did the fox say in reply?
- Why did the goat jump into the well?
Answers
- The fox slipped and fell into the well.
- A goat passed by the well just then.
- The goat looked into the well.
- The goat said to the fox that what was he doing there.
- He replied that he had himself jumped into the well and find that very cool and pleasant.
- The goat jumped into the well as she was taken in by the cunning fox.
Comprehension 2
One day a wolf felt very hungry. He wondered here and there in search of food but he could not found anything to eat. At last he saw a flock of sheep grazing in a pasture. He wanted to eat one but they were guarded by a hound. The shepherd's son was also tending the flock vigilantly. The Wolf found himself helpless. At last he hit upon a plan. He hid himself in the skin of a sheep and safely went into the flock. The hound could not find in disguise. He killed a sheep and ate it without being caught. In this way hate up many sheep and their number began to fall every day. The shepherd was greatly worried but could not find out the thief.
Questions
- Why did the wolf wander about?
- Did he find anything to eat?
- Why was the wolf helpless?
- How did he get into the flock?
- Why was the shepherd worried?
- Did he find out the thief?
Comprehension 3
One day, while drinking water, a stag saw his reflection in the clear water of the stream. He was pleased to see his beautiful horns that were like a crown on his head. When his eyes wandered to his thin legs. He felt sad their ugliness and though of them as a slur upon his beauty. He was lost in these thoughts when he heard the bark of hounds. He ran for his life as fast as he could. His thin legs soon carried him out of the reach of the hounds. Unfortunately, when he was crossing a dense part of the forest, his long, pointed horns got entangled in a bush. He tried his best to disentangle himself but in vain. Now he started cursing his beautiful horns. He was struggling madly to get free when the hounds overtook him. They pounced upon him and tore him to pieces. Thus his thin ugly legs which he despised took him away from the danger. But his favourite horns proved the cause of his death.
Questions
- What was the stag doing?
- What did he see in the water?
- What was he pleased?
- What made him sad?
- Why did he run?
- How did his legs help him?
Comprehension 4
There was a king in Scotland. His name was Robert Bruce. He fought many battles and won them. But once he was badly defeated the English. He ran away from the battle field to save his life. He took shelter in a cave where he hid himself. He was immersed in deep sorrow and out of disappointment he gave up all hope and struggle. But one day he saw a spider in that cave. It was trying to reach the roof of the cave where it had a cobweb. It made six attempts to reach its web but every time it slipped down. Now the king got interested and watched the spider carefully. He was astonished to see that spider did not lose heart but continued its efforts to reach up at the top. At the seventh attempt the spider was successful in its attempt of reaching its web. This incident boosted up the spirit of King Bruce. He gained new strength and fresh courage. He gathered his forces and fought another battle. This time he fought with new vigour and enthusiasm and was ultimately successful in making his country free.
Questions
- By whom had Robert Bruce been defeated many times?
- Where did he hide himself?
- What did he see in the cave?
- After how many attempts did the spider succeed?
- What lesson did Robert Bruce learn from the spider?
- Did he fight again with the English?
Comprehension 5
Once a hungry monkey used to come from a forest to a man's house every day and used to tease him very much. They were very unhappy due to the monkey. One day, the man thought to send this monkey outside. Therefore, he brought a clay pot and filled it with roasted grams.
One day, when the man was not at home, the monkey came there and put both its hands inside the clay pot. When both his hands were full of grams, he could not take them out and began to cry out loudly. After some time the owner of the house came up. His dog was also with him. The dog fell upon the monkey and tore him into pieces. Thus the monkey met his fate due to his greed.
Questions
- Where did the monkey live?
- Why did he enter the house of a former?
- What did he find there?
- What was in the clay-pot ?
- What did the monkey do?
- Why could he not pull his hands out of the clay-pot?
- How did the monkey meet his fate?
Comprehension 6
For three years, the master and all his relatives lived in this valley. Many of the Muslims too joined them. All supplies to the valley were cut off. The Makkans saw to it that no food or drink reached the Banu Hashim. The poor Banu Hashim had to live on the leaves and roots of trees and bushes. The condition of the children was particularly pitiable. At last, some kind-hearted Makkans took pity on the Banu Hashim. They tore to pieces the agreement hanging in the Kaaba. The hunger stricken Banu Hashim were thus able to come back to their homes.
Questions
- Who lived for three years in the valley?
- Who joined the master and his relatives?
- What did the Makkans do?
- How did the Banu Hashim live?
- What was the condition of the children?
- Who took pity on the Banu Hasham?
Comprehension 7
We see a kind of milk in tins. It is powdered milk. All the water in this milk has evaporated. When fresh milk stays in a dish for a little time, the thick part of the milk comes to the top. It is the cream of the milk. From this cream people make butter. If milk with the cream on it is made into powder, it is called Full Cream Milk powder. When somethings floating is taken off the top of the liquid we say it skimmed. When the cream is skimmed from the milk, the thin milk that stays is called Skim Milk. Skim milk is a good milk but it has no fat in it. It is not good for young babies.
Questions
- Is the milk in tins powdered of liquid?
- What becomes of the water in the milk?
- What comes to the top of the fresh milk when it stays a little in a dish?
- What does the thick part of the milk have in it?
- What is cream?
- What do people make from cream?
Comprehension 8
Khalid Bin Waleed was extremely kind-hearted and just to the people. His army had strict orders not to do any harm to the farmers, aged persons, women, children and other civilians. “They are the real strength of the society.” he said, “They should always be treated with kindness and respect.” This was something new for the conquered people, who felt very happy now. The Iranian and Byzantine officers were very hard on them. Khalid Bin Waleed's treatment won their hearts so much that they began to hate their cruel old master.
Questions
- How did Khalid Bin Waleed treat the people?
- What were the orders orders given to the army?
- What did he say about the farmers and the civilians?
- How had their former master treated them?
- How did Khalid Bin Waleed win the hearts of the conquered people?
- Why did the people hate their old masters?
Comprehension 9
The age of steam is yielded place to the age of electricity. We have harnessed and introduced it into the service of man. The electric telegraph bears our message to and bring us news from all the quarters of the world. Submarine cable does its own work all right. Who is not familiar with the electric bill? Who has not use telephone? Who is not enjoying electric light? Electric motors, wireless telegraphy, electric railways, electric modes of construction and destruction all attest to the great power of electricity; Electricity has developed modern industry and has created many industries. It has enabled man to conquer land, sea and air.
Questions
- Why do we call the present age the age of electricity?
- Which age has yielded place to the age of electricity?
- How do we send and receive messages?
- State some important uses of electricity?
- What do you think is the future of electricity?
Comprehension 10
A man is known by the company he keeps. A good students should avoid the company of those who keep playing all the time. Many students miss their class and seldom do their homework because some other fellow students do the same. There are hardworking students also who work while others play. They know when to study and when to play. They play when it is time to play. They enjoy the games of their choice because they know that playing games is essential for health. A sick student is not so quick in learning his lesson as a healthy one.
Questions
- What kind of company a good student keep?
- Why do some students miss their classes?
- Why do good students enjoy good health?
- Why are games necessary for students?
- Where does the success of a students lie?
Comprehension 11
Newspapers keep us constantly in touch with the whole of mankind. In olden days a man's world consisted of his own village and one or two neighbouring villages. It was difficult for him to know what was going in other parts of the country. But today the press assisted by rapid means of communications brings us news from the farthest corners of the globe. The press is also responsible for educating public opinion. The laws of a nation are really shaped by its press. In fact the public receives guidance from the newspapers. Thus their power in modern times is really great.
Questions
- What good do the newspapers do to us?
- Why in olden days man could not know what was going on in far off places?
- What is the responsibility of the press today?
- How are the laws of a country shaped nowadays?
- How are newspapers a source of public guidance?
- What is your opinion about the power of the press?
Comprehension 12
About sixty years ago the question of choosing a profession was not taken up seriously. A son generally followed the the trade of his father. But nowadays one can take up a trade one likes. The students who make the right choice of profession are always successful. For the right choice of a profession there should be some definite aim. The students who do not have any definite aim suffer a lot in the end as they have also a difficulty in finding an employment. In choosing a profession the teachers and the parents play a very important part. The teacher keeps an eye on his pupils. He studies their habits. So he can put their pupils on the right path of life.
Questions
- What were the conditions about the choice of a profession sixty years ago?
- Why did the people not choose the profession seriously?
- Can a student of the present times choose his profession freely?
- What is the advantage of a right choice of a profession?
- How can a student choose his profession rightly?
- What will be the difficulty of a student who is reading without a definite aim?
- How can a teacher help his pupil in making a choice of profession?
Comprehension 13
Making pottery on the potter's wheel is called “throwing”. The thrower is a very skillful workman. But there is another method of shaping articles out of clay, “moulding”. A plaster mould is made and the clay is pressed into it. This a quicker and less difficult way and must be used to make things like handles, but all the most beautiful pottery is thrown. When a piece of pottery is taken of the wheel, it is put aside to dry, after which a design may be painted on it with special colours that will stand great heat; it is then ready to be fired. This is done in a large oven or kiln. The pieces of pottery are placed in earthenware tubs called 'sagger' so that the flames cannot touch the pottery.
Questions
- What is throwing?
- What is the other method of shaping articles?
- What is the advantage of moulding?
- How does the potter make design on the pieces of pottery?
- How is pottery baked in fire?
Comprehension 14
The Sultan sent agents to all part of the East to buy rare manuscripts, and bring them back to Cordova. His men were constantly searching the booksellers shops at Cairo, Damascus and Baghdad for rare volumes for his library. When the book was not to be brought at any price, he would have it copied; and sometimes even hear of a book which was only in the author's mind, and sent him a handsome present and beg him to send the first copy to Cordova. By such means he gathered no fewer than four hundred thousand books and this at a time when printing was unknown, and every copy had to be painfully copied in the fine clear hand of the professional copyist.
Questions
- Why did Sultan send agents to all part of the East?
- Where and what for they searched the booksellers' shops?
- What would he do when any book was not to be bought at any price?
- What would he do when the author had not yet written the book?
- How many books he had gathered?
- Why was it difficult to collect so many books in those days?
Comprehension 15
Iqbal is not only the greatest poet of our age, but also one of the greatest poets of all the times. There not many poets who wrote as many great poems as he did. He did not write poetry for poetry's sake. He was in fact much more than a mere poet. He was a learned man. He was a great scholar and philosopher. He was a political leader of great importance. But more than anything he was a Muslim who had a great love for God and his Prophet(PBUH). He wrote poetry to express the great and even lasting truths of philosophy, history and Islam. He wrote poetry to awaken the Muslims of the whole world from the deep sleep and asked them to unite.
Questions
- Why is Iqbal considered to be one of the greatest poets of all the times?
- Did he write poetry for poetry's sake?
- How can you say that Iqbal was much more than a mere poet?
- What kind of Muslim was Iqbal?
- With what aim did he write poetry?
- What was Iqbal's call to the Muslims of the whole world?
Comprehension 16
One day a girl found a coin. It rolled away before her broom when she was sweeping the yard, and fell with a little clatter against the wall. She ran and picked it up. Some one had dropped it while crossing the yard and perhaps had not even troubled to look for it. It was worth little. But is seemed a whole fortune to her, who never had anything of her own before. She rubbed it clean on the sleeve of her blue cotton jacket and put it into pocket.
Questions
- What did the girl find?
- When did she find it?
- How had the coin been dropped there?
- What was the worth of the coin?
- Why was it a whole fortune for her?
- How did she clean it?
- What did she do after cleaning it?
Comprehension 17
In December, 1930 Dr. Muhammad Iqbal was invited to preside over the annual meeting of the All India Muslim League at Allahabad. In his address he openly opposed the idea of power-sharing together of Hindus and Muslims as one nation. He declared that the move to apply one constitution to both the Hindus and Muslims would result in a civil war. He wanted to see Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan and NWFP a single state for the Muslims,so that they should live according to the teaching of Islam. We can say that Allama Iqbal was the first thinker to give us the idea of separate homeland for the Muslims of India i.e. partition of the subcontinent into two sovereign states. The Muslims soon realized the importance of the demand for two separate states. It was then the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940.
Questions
- Where was the annual meeting of All India Muslim League held in 1930?
- Who was invited to preside over the session?
- What idea did Dr. Iqbal oppose?
- Which provinces did he want to be included in the Muslim state?
- On what grounds did he demand a separate state for the Muslims of India?
- When was the Pakistan Resolution moved?
Comprehension 18
The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by a liberal English man Mr. A.O. Hume. He had joined the Indian Civil Service in 1849 and retired from service after shouldering different responsibilities. He had been watching the ugly law and order situation in the country quite frequently. He was the opinion that the highhanded rule of the Britishers was paving way for any unexpected outburst of violence. His plan was to put a safety valve to minimize the mounting sentiments against the British rule. It was meant to provide an outlet which could ventilate the revolutionary spirit. Mr. Hume put his plan before Lord Duffrin.
Questions
- Who founded The Indian National Congress?
- Who was Mr. A.O. Hume?
- When was The Indian National Congress founded?
- Why did Hume think of founding this political organization?
- With whom did he discuss his plan?
Comprehension 19
There was once a man whose doctor gave him medicine which was quite black. His servant who was illiterate made a mistake and poured out a dose of ink place of the drug. He gave it to his master who drank it. After the patient had taken the dose of ink the servant somehow realized his mistake. He ran back to his master and said, “Sir , I have given you a dose of ink instead of the medicine as both were equally black. What should be done now?” The master replied softly, “Now give me a piece of blotting paper to swallow.”
Questions
- What was the colour of the medicine?
- What did the servant give to his master?
- When did the servant come to know of his mistake?
- What did the servant do?
- What did the master say to his servant?
Comprehension 20
A tailor ran a shop in a bazaar. An elephant used to go to the river through that bazaar. The tailor gave him a bun every day. One day the tailor pricked a needle into the trunk of the elephant. The elephant became angry but went away. On return he filled his trunk with muddy water. On reaching the shop of the tailor he put his trunk into it and squirted the dirty water into the shop of the tailor. All the fine and new dresses of his customers were spoiled. He was very sorry for annoying the elephant but it was no use crying over spilt milk.
Questions
- Where did the elephant go every day?
- What did the tailor give him?
- What mistake did the tailor make one day?
- What did the elephant do after drinking water?
- What is the moral of the story?
Comprehension 21
Musa was in chief command , and the gates were in his charge. They had been barred when the Christians came in view; but Musa threw them open. “Our bodies”, he said, “will bar the gates.” the young men were kindled by such words and when he told them, “We have nothing to fight for but the ground we stand on; and without that we are without a home or a country,” they were ready to die with him. With such a leader, the Moorish Cavaliers performed feats of bravery in the plain which divided the camp from the city.
Questions
- Who was the chief command and what was in his charge?
- When were the gates barred?
- Who threw them open?
- What effect had his words on the young men?
- What divided the city from the camp?
Comprehension 22
Some ants are social insects. It means that they live in societies, cooperate with one another and do only the work assigned to them. They go out in search of food in an orderly fashion, marching in lines and columns like soldiers. Different groups of social ants have different jobs to do. They manage their affairs through division of labour. Some ants guard and protect their community. They fight the other insects who attack them or raid their colony. They are called soldier ants. Another group gathers food for the whole community. The social ants have not learned this division of labour. They have inherited it.
Questions
- What do we mean by social insects?
- Why are some ants called social insects?
- How do the ants cooperate with one another?
- What principle do they follow while doing their work?
- Why are the members of a certain group called soldier ants?
- How have the ants learnt the principle of division of labour?
