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Comprehension Exercise – 28. Comprehension Exercise for school students (CBSE, BSE, ICSE). Write-up Walking in one of Panaji’s local markets one warm afternoon earlier this year, I found the shops shuttered all along the street. I was in search of a new pair of shoes …
Comprehension Exercise – 27. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. A visit to Hampi: Contrast between Goa and Hampi through a tourist’s eyes [BBC] Ancient Vijayanagara, a crumbling 16th-century metropolis, is a stark contrast to the decadence of Goa’s beach life. Once …
Comprehension Exercise – 26. Read the article below and answer the questions that appear after each paragraph. Why India’s young girls’ enrollment in schools is not proceeding apace? [TIME] Neha Lal wipes her eyes with the back of her hand carefully. The strong odor of …
Comprehension Exercise – 25. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. How an Internship Changed Everything for Me (The Wire) Last October, I interned for nine days, a seemingly insignificant period of time, at the Office of Mr. Harish Chandra Meena, the Member …
Comprehension Exercise – 24. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Text sourced from BBC Olympiakos was Giannis’ team. He idolised their Brazilian forward Giovanni and Arsenal striker Thierry Henry. His and Thanasis’ playground commentaries featured them in the Champions League final rather …
Comprehension Exercise – 23. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Giannis Antetokounmpo: NBA star’s rise from ‘hustling’ on Athens streets to MVP award As he perches his near 7ft frame on a bench press at the paint-peeled Filathiltikos basketball club, fate seems …
Comprehension Exercise – 22. Read the following news item and answer the short questions that follow. Article sourced from BBC Malaysian authorities have seized more than 5,000 baby turtles discovered in luggage at Kuala Lumpur airport. Two Indian men were arrested after the 5,255 red-eared …
Comprehension Exercise – 21. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Assam temple bids adieu to turtle hatchlings (The Hindu) They are being shifted to a zoo for the greater cause of reintroducing the species into the wild. For the first time since …
Comprehension Exercise – 20. Read the following write-up and answer the questions that follow. Article sourced from BBC ‘Girish Karnad has passed away at the age of 81’, read a message on my phone from an old acquaintance on Monday morning. His death had been …
Comprehension Exercise – 19. Read the write-up given below, and answer the comprehension questions that follow. Please write full answers. Article sourced from BBC If you’ve bought a luxury leather handbag in Milan or Manhattan recently, chances are high that it was made in Sanjay …