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Comprehension Exercise – 13. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. This is the part of an article that appeared in BusinessLine dated 22.5.2019 With eight million tonnes of plastic dumped annually into the sea, the world is faced with the grim prospect …
Comprehension Exercise – 12. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Article sourced from BBC Minutes before Mena Mangal, a prominent Afghan journalist and parliamentary adviser, was shot dead by two men in Kabul, she had left her parent’s home after reminding them …
Comprehension Exercise – 11. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Excerpt sourced from BBC The marriage between a local Christian woman and a Chinese Christian man six months ago in the eastern Pakistani city of Faisalabad had all the signs of a …
Comprehension Exercise – 10. Study the article and answer the questions that follow. Excerpt from a BBC article For many Sri Lankans, it was a horrific shock to learn that local Muslims could have been behind the suicide attacks that killed more than 250 people …
Comprehension Exercise – 9. Study the passage and answer the questions that follow. Passage taken from BBC Cuba has long been renowned for its medical diplomacy – thousands of its doctors work in healthcare missions around the world, earning the country billions of dollars in …
Comprehension Exercise – 8. Study the passage and answer the questions that follow Excerpt from The Wire, written by Ms. Patasani Cyclone Fani, which wreaked havoc in Odisha on May 3, has created four new mouths in Lake Chilika, one of the largest brackish water …
Comprehension Exercise – 7. Read the following article very carefully, and answer the five questions given at its end. Article taken from The Wire dated 12. 5. 2019 Over 300 domesticated yaks were found dead in the higher reaches of North Sikkim due to starvation. …
Comprehension Exercise – 6. Read the following article very carefully, and answer the five questions given at its end. Article taken from the BBC Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea in Japan’s far-west corner, Fukuoka is a city trying to reinvent itself. In a …
Comprehension Exercise – 5. Read the article thoroughly and answer the questions that follow. The article from BBC A rare Asiatic black bear has been spotted in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), South Korea’s government says. It was captured on video in the eastern part of …
Comprehension Exercise – 4. Comprehension exercise for Class VIII and IX CBSE, BSE, ICSE board students. Question Passage When Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a recent election meeting in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, he was compelled to make a promise relating to …