Reading comprehension Questions

(i) What was Dr Johnson’s opinion on autobiographies?

(ii) According to the author, what would have happened if Dr Johnson had written
his autobiography?
(iii) How does the author intend to acquaint his readers completely with Dr
Johnson’s life?
(iv) What does the author seem most proud of, as mentioned in the Passage?
(v) In the quotation given in the last paragraph of the Passage, what is Dr Johnson
concerned about?

Possible Answers to the question asked :

(i) Dr Johnson believed that anyone’s life can be best written by the person
himself / herself. For him, an autobiography was the best and most comprehensive
form of biography.

(ii) According to the author, if Dr Johnson had written his own biography, the
world’would have seen the best example of how a biography/autobiography should
be written.

(iii) The author intends to acquaint his readers completely with Johnson’s life by
following a chronological order, giving an account of his personal thoughts and
feelings via his letters and conversation and also converging knowledge about his
life from different points.

(iv) The author seems most proud of his thoroughness in obtaining the biographical
materials.

(v) In the quotation given in the last paragraph of the Passage, Dr Johnson is
concerned that if a biographer only wants to satisfy the public, he will not write
honestly by concealing some facts and inventing others.

Give the proper sequence for the following events. 5X1=5

 i. Biographers should not write anyone's biography from their personal
information they acquired rather they should know the one closely whom
they plan to depicts.
ii. The person in his biography desires to witness his perfect and imperfect
shades and care for what he really is
iii. The person can see this work entirely than he has lived when all the most
important events and interweaving what he privately wrote, and said, and
thought are synchronized well

iv. If minutes details are narrated, it will be easier for the reader to know about
the person whose biography they are reading
v. If Dr Johnson had written his own life, the world would most likely have
the most wonderful pattern of biography that was ever written.

Answer key to the proper sequence for the following events is:

v.
iv
ii
ii
i

c) Do the following vocabulary related questions.

Answers are in bold face for question no C.

i. . The synonym of the word CONFORMITY in paragraph one is :

a. Consistency
b. conflict, 
c. disagreement, 
d. incongruence,
 ii. The antonym of the word FURNISH in paragraph two is :

a. Supply
b. deprive
c. Provide
d. Deliver

iii. A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

means:

a. diligent
b. eminent
c. panegyric
d. ardent

iv. Who is' he ' in the first sentence of fourth paragraph that reads " And he
will be seen as he really was……"

a. Narrator
b. Biographer
c. the publisher
d. Dr Johnson

v. Which of the following idioms best express the meaning

"To the limit of one's skills, resources, or energy:

a. to the best of one's abilities;

b. at someone's doorstep
c. be remembered as/for something
d. at someone's expense

Answer key to Classify the underline words into different word classes.5 X1=5

a. Honesty is the best policy. = NOUN

 b. Peter, you are a lazy boy. That's why Sam failed in what he attempted.
= PRONOUN
c. She can  sing beautifully but hesitate to sing . = VERB
d. He reads quite clearly. = ADVERB
e. Open rebuke is better than secret love. = ADJECTIVE

Answer key to the words which mean the following: 5X1 = 5

a. A messenger or representative on a diplomatic mission = envoy
b. harm done to someone in response to harm= revenge
c. a person who is believed to speak for god= prophet
d. sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of
others= compassion
e. the use of physical force so as to injure abuse damage or destroy=
attack

Put the following words in alphabetical order. 3 marks

misery ,mistake, miserable, mishap, mislead, missing

Answer key to alphabetical order:

1. Miserable

2. Misery

3. Mishap

4. Mislead

5. Missing

6. Mistake
Read the following dictionary entry and answer the following questions:
2X1= 2

a. great/ greit/ adj. 1[usu. attrib.] very large; mush bigger than average in size:
He lived a great distance away. She lived to a great age. 2 of excellent quality
or ability; outstanding; a great man. 3 (infml) wonderful, very nice or
satisfactory; Isn’t that idea great?

a. What does adj. mean?

Ans: Adjective

b. In the above entry, what is the headword?

Ans: great