Unseen Passage 1.

Washing machines clean clothing by forcing a water and detergent mixture

through clothes. The detergent reads with the dirt and loosens its grip. Thus
dirt and stains are separated from the clothes. In olden days, people would
beat wet clothes against a stone-slab to loosen the dirt. The mechanical
system includes the motor, transmission, clutch, inner and outer wash tubs,
agitator, pumps, water valve and a bell.

Answer the following question:

Q.1 The functioning of which appliance is told here?
Q.2 What is forced through cloths?
Q.3 What are separated from the clothes?
Q.4 Name any three part of washing machine.

Unseen Passage 2.
Birds always attract children. They are of different types, colour and nature.
We have the smallest bird-the humming bird and the biggest one-ostrich. Our
national bird peacock is also a large, beautiful bird. Birds are of various colour
as sparrows are gray, white and black; parrots-light green, dappled; pigeons-
light gray, white etc. Pigeons, sparrows, parrots etc. are of quiet nature.
Hawk, eagle, kite, vulture, crow etc. are predators.

Answer the following question:

Q.1 What do birds always do?
Q.2 Which is the smallest bird?
Q.3 Which is the biggest bird?
Q.4 Which bird is our national bird?