English Comprehension Test (50 marks)

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Time allowed: (1:30 hours)

I. Read the passage.

There is no air on the moon because its gravity is insufficient to retain an atmosphere.
Accordingly, travelers to the moon, require not only oxygen and water but also protection against cosmic
rays that are unfiltered by an atmosphere. No atmosphere also means no weather-no wind, no rain, no
clouds.

Temperatures on the moon are quite extreme, ranging from 110°C to-173°C. This occurs
because there is no atmosphere to filter the sun's rays when it is shining and then to blanket in warm air
when the sun goes down. These extremes of temperature are particularly striking during a solar eclipse.
When the earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, temporarily blotting out the sun's light.
At such times the temperature on the moon dips very rapidly and then rises immediately at the sun
emerges from the earth's shadow. The change in temperature maybe as much as 200°C in one hour!
This sudden change can cause rocks to shatter due to the alternate expanding and contracting. Thus, if
you visit the moon, deciding what to wear could be a problem.

(A) Write the correct word or words to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
(1) The cosmic rays on the moon _____ by an atmosphere.
(2) Temperatures on the moon _____ 110o C to – 173o C.
(3) Extremes of temperature _____ because there is no atmosphere on the moon.
(4) The temperatures on the moon can change very _____.
(5) _____ on the moon can shatter because of the sudden change in temperature.
(B) Answer each question in one sentence. (5 marks)
(6) What do travelers to moon require?
(7) As there is no weather on the moon, what does the moon lack?
(8) What is a solar eclipse?
(9) When does the temperature on the moon dip very rapidly?
(10) What could be a problem for a traveler to the moon?

II. Filled in each numbered blank with a word from the list given. (10 marks)

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their to to who with

of It and bazaar Both

By the time he met the medico, _(1)_was coming back empty-handed from the village_(2)_,there
was nothing left of the ghee_(3)_had bought! He, too, was now empty-handed. _(4)_two of them
looked at each other, _(5)_ knowing whether to smile or weep and _(6)_ recounted to the other what
had happened _(7)_him, as they walked back to where_(8)_man of music and dancing was supposed
 _(9)_be cooking the rice. But there, to_(10)_horror, they found their friend looking as _(11)_as ever,
moping beside a broken pot_(12)_the rice strewn all over the fire place.

“_(13)_after the three of you left,” wailed_(14)_cook, “I built a fire, rinsed the_(15)_, put it in the
pot, added the required amount_(16)_water , _(17)_ placed the pot on the fire. After some
time, the pot _(18)_ to simmer, and then it started to _(19)_ I watched and could not help but _(20)_
the bubbling noise of the boiling rice. To my ear it sounded so much like the rhythmic beats of music
coming from a drum that I started dancing to it. And,…and,….”

III. (A) Choose the appropriate word to complete each sentence. (5 marks)
1. He really believes that, through _____, you can predict what will happen to you.
(A) astrology (B) astronomy (C) astrologer
2. Water was _____ from the pipe.
(A) leaking (B) lacking (C) flowing
3. Outside the fields were_____ in fog.
(A) flowed (B) blanketed (C) filtered
4. His tutor encouraged him to read widely in _____.
(A) philosopher (B) professor (C) philosophy
5. The _____ time of the accident was 2:43pm.
(A) exact (B) correct (C) right

(B)Write the appropriate words or groups of words to complete the lines of verse. (5
marks)

1. No time to see, in ____ daylight,

2. No time to stand beneath ____.

3. It changed into an elephant

Of most____ hue,

4. No time to see, _____ we pass,

Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass:

5. _____ a long white serpent

Winding its cloudy way.

IV. Answer the following question in complete sentences. (10 marks)

1. Why did the medico come back without buying any meat or fish?
2. What makes the sky on the earth blue?
3. Why didn’t adding five holidays make the Egyptian’s yearly right?
4. Why are temperatures on the moon quite extreme?
5. Why did the four youths come to the professor?
V. Finish each sentence in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence that
is given.
(10 marks)

1. U Htun Ko said to me, “Do you have any plans to go abroad?” (U Htun Ko asked ……………..)

2. Many villages and homes were destroyed by Tsunami. ( Tsunami……………..)

3. Moe Moe told Aye Aye that she would see her the next day. ( Moe Moe said to……………..)

4. Students are not allowed to take reference books away from the school library. ( No student
……………)

5. The teacher said to the boy, “Why didn”t you do your homework?” (The teacher asked
………………)

6. I have read all the books on this book-shelf. ( There is no………………)

7. Nanda took about an hour to learn a few English sentences by heart. ( It took…………....)

8. Nothing was stolen from the safe. (Nobody…………………)

9. “ How long does it take to get the city center?” I asked her. (I asked her……………..)

10. All countries all over the world have their national flags. ( There is no………………..)