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Directions(Q. nos. 1-6): Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate option.
What does little birdie say
In her nest at peep of day ?
“Let one fly”, says little birdie,
“Mother, let one fly away”
‘Birdie, rest a little longer,
Till the title wings are stronger,
So she rests a little longer,
Then she flies away.
Q1. What does little birdie want?
(a) To stay at home
(b) To fly away
(c) To be alone
Q2. Mother tells her
(a) to fly high
(b) to be careful while flying
(c) to wait to be stronger
(d) to beware of wild animals
Q3. Little birdie
(a) rests a little longer
(b) flies at once
(c) never tries to fly again
(d) doesn’t obey her mother
Q4. The poem teaches us
(a) to be a fast learner
(b) to obey our parents
(c) to be brave
(d) to be independent
Q5. ‘She’ in the last line refers to
(a) the mother
(b) the little birdie
(c) poetess
(d) none of these
Q6. “Mother let me fly away” gives an impression of
(a) rigidness
(b) ignorance
(c) politeness
(d) rudeness
Directions (7-10): Each question in this section consists of a word in capital letters followed by four words or groups of words. Select the word or groups of words that is most nearly opposite in capital letters.
Q7. FADDISH
(a) Preferred
(b) Vogue
(c) Unpopular
(d) Modish
Q8. SEETHE
(a) Plumb
(b) Cool
(c) Combative
(d) Diffused
Q9. MUDDLE
(a) Orderliness
(b) Jumble
(c) Mess
(d) Chaos
Q10. OAF
(a) Dodo
(b) Dunce
(c) Genius
(d) Idiot
Solutions
S1. Ans.(b)
S2. Ans.(c)
S3. Ans.(a)
S4. Ans.(b)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(c)
Sol. Faddish: Enjoying widespread favor or approval.
Modish: conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.
Hence option C is the correct antonym.
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Seethe: boil or be turbulent as if boiling.
Plumb: measure (the depth of a body of water).
Hence option B is the correct antonym.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Muddle: a state in which everything is out of order.
Hence option A is the correct antonym.
S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. Oaf: a stupid person
Dodo: an old-fashioned and ineffective person.
Dunce: a person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.
Hence option C is the correct antonym.
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