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Unseen Prose Passage MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 8 Unseen Prose Passage questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "On Sunday afternoon, grandfather sat under the neem tree in our courtyard. He opened a small story book and called all the children. Sita brought a mat. Arun fetched a glass of water. The younger children sat in a circle. Grandfather read a story about a clever crow that wanted some water. The crow saw a pot with very little water at the bottom. The crow dropped pebbles into the pot until the water rose. Then the crow drank happily. The children clapped at the end of the story." Which one of the following best describes the crow in the inner story that grandfather reads?
The inner story tells us that the crow saw a pot with very little water, dropped pebbles until the water rose, and then drank happily. This describes a thoughtful, problem-solving crow rather than one that is helpless or greedy. A character-trait inference item asks the learner to combine the crow's actions and outcome.
Q2Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "Meena loves visiting her grandmother in the village. Every morning, she walks with her grandmother to the small pond near the temple. Birds sit on the trees around the pond. Some children come there to wash their faces. A green frog often jumps into the water. Meena sits quietly and watches everything. Her grandmother tells her the names of the birds. Meena writes the names in her small notebook. She keeps the notebook safely in her bag." What is the main idea of this passage?
The main idea is what the passage is mostly about. Across the lines, the focus stays on Meena's morning walk with her grandmother to the pond, what she observes, and the bird names she learns and writes. A primary-stage main-idea question asks the learner to choose the option that covers the whole passage rather than one detail.
Q3A teacher of Class 4 wants to design an unseen-prose item that asks the learner to give the meaning of a word as it appears in the passage. Read the assertion and the reason below. Assertion (A): A vocabulary-in-context question for an unseen prose passage at primary stage should ask for the meaning a word carries inside that passage, not its only dictionary meaning. Reason (R): A primary learner reading a short prose passage benefits when the teacher links new words to the surrounding sentences so that the meaning is built from familiar context. Choose the most accurate option.
Vocabulary in context is a recognised primary-stage reading sub-skill in NCF 2005 and NCERT Marigold practice. A word may have several dictionary meanings, but the meaning relevant in a comprehension item is the one the passage uses, built from the surrounding sentences. The reason directly explains why the assertion holds, so both are true and the reason explains the assertion.
Q4Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "On Sunday afternoon, grandfather sat under the neem tree in our courtyard. He opened a small story book and called all the children. Sita brought a mat. Arun fetched a glass of water. The younger children sat in a circle. Grandfather read a story about a clever crow that wanted some water. The crow saw a pot with very little water at the bottom. The crow dropped pebbles into the pot until the water rose. Then the crow drank happily. The children clapped at the end of the story." How many child characters from the family are described as helping with arrangements before the story starts?
The passage names two specific helpers before the story begins: Sita brings a mat and Arun fetches a glass of water. The younger children sit in a circle but are not described as helping with arrangements. So the count of named helpers is two. A how-many item asks the learner to count only what the text directly supports.
Q5Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "Meena loves visiting her grandmother in the village. Every morning, she walks with her grandmother to the small pond near the temple. Birds sit on the trees around the pond. Some children come there to wash their faces. A green frog often jumps into the water. Meena sits quietly and watches everything. Her grandmother tells her the names of the birds. Meena writes the names in her small notebook. She keeps the notebook safely in her bag." According to the passage, who tells Meena the names of the birds?
This is a directly stated fact item. The passage clearly says "Her grandmother tells her the names of the birds." The learner must locate that line and choose the option that names the grandmother as the source. Such items train children to find evidence rather than guess.
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6Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "Ravi is seven years old. Every morning he wakes up at six. He brushes his teeth, has a bath and wears his school uniform. His mother gives him milk and a small breakfast. Ravi packs his books in his bag and ties his shoelaces by himself. His school is close to his house, so he walks with his elder sister. On the way, they pass a small park, a vegetable shop and a post office. Ravi reaches school by half past seven. He greets his teacher with a smile." Consider the following statements about Ravi. Statement 1: Ravi shows habits of self-help by tying his shoelaces and packing his bag. Statement 2: Ravi's school must be far from his house because he leaves home very early. Statement 3: The passage describes a settled, calm morning routine rather than a hurried one. Which combination is correct?
7A teacher of Class 5 designs four kinds of comprehension questions on a short prose passage. Match each kind in List I with the right learner action in List II. List I (Question kind) 1. Main-idea question 2. Directly-stated detail question 3. Inference question 4. Vocabulary-in-context question List II (Learner action) P. Locate the line in the passage that gives the exact information. Q. Choose the option that summarises what the whole passage is about. R. Use surrounding sentences to decide what a word means here. S. Combine clues from two or more sentences to reach a conclusion not stated word for word. Choose the correct match.
8Read the passage and answer the question that follows. "Ravi is seven years old. Every morning he wakes up at six. He brushes his teeth, has a bath and wears his school uniform. His mother gives him milk and a small breakfast. Ravi packs his books in his bag and ties his shoelaces by himself. His school is close to his house, so he walks with his elder sister. On the way, they pass a small park, a vegetable shop and a post office. Ravi reaches school by half past seven. He greets his teacher with a smile." Consider the following two statements about Ravi. Statement I: Ravi gets ready and reaches school within ninety minutes after waking up. Statement II: Ravi receives food only from his elder sister on the way to school. Which of the following is correct?