UPSC CSAT : Reading Comprehension Home Exercise – 02

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Saturday, 21 February 2015

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What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Well, we know that all fruits bear seeds. Think of an apple or an orange. However, peppers and tomatoes have seeds in them. Are they fruits? In a scientific sense, they are. However, you wouldn’t want to eat them for dessert as you would as apple or a pear. This is because they are not sweet even though, scientifically they, are fruits.

5.       This story is mainly about –
1.       Foods that we eat for dessert.
2.       The scientific definition of a fruit.
3.       How fruits and vegetables are alike and different,.
4.       Why we call some foods vegetables.

 6.       Scientifically , a fruit –
1.       Is the same as a vegetable?
2.       Is good for dessert.
3.       Bears seeds.
4.       Is a seed.

7.       For dessert, people are likely to eat ---
1.       Something sweet.
2.       A vegetable.
3.       Something that bears seeds.
4.       A strawberry or an orange

8.       Scientifically, examples of fruits are ---

1.       Apples and pears.
2.       Spinach and potatoes.
3.       Lettuce and oranges.
4.       Strawberries and carrots.

                          Answer:

Reading Comprehension Home Exercise – 02

Why doesn’t the air remain still? The reason is that air, when it becomes heated, becomes lighter and rises. When it rises, other air moves in to take its place. The temperature of air becomes like the surface of the earth over which it travels. Over dry land, the air can become very hot. Then, when the sun goes down, it cools off quickly. Over water, the air heats up more slowly and cools off more slowly too. These changes cause the movement of air, which we call wind.

1.       This story is mainly about ___
1.       Air over dry land.
2.       The heating up of air.
3.       How air becomes lighter.
4.       Why air moves.

2.       As air heats up, it __

1.       Cools off quickly.
2.       Becomes lighter.
3.       Becomes very hot.
4.       Blows gently.

3.       Over dry land, the air ___
1.       Heats up and cools off quickly.
2.       Only heats up quickly
3.       Only cools off quickly
4.       Is still.


4.       Wind - 
1.       Is the movement of air?
2.       Causes the air to heat up.
3.       Cools off more slowly.
4.       Is hotter over water.

                  Answer:

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