Directions—(Q. 1–10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
There were three big fish living in a beautiful lake by the city. They were very close friends. All three of them were very different from one another. The first fish believed in fate. He thought things cannot be changed and what has to happen will happen, no matter what. The second fish was intelligent. He thought he knew how to solve a problem with his intelligence. The third fish was the wise one. He thought long and hard before acting.
One day, the fish were happily playing around in the water when the wise fish overheard a fisherman talking to another. “Look at that one, what a big fish… This lake is full of big fish. Let us come back tomorrow and catch them.”
On hearing the news, the fish hurriedly swam to his friends. “Let us get out of this lake before those fishermen come back. I know of a canal that can take us to another lake.” The intelligent fish said “I can take care of myself if the fishermen come.” The fish who believed in fate said “whatever has to happen will happen, I was born in this lake and I am not going to leave it. “The wise fish did not want to risk his life and so he took the route through the canal and left his friends.
The fishermen came back the next day and cast their nets. They caught many fish along with the two friends who stayed behind. The intelligent fish acted as if he was dead and escaped. The fishermen threw him back into the lake with all the other dead fish that were caught in the net. However, the fish who believed in fate was caught and killed.
1. Why did the fishermen come back to the lake the next day ?
(A) To admire its beauty
(B) To catch the nice big fish
(C) To take a break
(D) To count the fish
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
2. Why did the wise fish leave the lake ?
(A) He overhead the fishermen talking about catching them
(B) He was tired of living in the lake
(C) He had a fight with his friends
(D) He was asked to leave by the Head fish
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
3. How did the intelligent fish save his life ?
(A) He pleaded with the fishermen to let him go
(B) He escaped to another lake
(C) He jumped off the net
(D) He pretended to be dead
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
4. What shocking news did the wise fish give his friends ?
(A) That he did not want to be friends with them any more
(B) That he was sick and dying
(C) That he had overheard the fishermen’s plans of catching them
(D) That he wanted to leave the lake
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
5. How did the wise fish escape ?
(A) By taking a ride on the fishermen’s boat
(B) By pretending to be dead
(C) Only (A) and (B)
(D) From the canal
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
6. What is the moral of the story ?
(A) Always listen to your friends
(B) Slow and steady wins the race
(C) Follow the crowd
(D) Intelligence is stronger than power
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
Directions—(Q. 7-8) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold is used in the passage.
7. Close
(A) Near
(B) Best
(C) Determined
(D) Secure
(E) Good
Ans : (B)
8. Route
(A) Road
(B) Lane
(C) Path
(D) Side
(E) Direction
Ans : (C)
Directions—(Q. 9-10) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word printed in bold as used in the passage.
9. Cast
(A) Release
(B) Retrieve
(C) Laid
(D) Scattered
(E) Sorted
Ans : (B)
10. Risk
(A) Disrupt
(B) Endanger
(C) Save
(D) Disturb
(E) Gamble
Ans : (C)
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