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Read the passage and answer the following question

The Ways of God

One hot day the Hodja was taking rest in the shade of a walnut tree. He saw huge pumpkins growing on thin stems and he also noticed the small walnuts growing on a big tree.

"Sometimes I just can't understand the ways of God!" he mused. "Just fancy letting tiny walnuts grow on large tree and huge pumpkins on the thin stems.

Just then a walnut snapped off and fell smack on the Hodja's bald head. He got up at once and, lifting up his hands and face to the heavens in distress he said:

"Oh, my God! Forgive my questioning your ways! You are all-wise. Where would I have been now if pumpkins grew on trees!"

The story tells us about

• prayer to God for food

• favorite resting place

• love for fresh nuts and fruits

• questions of the rules of nature

The Ways of God

One hot day the Hodja was taking rest in the shade of a walnut tree. He saw huge pumpkins growing on thin stems and he also noticed the small walnuts growing on a big tree.

"Sometimes I just can't understand the ways of God!" he mused. "Just fancy letting tiny walnuts grow on large tree and huge pumpkins on the thin stems.

Just then a walnut snapped off and fell smack on the Hodja's bald head. He got up at once and, lifting up his hands and face to the heavens in distress he said:

"Oh, my God! Forgive my questioning your ways! You are all-wise. Where would I have been now if pumpkins grew on trees!"

.Which two words from the passage have nearly similar meaning?

• noticed - saw

• fell - snapped

• forgive - praise

• understand - grow

Read the passage and answer the following question

The Ways of God

One hot day the Hodja was taking rest in the shade of a walnut tree. He saw huge pumpkins growing on thin stems and he also noticed the small walnuts growing on a big tree.

"Sometimes I just can't understand the ways of God!" he mused. "Just fancy letting tiny walnuts grow on large tree and huge pumpkins on the thin stems.

Just then a walnut snapped off and fell smack on the Hodja's bald head. He got up at once and, lifting up his hands and face to the heavens in distress he said:

"Oh, my God! Forgive my questioning your ways! You are all-wise. Where would I have been now if pumpkins grew on trees!"

. What was Hodja DOING in the beginning of the story ?

• He was saying his prayers to God

• He was sitting in a cool place

• He was looking at pumpkins

• He was looking for walnuts under a tree

My friend __________ French at the moment.

Which of these completes the above sentence correctly?

• learns

• is learning

• has learned

• was learning

You are driving very fast. Please __________ the speed of the car.

Which of the following fills the above blank correctly ?

• lesser

• reduce

• down

• slow

In which word is the VOWEL SOUND, the SAME as in "plot" ?

• four

• foot

• cone

• caught

Every Friday, Siva and Ramya, __________ with their grandfather to the library.

Which of these completes the above sentence correctly?

• go

• goes

• gone

• going

More than two cyclists should not ride 'side by side' on narrow roads or on any of the main roads.

What does 'side by side' mean in the above sentence ?

• one in front of the other

• one behind the other

• on the opposite side of one another

• on the left or right side of one another

"The farmer said he had given the village elder a diamond for safe - keeping and that he was now 'refusing' to give it back".

Which word is OPPOSITE to 'refusing' in the above sentence?

• agreeing

• returning

• allowing

• remaining

Which of the following can be added at the end of 'smooth' to make another word?

• -ly

• -fy

• -ful

• -less