Reading Comprehension

Goose: Geese:: Analysis:

• Study

• Analyses

• Research

• Scrutiny

Select the correct option

The lateral line can help in:

I) Sensing changes in pressure

II) Sensing wounded and sick fish.

III) Driving away prey

IV) Detecting storms and hurricanes

• (a) (I) and (III)

• b) (II) and (IV)

• (c) (I), (II) and (IV)

• d) (II), (III) and (IV)

The above passage is about:

• Hurricanes and storms

• How sharks attack their prey

• Concern regarding increasing shark attacks on humans

• Behaviour observed in sharks during storms and hurricanes

Thermometer : Temperature :: ? : Pressure

• Sphygmomanometer

• Barometer

• Odometer

• Ammeter

Which among the following words describes the above passage?

• Factual

• Fictional

• Narrative

• Fable

An analysis of sharks off the Florida coast has shown that:

• Sharks are sensitive to pressure changes

• Sharks attack less during hurricane seasons

• Sharks prefer to stay in deeper waters during hurri-cane seasons

• Young sharks fl ee from their nurseries, when there is a threat of a hurricane

Which of the following species of sharks is not mentioned in the passage above?

• Lemon shark

• Great white shark

• Hammerhead shark

• Blacktip shark

Which of the following statements is true about Mary Lee?

• She was the one who conducted the study to observe the relation between shark behaviour and adverse weather conditions

• She was monitored for six days to observe her behaviour

• She was raised as a pet

• None of the above

In the context of the above passage, Jeanne and Frances are names of:

• Hurricanes

• Sharks

• Scientists

• Shark tracking devices

Rubik’s Cube supports the theory of creation by:

• Contrasting theory of evolution

• Demonstrating the impossibility of solution through random chance

• Disagreeing to the creation of intelligent design

• Demonstrating its similarity with a DNA