Passage reading and profile writing for GPSRT and KARTET exam. English grammar for competitive exams. Reading comprehension. Writing profile.
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Passage reading and Profile writing:
Task 1: Read the passage given below and answer the questions at the end.
The first baby bomb was dropped on the densely populated industrial town of Hiroshima in Japan on 6th August 1945. The city of Hiroshima was flattened. At least 78,000 people and possibly many thousands more, were killed or fatally injured. As great a number were injured and all their dwellings were damaged or destroyed. The city’s military garrison was wiped out. Only a handful of doctors remained alive, and most hospitals and medical supplies were destroyed. Citizens of neighbouring towns described the burned, living and dead as no longer recognizably human, with their flesh raw and blackened, their hair gone and the features melted on their faces. It was the most shocking sight man had ever witnessed.
Questions:
1. The passage is about a_____________ (fill in the blanks)
Ans: Baby bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
2. Where did the incident take place?
Ans: In the town of Hiroshima.
3. How do you say that the bomb blast resulted in a great disaster?
Ans: About 78,000 people were killed and many more thousands were injured.
4. What had happened to the military garrison?
Ans: The military garrison was totally wiped out.
5. The survivors couldn’t be given medical help. Why do you think so?
Ans: Only a handful of doctors remained alive, and most hospitals and medical supplies were destroyed.
6. What tells you that the condition of the bomb affected people was horrible?
Ans: Citizens of neighbouring towns described the burned, living and dead, as no longer recognizably human, with their flesh raw and blackened, their hair gone and the features on their faces melted.
7. What is your feeling as you read the last few lines of the passage?
Ans: The feelings are of shock and compassion. Shock because it’s unimaginable that human beings could treat other human beings with such cruelty, and compassion for the dead and the injured who were punished for no fault of theirs.
Task 2: Given below is a profile of Mr. Rama Krishna, the school clerk.
Age: around 40 years
Height and weight: 6 feet, solid built
Family: one son and one duaghter -college going.
Reason for his popularity: helpful, best gardener.
Education: B.Com. graduate
Hobbies: gardening, beekeeping, coin collection.
Answer: Mr. Ramakrishna is 40 years old. He is a school clerk. He has solid built physique and is six feet tall. He is happy with his small family-wife, a son and a daughter. Both of his children are college-going. He is a commerce graduate. Gardening, beekeeping and coin collection are some of his hobbies. He is a very popular person in his locality because he is helpful and soft-spoken. He is also the best gardener in the locality. He is not only a loving father but also an ideal gentleman among his neighbours.
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