SET 005
Question Nos. 1-5: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
Rahul likes to run. So does his mother, Deepa. But they like it for different reasons. Rahul is very good at running. He is very fast. He loves competition. He almost always wins in the 100 metres race!
But Deepa likes running for different reasons. She likes the benefits of running. Running helps her stay healthy. It also makes her heart strong. Rahul likes to sprint. He likes to run very fast. He becomes excited when the starter yells, "On your marks, get set, go !" Deepa enjoys distance running. She tries to run far.
One Saturday the school held a race. It was a 3-mile race. Students and parents were invited to run. Rahul wanted to race his mother. "Please, can we go race?" He boasted he would beat his mother! But Deepa just smiled. So they went to the race. The starter yelled, "On your marks!" The race began! Rahul started out running fast. He ran the first mile. He looked back to see his mother. He was way ahead of her! During the second mile, he slowed down. His mother was catching up! Now, she was passing him! He was getting a cramp! Soon, Deepa crossed the finish line. Rahul was coming along slowly. "You can do it!" she shouted. He was breathing heavily. Finally, he made it! Rahul hugged her. "Hey mom, will you teach me to run like you?" | Deepa smiled and said, "Of course."
1. According to the passage the distance of the race is______
(A) 1 mile
(B) 2 miles
(C) 3 miles
(D) 100 metres
2. When Rahul invited his mother for the race she just smiled. What does it show?
(A) She is confident of winning the race.
(B) She takes her son's invitation as silly.
(C) She considers it as mere foolery.
(D) She is diffident as a runner.
3. Rahul and Deepa________
(A) love competition
(B) love the benefits of running
(C) enjoy running for different reasons
(D) enjoy running for the same reason
4. Rahul was beaten in the race by his mother because_____
(A) His mother was a fast runner.
(B) He ran very fast at the first mile and was exhausted.
(C) He was beaten in the race only because he got a cramp.
(D) He wanted his mother to win the race.
5. Deepa likes the benefits of running. From this we understand that benefits
(A) scare us
(B) irritate us
(C) confuse us
(D) help us
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