Unit-9, Lesson-6 (B) and Unit-10, Lesson-2 (B)
Section A: Reading test (Seen Passage)
Read the text and answer questions 1 and 2.
Communication of ideas is at the centre of civilization. It needs written records. Most of our records in the modern age are on paper. Though writing was invented very early, paper is a more modern invention. For a long time in history, people exchanged ideas through speaking and listening. Then there came the art of writing. But to record thoughts in writing was difficult. Writing materials were not available. People used surfaces of stone, metal, wood, bark, leaves, etc. for writing. Those things were not easy to carry. Then for ages, people looked for easy writing materials. Finally, paper was invented in China in 105 CE.
Before the paper age, knowledge was very restricted. Can you think of that time? There were very few books in the world. Maybe they were written on stone or on heavy wood plunks or on metal sheets. Suppose, one page was a heavy stone block. So, think of a hundred-page book! In our time, you can carry the entire world of knowledge in digital form in your laptop. You can even carry a huge volume of paper encyclopedias. But who could produce and carry tons of heavy stone books and documents in those paperless days? In fact, paper has made publication and the spread of knowledge and information easy. So, you can see how paper has changed our life.
1. Choose the correct answer to each question from the alternatives given and write the corresponding number of the answers in your answer script. 1x7=7
(i) What was difficult before the invention of paper?
(a) civilisation (b) realisation
(c) communication (d) globalization
(ii) What do the words ‘paperless days’ mean in the text?
(a) the time when paper will be finished
(b)the time when we will use paper no more
(c) the time before the invention of paper
(d) when there will be no paper mills
(iii) What is the third step of exchanging ideas?
(a) Reading (b) Speaking
(c) Listening (d) Writing
(iv) The word ‘restricted’ in line 8 of the text means---.
(a) limited in extent, number, scope, or action
(b) not general
(c) not intended for general circulation
(d) limited by official rules
(v) What is the word ‘encyclopedia’ in the text?
(a) a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge
(b) a digital book on science
(c) a special kind of literature composition
(d) a dictionary
(vi) The major problem of early writing materials was that these were not ---.
(a) easily found (b) permanent
(c) readable (d) smooth
(vii) What does the word ‘exchange’ mean in the text?
(a) to buy something for money
(b) to communicate
(c) to change something
(d) to give and take mutually
Answer: 1. i. (c) communication, ii. (c) the time before the invention of paper, iii. (d) Writing, iv. (a) limited in extent, number, scope, or action, v. (a) a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge, vi. (a) easily found, vii. (b) to communicate.
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