USS MOCK TEST

Question 1 to 5: Read the following passage and select the correct answer for the questions after it. Fables, whether, it is about the 'The Lion and the mouse' or The Tortoise and the Hare,' nonconsciously help children learn important lessons in life. By relating the characters in the fables, they are prompted to think about their own behaviour and make corrective actions if necessary. Children do not feel that somebody is lecturing to them about how they should / shouldn't behave, nor are they made to feel guilty about their ations or inclinations. Moreover, as children relate themselves easily to the animal characters, they imbibe the language used nonconscious by, and can let their imaginations fly. Fables help us to build literacy, and ethical and moral development. It is proven that the consise structure and language of fables help children recognize narrative structures and patterns and apply them to original writing. Moreover, fables help children to develop and apply critical thinking about events in stories to a variety of ethical issues.

1)Fables help children learn important lessons in life because

Fables are the stories of animals which they like very much Children do not feel that somebody in lecturing to them Children are prompted to think about their own behaviour and make Fables help children to recognize narrative structure

2. One among the following is not a function of fables.

Fables are meant for telling the stories of animals Fables help to build literacy and ethical and moral development Fables help to develop critical thinking Fables help to imbibe language nonconsciously

3. Which of the following means 'absorb'?

Prompt Develop Imbibe Think

4. Fables help children recognize narrative structures and patterns because

Fables are the stories of animals Children do not feel somebody is lecturing to them Fables help to develop critical thinking Fables have a concise structure and language

5. A word with opposite meaning 'Knowingly'

Consciously Nonconsciously Necessarily Unnecessarily

6.The correct meaning of the proverb'The early bird catches the worm' is

The bird catches only the worm easily Birds should catch worm easily If a bird starts to search for food early, it gets food easily None of the above

7. Pick out the correct sentence

If the police had caught the culprit, they would have taken him to the cour If the police had caught the culprit, they would taken him to the court If the police had caught the culprit, they will take him to the court None of the above

8. Rani wrote 'a beautiful poem'Rewrite the sentence with the words underlined

A beautiful poem was written by Rani A beautiful poem is written by Rani A beautiful poem will written by Rani A beautiful poem would written by Rani

9. A song will be sung by him Begin the sentence with 'he'

He will be singing a song He will sung a song He will sing a song He will be singing a song

10. Complete the following sentence using the correct tag given below Radha wants a pen, ....................?

is she? isn't she? don't she? doesn't she?