Reading Comprehension Class 9 NCERT

Read the following story carefully, understand it and answer the questions that follow

A long time ago, on a big tree in the lap of the mountain, lived a bird named
Sindhuka. It was a rather special bird because its droppings turned into gold as
soon as they hit the ground.
One day, a hunter came to the tree in search of prey and he saw Sindhuka's
droppings hit the ground and turn into gold. The hunter was struck with wonder. He
though, "I have been hunting birds and small animals since I was a boy, but in all
my 80 years, I have never seen such a miraculous creature. He decided that he had
to catch the bird somehow. He climbed the tree and skillfully set a trap for the bird.
The bird, quite unaware of the danger it was in, stayed on the tree and sang merrily.
But it was soon caught in the hunter's trap. The hunter immediately seized it and
shoved it into a cage.
The hunter took the bird home joyfully. But as he had time to think over his
good fortune later, he suddenly realised, "If the king comes to know of this wonder,
he will certainly take away the bird from me and he might even punish me for
keeping such a rare treasure all to myself. So it would be safer and more honourable
if I were to go to the king and present the unique bird to him," The next day, the
hunter took the bird to the king and presented it to him in court with great
reverence. The king was delighted t o receive such an unusual and rare gift. He told
his courtiers to keep the bird safe and feed it with the best bird food available.
The king's prime minister though, was reluctant to accept the bird. He
said "O Rajah, how can you believe the word of a foolish hunter accept this bird?
Has anyone in our kingdom ever seen abird dropping gold? The hunter must be
either crazy or telling lies. I think it is best that you release the bird from the cage."
After a little thought, the king felt that his prime minister's words were correct. So
he ordered the bird to be released. But as soon as the door of the cage was thrown
open, the bird flew out, perched itself on a nearby doorway and defecated. To
everyone's surprise, the dropping immediately turned into gold. The king mourned
his loss.

Q1. Which of the following is possible the most appropriate title for the story? *

1 point

The Skilled Hunter

The King’s Prime Minister

The King’s Defeat

The Bird with the Gold Dropping

Q2.Which of the following emotions made the hunter gift the bird to the king?

1 point

respect

joy

fear

pride

Q3. Which of the following is true according to the story?

1 point

Birds like Sindhuka were very common in the area near the mountain

Sindhuka remained caged for the rest of its life

Sindhuka was unaware of the trap laid by the hunter

The King, when told to not accept the bird, did not listen to his Prime

Q4. Why was the king’s Prime Minister reluctant to accept the bird?

1 point

He know about the hunter’s habit of lying

He believed that the bird would bring bad luck to the king

His sources had informed him that the hunter was crazy

None of these

Q5. . How did the hunter find Sindhuka?

1 point

He had read stories about the bird and had set traps at various locations in the city

He followed the bird’s droppings

He was on the lookout for a prey when he chanced upon it

People from the city had informed him about the bird’s whereabouts

VOCABULARY BASED QUESTIONS(SYNONYMS)

Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the
words

Q6.Rather

1 point

quite

regular

but

instead

Q 7 Release

1 point

leave

vacate

free

break

Q8. Reverence

1 point

hope

remembrance

detail

respect

VOCABULARY BASED QUESTIONS(ANTONYMS)

Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the
words

Q9. Reluctant

1 point

clever

hesitant

true

keen

Q10. Skillfully

1 point

deftly

cheaply

haphazardly

highly