Most important and best reading comprehension for the IBA STS test [5 to 15]

Most Important Reading Comprehension for IBA STS [5- 15] Jobs. 

1st Passage:

Speech is a great blessing but it can it can also be a great curse; for while it helps us to make our intentions and desires known to our fellows, it can also, if we use it carelessly, make our attitude completely misunderstood. A slip of the tongue, the use of an unusual word, of an ambiguous word, and so on, may create an enemy where we had hoped to win a friend. Again different classes of people use different vocabularies and the ordinary speech of an educated man may strike an uneducated listener as pompous. Unwillingly we may use a word that hears a different meaning to our listener from what it does to men of our own class. Thus speech is not a gift to use lightly without thought, but one which demand careful handling. Only a fool will express himself alike to all kinds and conditions of men. Q. A 'Slip of Tongue' means something said:

Q. The best way to win a friend is to avoid:

Ans: Ambiguity in speech 

Q: While talking to an uneducated, we should use:

Ans: His vocabulary 

Q: If one used the same style of the language with everyone, one would sound: 

Ans:  Foolish 

Q. A 'Slip of Tongue' means something said:

Ans: Unintentionally 

Q. Speech can be curse, because it can:

 Ans: Create misunderstanding. 

2nd Passage: 

Six lectures on 6 different subjects’ physics, chemistry, Biology, Algebra, Geometry and Astronomy have to be scheduled (one on each day) across 7 days starting Sunday and ending Saturday. The schedule has to be drawn out for the subjects such that i. One day has to be a holiday and it can be neither Sunday nor Saturday. ii. Geometry has to be scheduled immediately after Algebra. iii. Physics cannot start the series in the week and has to be done exactly 2 days before Astronomy. iv. Biology has to be scheduled for Thursday and cannot immediately follow physics. Q. What subject will start the series of lectures?

Q. Which of the following day is a holiday?

Ans: Wednesday.

 Q. On which day the lecture of Physics is scheduled?

Ans: Tuesday

Q: On which day lecture of Geometry is scheduled?

Ans: Monday

Q:How many days after Physics is Biology?

Ans: 1 day 

Q: What subject will start the series of lectures?

1. Algebra
2. Chemistry
3. Physics
4. Biology

3rd Passage: 

Passage: The dog is a faithful animal.  It is liked by man for its loyalty. It wags its tail to give a welcome to its master. It licks his feet to show its love for him. It puts its life in danger to defend its master. It follows him through thick and thin. Sometimes the nearest relatives of a man desert him but the dog does not do so. It remains loyal to its master till the last. There is a very interesting story about the loyalty of a dog. Once, there lived, a blind beggar in the city of Rome. This blind beggar was helped by a dog. This dog was very clever and loyal. It did its duty honestly. The dog knew all the proper streets in the city. It led its master through the streets every day. While the blind beggar was knocking at the door and asking for alms, the dog lay down to rest. As soon as, the alms had been given or refused, the dog rose and moved to the next house. When a half penny was thrown from a window, the dog always took up the coin, in its mouth. It put the coin into the blind man’s hat.

Why is a dog liked by man?

A. for its shape

B. for its cruelty

C. for its loyalty   (Answer)

D. for its greed

 

Why does a dog put its life in danger?

A. to defend its master   (Answer)

B. to crush its enemy

C. to save his food

D. to search for new master. 

Who helped the blind beggar?

A. Parrot

B. Rabbit

C. Snake

D. Dog  (Answer)

 How would a dog show his love for his master?

A. By biting him

B. By leaving him

C. By licking his feet

D. By following him  (Answer)

 How did the dog do its duty?

A. cunningly

B. honestly  (Answer)

C. slowly

D. sadly