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Reading comprehension questions answers for competitive exam
Question 1 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
[Important question]
The casual horrors and real disasters are thrown at newspaper reader without discrimination. In the contemporary arrangements for circulating the news, an important element, evaluation is always weak and often wanting entirely. There is no point anywhere along the line somewhere someone put his foot down for certain and says, "This is important and that does not amount to row of beans; deserves no ones attention, and should travel the wires no farther''. The junk is dressed up to look as meaningful as the real news.
Evaluation of news would imply
less dependence on modern systems of communication | |
more careful analysis of each news story and its value | |
separating beans from junk | |
discriminating horrors from disasters |
Question 2 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
The writer of the above passage
seems to be happy with the contemporary arrangements for circulating news | |
is shocked by the casual stories about horrors and disasters reported in the newspapers | |
wants better evaluation of news before publication | |
wants to put his foot down on news stories |
Question 3 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
In the above passage, the phrase "amounts to a row of beans'' means that the news
is weak and often wanting entirely | |
deserves no one's attention | |
should travel the wires | |
is junk dressed up as real news |
Question 4 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
Newspapers lack a sense of discrimination because
they do not separate the real news from mere sensationalism | |
they have to accept whatever is received on the wires | |
limited manpower makes serious evolution impossible | |
people don't see the difference between 'junk' and 'real' news |
Question 5 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER] |
The passage implies that
there has to be censorship on newspapers | |
there is no point in having censorship | |
newspapers always dress up junk to look meaningful | |
one has to be strict in selecting news items |
There are 5 questions to complete.