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The Book of Nature

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Q. 1
What do children do on the beach mentioned in the passage?
A
Make sand castles
B
Sleep in the sun
C
Catch fish
D
Swim in the ocean
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Q. 2
Why does a broken rock piece have rough edges?
A
Because it is freshly broken
B
Because it is underwater
C
Because it is large
D
Because it is soft
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Q. 3
What is the main purpose of the writer’s letter?
A
To entertain
B
To explain earth’s story
C
To scold the child
D
To teach grammar
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Q. 4
How old is the earth according to the passage?
A
Ten million years old
B
A few hundred years old
C
Millions and millions of years old
D
Thousands of years old
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Q. 5
What does the writer call things like rocks and fossils?
A
Rubbish
B
Waste materials
C
Toys
D
Nature’s books
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Q. 6
Where would the pebble end up after becoming sand?
A
In a desert
B
Inside a cave
C
Inside a volcano
D
On a beautiful beach
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Q. 7
What is the main idea of the story of the pebble?
A
Pebbles are made by machines
B
Nature tells its own story
C
Stones are dangerous
D
Beaches are fun
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Q. 8
What does the writer plan to write about in his letters?
A
Science and technology
B
Weather and seasons
C
The earth and its countries
D
Stories and novels
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Q. 9
How can we understand that early earth had no life?
A
By studying rocks and fossils
B
By reading about kings
C
By reading fairy tales
D
By watching cartoons
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Q. 10
What does the writer want the child to think about?
A
The world and its people
B
Only India
C
His school friends
D
History of kings
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Q. 11
What is needed to read a language like Hindi or English?
A
A dictionary
B
An alphabet
C
A story
D
A pen
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Q. 12
What does the pebble do if we can see and hear well?
A
It turns into sand
B
It tells us its story
C
It breaks
D
It disappears
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Q. 13
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a source of the earth’s early tale?
A
Rivers
B
Rocks
C
Fossils
D
Computers
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Q. 14
What kind of questions does the child ask the writer?
A
About many things
B
About games
C
About homework
D
About food
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Q. 15
Where do we usually read history?
A
On the walls
B
In the sky
C
In books
D
On stones
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Q. 16
What is England described as in the text?
A
A big country
B
A small island
C
A powerful kingdom
D
A continent
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Q. 17
What feeling does the writer express about the content he can share?
A
Fear it is too little
B
Anger
C
He can write a lot
D
Joy
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Q. 18
What do rocks and fossils tell us?
A
Weather reports
B
The names of old cities
C
The history of living beings on earth
D
Stories about the future
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Q. 19
Who lived on earth before humans?
A
Dinosaurs only
B
Birds and insects
C
Plants only
D
Animals
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Q. 20
What can a little stone on the road or mountain side represent?
A
A piece of waste
B
A page in nature’s book
C
A danger
D
A lost gem
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Q. 21
What might happen if we only imagined the past?
A
We could learn science
B
We could guess facts
C
We would become smarter
D
We could create fairy tales
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Q. 22
What do scientists say about the early earth?
A
It was covered in ice
B
It had forests everywhere
C
It was too hot for life
D
It was filled with rivers
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Q. 23
According to the passage, India is a big country but —
A
very cold
B
a small part of the earth's surface
C
not interesting
D
larger than the earth
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Q. 24
What does the writer suggest we should observe to learn nature’s story?
A
Only books
B
Rocks, mountains, and rivers
C
TV programs
D
Forests only
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Q. 25
Why couldn’t any living being survive on early earth?
A
There was too much water
B
There was no oxygen
C
It was too cold
D
It was extremely hot
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Q. 26
What do pebbles lack that rock pieces have?
A
Cracks
B
Shine
C
Colors
D
Corners and rough edges
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Q. 27
What was there before animals appeared on earth?
A
Only water
B
Only plants
C
No life at all
D
Air and sunlight
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Q. 28
What should we begin to learn from rocks and mountains?
A
Climbing mountains
B
Making buildings
C
The earth’s story
D
Reading fairy tales
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Q. 29
What shape is a pebble usually?
A
Flat and dull
B
Square
C
Triangle
D
Round and shiny
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Q. 30
What was the pebble once part of?
A
A mountain goat
B
A glass
C
A tree
D
A piece of rock
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Q. 31
Why is imagination not always helpful in history?
A
It needs approval
B
It is boring
C
It may not be based on facts
D
It is costly
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Q. 32
How does the writer describe the future learning of the child?
A
As interesting as novels
B
Difficult to understand
C
Very boring
D
Less fun than games
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Q. 33
What makes it difficult to imagine the early earth?
A
It was underwater
B
It was full of life now
C
Lack of maps
D
It had no continents
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Q. 34
What question does the writer ask at the end of the passage?
A
Who made the pebble?
B
What is a mountain?
C
How big is a rock?
D
How much more can we learn from nature?
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Q. 35
Where was the rock probably resting before it became a pebble?
A
Under the soil
B
On the mountain side
C
Inside a volcano
D
In the ocean
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Q. 36
Why did the pebble become smooth and round?
A
Because it was polished manually
B
Because it was magic
C
Due to rolling in water
D
Due to heat
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Q. 37
Why were no books written in the very old times?
A
The earth was underwater
B
Men did not exist
C
People could not speak
D
People forgot to write
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Q. 38
What carried the rock down from the mountain?
A
A bird
B
Lava
C
Rainwater
D
The wind
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Q. 39
What must we not do to learn about the past?
A
Just imagine things
B
Study fossils
C
Learn from scientists
D
Study old books
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Q. 40
What happened as the pebble rolled at the bottom of the river?
A
It stopped moving
B
It grew bigger
C
Its edges became smooth and shiny
D
It disappeared
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Q. 41
What are fossils?
A
Dead plants
B
Pieces of broken rocks
C
Remains of old animals
D
Footprints in caves
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Q. 42
What might have happened if the pebble kept moving in the river?
A
It would turn into a diamond
B
It would become a grain of sand
C
It would turn into a fish
D
It would return to the mountain
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Q. 43
What helps us learn about the earth’s early days?
A
Books by scientists
B
Novels
C
Ancient scrolls
D
Comics
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Q. 44
What must we learn to understand nature’s story?
A
Tree names
B
Animal names
C
Nature’s alphabet
D
River routes
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Q. 45
What helps us know about far-off days even if books weren’t written then?
A
Mobile phones
B
Stars only
C
Natural objects like rocks and fossils
D
Computers
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Q. 46
Where is the writer staying while writing this letter?
A
Delhi
B
Allahabad
C
Mussoorie
D
Mumbai
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Q. 47
What kind of books does the writer expect the child to read when grown?
A
Fairy tales
B
Storybooks
C
Fat books on earth’s story
D
History books
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Q. 48
What pushed the rock into a little river?
A
A bulldozer
B
A cart
C
A man
D
A mountain stream
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Q. 49
Where did the little river take the pebble?
A
To the big river
B
Back to the mountain
C
Into the forest
D
Into the sky
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Q. 50
What is the best way to understand nature’s story?
A
Watching movies
B
Going to nature and studying it
C
Playing games
D
Asking friends
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