Test 7
Read & Underline — Practice
Past paper – Read the text and choose the most suitable answer for each question. Tap the option to select it, then press Check Answers.
Passage
On a warm afternoon in Malgudi, the busy market was alive with the sounds of vendors calling out their wares. Swami, a curious boy of ten, wandered through the lanes, his eyes wide with excitement. He stopped at a fruit stall, attracted by the vibrant colours of mangoes and guavas.
“Look, Swami! You can’t just stare. Buy something!” called out his friend, Raj.
Swami hesitated, his pocket was empty except for a few coins saved from his allowance. “I want to buy a mango, but I don’t have enough” he replied with disappointment.
Raj, noticing his friend’s unhappy expression, reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny coin. “Here, take this! Let’s share the mango.”
Swami’s face lit up. “Thanks, Raj! You are the best!”
As they bought the fruit and sat under a nearby tree, they laughed and talked about their dreams, feeling the warmth of friendship blossom in the afternoon sun.
(Adapted from ‘Malgudi Days’ by R.K. Narayan)
On a warm afternoon in Malgudi, the busy market was alive with the sounds of vendors calling out their wares. Swami, a curious boy of ten, wandered through the lanes, his eyes wide with excitement. He stopped at a fruit stall, attracted by the vibrant colours of mangoes and guavas.
“Look, Swami! You can’t just stare. Buy something!” called out his friend, Raj.
Swami hesitated, his pocket was empty except for a few coins saved from his allowance. “I want to buy a mango, but I don’t have enough” he replied with disappointment.
Raj, noticing his friend’s unhappy expression, reached into his pocket and pulled out a shiny coin. “Here, take this! Let’s share the mango.”
Swami’s face lit up. “Thanks, Raj! You are the best!”
As they bought the fruit and sat under a nearby tree, they laughed and talked about their dreams, feeling the warmth of friendship blossom in the afternoon sun.
(Adapted from ‘Malgudi Days’ by R.K. Narayan)
