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Reading Comprehension(RC) Section Question paper:

Sample Passage and Questions The railroad was not the first institution to impose
regularity on society, or to draw attention to the
importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as
Line merchants have set out their wares at daybreak and
(5) communal festivities have been celebrated, people have
been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the
time of day. The value of this tradition is today more
apparent than ever. Were it not for public acceptance of
a single yardstick of time, social life would be unbearably
(10) chaotic: the massive daily transfers of goods, services,
and information would proceed in fits and starts; the
very fabric of modern society would begin to unravel.

Example I

What is the main idea of the passage?
In modern society we must make more time for our neighbors.
The traditions of society are timeless.
An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth functioning of society.
Society judges people by the times at which they conduct certain activities.

The main idea of the passage is that societies need to agree about how time is measured in order to function smoothly. Therefore, you should choose answer C.

Example II

In line 7, the phrase "this tradition" refers to
the practice of starting the business day at dawn
friendly relations between neighbors
the railroad's reliance on time schedules
people's agreement on the measurement of time

The phrase "this tradition" refers to the preceding clause, "people have been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day." Therefore, you should choose answer D.


1. The passage primarily discusses the pipeline's
1. operating costs
2. employees
3. consumers
4. construction
2. The word "it" in line 5 refers to
1. pipeline
2. ocean
3. state
4. village
3. According to the passage, 84 million gallons of oil can travel through the pipeline each
1. day
2. week
3. month
4. year
4. The phrase "Resting on" in line 15 is closest in meaning to
1. consisting of
2. supported by
3. passing under
4. protected with
5. The author mentions all of the following as important in determining the pipeline's route EXCEPT the
1. climate
2. lay of the land itself
3. local vegetation
4. kind of soil and rock
6. The word "undertaken" in line 31 is closest in meaning to
1. removed
2. selected
3. transported
4. attempted
7. How many companies shared the costs of constructing the pipeline?
1. three
2. four
3. eight
4. twelve
8. The word "particular" in line 35 is closest in meaning to
1. peculiar
2. specific
3. exceptional
4. equal
9. Which of the following determined what percentage of the construction costs each member of the consortium would pay?
1. How much oil field land each company owned
2. How long each company had owned land in the oil fields
3. How many people worked for each company
4. How many oil wells were located on the company's land
10. Where in the passage does the author provide a term for an earth covering that always remains frozen?
1. Line 4
2. Line 15
3. Line 23
4. Line 37
Answer Key

1. D
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C