Reading Comprehension
A boy,
named Joseph, lived in France. He used to run fast across the fields of his
village. He was a fast runner among his friends. His fellows often complained
that he skipped the paths. Once he was as usual going in his routine, he was
caught on his way by a fierce dog. The animal was expert in his doings. His
tearing jaws, long and pointed teeth were ready to apart his skin. Joseph was
almost lying under on the ground. The dog was to pound him to pieces that some
hues and cries diverted his attention. When the dog found that some guys having
some sticks in their hands approached the boy it fled from the spot.
Now
Joseph was at alert when he got aloof on way back to home from school. He
remained afraid that the dangerous dog would be finding chances of holding him.
He often reacted like automation on some things. He was once caught suddenly
when he did not expect the happening. His voice choked in his throat, color
faded and he was fainting on the ground. It looked that his last time came. He
hoped of some miracle to exist there. But the result was going to be a fatal
one in his favor. No good news was there for the boy.
After
all, he had to take some defensive steps. When anyone is entrapped in such a
situation where there is apparently no human appearance the existing takes some
gusto. Thus, Joseph gathered in his hands stones and whatever he got. He began
to throw on the dog. Some were aimed at the animal but some missed. On the
other hand, the dog attacked but being afraid of injury it retreated. It was
Joseph’s turn which made dog at heels. Joseph was raising high wires and
challenged that running mad dog leaving the field. Someone really said right a
proverb that do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Questions
1. What
may be the title of the story?
2. What
did Joseph do when he had thrown stones at dog?
3. What
was his condition being alone?
4. If
you are confronted in the same situation, then?
Should Joseph run very
fast?
Vocabulary
Aberration
(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1974, Poland
won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and
Poland have not won a World Cup since).
Abhor
(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up getting
hit in the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the
sport).
Acquiesce
(v.) to agree without protesting (Though Mr. Pospieszny
wanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he
had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her
demands.)
Alacrity
(n.) eagerness, speed (For some reason, Simon loved to help
his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the
table he did so with alacrity
وقت کو ہاتھ سے نہ جانے دو۔
Catch time by the forelock.
موقع ہاتھ سے نہ جانے دو۔
Strike the iron while it is hot.
رنگ روپ پر مت جاو۔
All that glitters is not gold.
جلدی میں کام خراب ہوجاتا ہے۔
Haste makes waste.
عصمت گئی تو دنیا لٹ گئی۔
When character is lost, all is lost.
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Reading 2
All of us love liberty. But in this era of dearness where everyone is
vexed with the vision of costliness is impossible. But the notion of being free
remains elegant on its place. Many political leaders have been writing and some
have been fighting over this word. This has been cherished to celebrate many
occasions on it. Its demonstrations are manifold in the world history.
Louise Pasture made vaccines for rabies.
Alexander Fleming made penicillin. They made free the distressed humanity out
of the looming dangers. Ataturk got freedom from Allies. The Great Generals of
Islamic history got many triumphs over the non-Muslim powers. In which we cannot forget the services of four
Caliphs.
Actually, these four caliphs are real
monuments of valor, courage and morality. The Holy Prophet S.A.W trained all
His companions as practical examples of liberty. Not only did He train them but
also educate them the lessons of universal integrity and equality. Their stable
characters are real evidence of real liberty. With its assistance we are able
to cope with big challenges and even we accomplish the tasks as well. The event
of Independence of Pakistan is a clear show for all viewers. All Muslims got
together on one platform to get liberal homeland.
Questions
1. Who
were four caliphs?
2. What
was Holy Prophet S.A.W’s lesson?
3. Who
are two scientists?
4. What
may be the title?
5. What
does vex people?
abate (v) - to lessen; to lower the intensity
abbreviate (v) - shorten
aberrant (adj) - abnormal
aberration (n) - anomally; something unusual
abet (v) - aid, encourage
نیکی کر دریا میں ڈال
Expect no good in return.
تندرستی ہزار نعمت ہے۔
Health is wealth.
لوہے کو لوہا کاٹتا ہے۔
Diamond cuts diamond.
مال مفت دل بے رھم۔
Easy come, easy go.
ایک مچھلی سارے تالاب کو گندہ کر دیتی ہے۔
A single sinner sinks the boat.
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Reading 3
Books are
our great companions. They encourage us in many ways. For example, when we have
no friends they take us into their world where we meet many people. We may read
and enjoy their relation. In our real life, we cannot enjoy as we may do in
reading books. They develop in us the habit of imagination. We start thinking
about things and in no time become expert. Our real friend cannot make us so as
these books can spell.
Pornographic digests and novels are also
some sort of books- we should not read. They are vulgar books and contain terrible
material. Especially, they spoil the innocent minds. The element of
sex-erraticism is full in it. They start from head to toe and keep on narrating
all minutest details. It is called vulgarity. These books are more poisonous
than snakes. A snake stings you once but their stings injure our soul. The aim
of reading is reformation and not only to destroy yourself in depleted things.
Instead
of these dwindling, we must look forward to scientific fiction. We should seek
solar energy and its uses for better objectives. There are many other topics to
find search on. There are religious, ethics, politics, moon-readings,
astrology, astronomy and palmistry etc. The world is not ended here. We must
study geology where we will know about changes in earth and layers. By this method
our knowledge enhances and we are acquainted with rest of the universe.
Questions
1. What
are types of books?
2. What
is use of books?
3. What
is geology?
4. What
is the example of books?
5. What
must be the title?
abhor (v) - detest, hate
ablution (n) - washing
abominable (adj) - extremely unpleasant, very bad
abortive (adj) - unsuccessful, fruitless
abridge (v) - condense or shorten
اس نے میری ایک نہ سنی۔
He turned a deaf ear to me.
افسوس میں تباہ ہو گیا۔
Alas ! I am undone.
اس کا گزارہ بڑی مشکل سے ہوتا ہے۔
He lives from hand to mouth.
اب وہ خوشحال ہے۔
Now he is well off.
وہ سوکھ کر کانٹا ہو گیا ہے۔
He is reduced to a skeleton.
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Reading 4
It has
been observed in Great Britain that the elderly people get a little respect by
the young ones. What might be the reason that a developed nation is far behind
in this part of life. But on the other hand, Sub-continent people are keeping
this great gesture in hold. Not very large scale values are devoted to elderly
people but more than British is displayed. Here, Muslims teach and train the
children to salute and shake hands with equal and elders in every respect. Even
in Indian culture we see that young pay some respect to the elderly and equals.
The Sikh also are of same category it is because of these nations have been
living together for centuries. It is man’s nature to copy each other.
This is
not now in any aspect the Stone Age when man killed other. It was a killing
time but as now man has learnt to live socially. It is his need to cooperate
and mitigate differences. We learn from our parent when they get old. We should
respect because they have faced suffering in our breeding. A mother carries a
baby load for nine months in her tummy. On the other hand, father is not behind
he also manages his job and runs the economy of home.
The
social terms would be very strong if we will respect our parents. We learn that
the sense of respect is the basis of all relations. But unlike British and
other European countries we should be obedient and loyal to elders.
Questions
1. What
is title?
2. What
may be possibility if we have social term?
3. What
do a mother and father suffer?
4. What
does happen in Sub-continent?
5. What
was in Stone Age?
abrogate (v) - void, do away with, repeal
abscond (v) - to depart secretly
abstemious (adj) - moderate in consumption
abstinent (adj) - stubborn, refraining from, keeping from
abstain (v) - to avoid
تم اس کا منہ کیوں چڑھاتے ہو؟ Why do you make faces at him?
او عداوت بھول جائیں۔ Let us bury the hatchet.
پنی کمر کس لو۔ Gird up your loins.
اپنی گھڑی ملا لو۔ Set your watch.
یہ کپڑا بڑی دیر تک چلتا ہے۔ This cloth wears long.
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Reading 5
Most of
us live in an imagined world. We do not want to face the reality. It may be
that it is hard and bare or may be thorny and bony in stance. But when we have
faced it we are relaxed and relieved. The wheel of fortune does not leave
anyone and passes over head that comes in its move. Time and tide wait for
none. Time and experience are best teachers and by their help we learn many
lessons. In our life experience we learn that dreams are our reflections of
incomplete wishes.
In
dreams, we are at sixes and sevens. Their order is not planned. Every event is
not well-knit. But their effect is significant. Women are mostly affected by
them. For example, If they see any magic or spell in them then it is inevitable
that they will reveal before public. Women tell about their dreams like a story
and a serious happening. They expect that everyone should listen and react
positively. They make faces and seek reactions on others face. They want the
desired answer what they think the right answer. It is very ridiculous on
women’s part to have a planned dream, moreover, they want nodding in yes.
They are not two or three dimensional but they
are multi-dimensional. Some experts say that they have seven dimensions. Along
with this reading we have no meaningful dreams. They are very haphazard. Most
of dreams are soundless but it is our brain that translates them. They also
have no color in them. But as we see color in our real life and give the same
color to our dream world. They indicate towards our trends in future.
Sometimes, what we are doing in life is shown in dreams and sometimes it hints
that some happening is going to take place. Some are happy but some are very
horrible in nature. Most of children when experience a ghost or giant become
afraid. They try to sleep with their mother or father at night. Many people
have been found moving their hands in sleep and raising unrecognized voices or
murmurings.
Questions
1. What
is title?
2. How
many dimensions they have?
3. What
are types of dreams?
4. What
does a woman expect from dream?
5. What
is effect of horrible dream?
abstruse (adj) - obscure, confusing, difficult
accede (v) - to agree
acclaim (v) - to applaud, to praise
accolade (n) - public praise, award
accoutre (v) - to equip, to supply
accretion (n) - mass gained (astronomy, geology)
acerbic (adj) - severe manner, bitter
acidulous (adj) - bitter, sour in mood
acme (n) - peak, highest point
acquiesce (v) - agree passively
وہ تو ھاں میں ھاں ملاتا ہے۔ He is a yes-man.
وہ اتنی عمر کا دکھائی نہیں دیتا۔ He does not look his age.
کسی کا دل مت دکھاو۔ Do not injure anyone's feelings.
او تاش کھیلیں۔ Let us play at cards.
میرا بستر بچھا دو۔ Make my bed.
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Reading 6
Punjab Government under the supervision
of Chief Minister, Mr. Shahbaz Sharif has announced against recently terrific
news of increasing fees in government schools as well as semi government
schools. This news has exploded people of mediocre class. Where people find it
hard to meet their daily expenditures there they have to meet these new
challenges.
All types of insecure apprehensive
situations create fuss and ambiguity in people mind. Nobody is safe and has a
clear view of the unexpected government that some explosion is ready for them.
It has been in the observation that the government officials do their own and
levy many unfair taxes on people as they are ordered because of the fact that
these tax-payers are only the citizens of Pakistan.
On cable channel City42 it was
remorsefully relayed that CM Punjab is against the high school fees. But the
school run under Lahore Development Authority- LDA has also increased fee up to
Rs, 500/- , this is not an injustice. If asked the authority says that we have
not increased for the last four years.
Chief Minister is an excuse-maker himself.
He is quite unable to hold and govern the Punjab. He only asks his crew about
finances and nothing else. People are agitating against this increment. But no
response is being passed from the government officials. Mr. CM only makes paper
propaganda and no legal and practical step is being taken against.
It is in observation that all English
medium schools including Beacon House School Systems, Unique School Systems,
The City School Systems, The Educators and many other systems like Kips and
other shark school systems have high approaches to Education Offices. How only
single and weak based people of Govt. can have a closure to these schools and
their matters.
Kasore scandal is a big example of
corruption. Nothing has been done to arrest any criminal. Only papers are
blackened and proper strategy is followed. If government challenges that she
has caught all the mafia involved in the case then all must be hanged in the
opera. No big decision is being surmounted in Kasore case , so to say, this
high fees case will be put to an end. Once in last four years a step by the
parents was taken against LDA Model High School, Allama Iqbal Town Branch
parents and school boys and girls agitated, boycotted and jammed the traffic.
But government took no notice. Mr. Shahbaz Sharif knows jiggling and plays good
feats with the Punjabis.
It is rather very shameful to say that he
and his cabinet members are like pirates. They are afraid of coming in the mid
of shoal of people but they will face many queries in their eyes as once they
may come. They are burglars or dacoits or cut throats or extorters or what
names we should assign to them. I leave all the names to you.
Questions
1. What
must people do for fees?
2. What
title we must confer the cabinet?
3. What
is real role of provincial government?
4. How
do you define shark school system?
5. Give
a suitable title?
Reading 7
The value
of education is prevalent fact in all over the world. Nobody can deny it that
without education we can make ultimate progress. In education, we learn and
apply our knowledge on things and people. It is not only that we are well aware
but also get benefits. Awareness of facts and figures is very important element
of education. By this trait we become able to find more truth of universe. A
great deal of search has been made and still in process. In almost all fields
of education people are exploring ways to heaven on earth.
If real
progress is measured then it is surmised that shoulder to shoulder work of both
genders is significant. But within this reality there have been bad experiences
of the past hinder our step somewhere. Here in our country people are no more
reactive. It is due to the fact of low education rate. A large part of
population lives in villages. Mostly a family member earns for almost four
persons and many families cannot afford education. The expenses of books,
uniform, transport and heavy fees are great burdens. Elderly people dislike
educating their daughters after matriculation. They marry them and new life
starts afterward.
In urban
areas, girls get co-education in some colleges and almost in all universities.
The sense of competition is a distinctive feature of co-education. It is not
only that each boy should have a girl by his side; there may be two separate
rows of boys and girls. They will be free in seating and expression. America,
The Great Britain and other developed countries are still following co-education.
It is upon the use and method that you apply and not the thing in itself bad.
Not only
men but also women should search and find ways to progress. Muslim is not far
behind in any aspect that we should be frustrated. It must be that do as the
Romans do. if we want to be volatile and energetic nation we will have to take
up equal measures like others. We want that our quality standard if not
exceptional or excellent then it is enough to meet some of credentials. Both
genders are identical; know each other; acquaint the demands of person and
public and furthermore, priority is collective interest of country.
Questions
1. What
is the advantage of co-education?
2. What
is different in city and village for education?
3. What
are bad experiences of past?
4. What
is significant in education?
5. Title?
Reading 8
Love is
a private passion. It is a personal matter. it is connected with ourselves. Its
main subject is man-soul. Its main theme is wishes and aspiration for the lover
or beloved. We can say it or name it universal but in broad sense of word. It
has some limited range. We can love only those with whom we have personal
contact. Then, what is it? a limited extension to a person only. It is obvious
in meaning that love conquers all. It is very active passion but I would say
again it a limited one.
Our life
has no relation if we minus this passion –love. It is such a bond that binds us
in belongings. Many poets, writers, dramatists, novelists and artists work on
it. Many films have been produced on it. But more work is needed to focus it. Who
is not familiar with Shakespeare and Keats who wrote many loving pieces in
literature? They are great solicitors of love but still it has no range for
re-construction of country.
If you
have old structured buildings and need new in the place what style would be
possible. Suppose that you have no experts of the type you need in
reconstruction. Now it is observed that in architecture we find new designs and
methods we often don’t possess. This is our same condition in machine work. We
have no more new industry in Pakistan. What would be your exact answer to this
lower state?
Tolerance, not love that wins your girl’s heart, means to bear someone.
If we tolerate somebody we shall start liking him or her first. Then, we start
love. Thus, love is a secondary passion. It is altruistic and broad-mindedness
if someone takes up tolerance for reconstructing things. We need it on many
places. Man is a social animal. He has learnt it in many centuries. If still,
he leaves behind modern notions and contradict and collide against best ideas
of development and advancement then his plight is pitiable. In love we can
enjoy personally but cannot relish on collective level.
Questions
1. What
is difference between love and tolerance?
2. What
is function of tolerance?
3. Without
love what would we do?
4. Without
tolerance we are nothing, Discuss>
5. What
would be suitable title?
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