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15 15 Comprehension

Comprehension is an unseen passage given to assess the student’s reading skills, in
order to answer the given questions. The students should use their own language to

write the answers.

To attempt a comprehension passage, the students should read their books attentively.

They should also read other material available to them.

While reading an unseen passage, the students should note down the main points
and the content words, which will help them in answering questions.

A. Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

One day a long time ago the Sun and the Wind had a quarrel. Each believed
himself to be more powerful. While they were arguing, they saw a traveller

walking along the highway, wearing a great cloak.

“Here is a chance to test our strength,” said the Wind. “Let us see which of us

is strong enough to make that traveller take off his cloak. The one who can do
that shall be acknowledged the more powerful.”

“Agreed,” said the Sun.

Instantly the Wind began to blow. He puffed and tugged at the man’s cloak, and

raised a storm of hail and rain. But the colder it grew and the more it stormed,

the tighter the traveller held his cloak around him. The Wind could not get it
off.

Now it was the Sun’s turn. He shone with all his beams on the man’s shoulders.

As it grew hotter and hotter, the man unfastened his cloak. Then, he threw it
back. At last he took it off!

Finally, the Sun won.

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