SSC CGL Tier-2 Paper-1 English Sectional Mock Test 02

1. Every spring, the town held a kite festival on the beach, and every spring, Raghav's kites flew the highest. He was seventy-four, his hands were bent with age, and he made each kite from bamboo, paper and a paste of flour and water, exactly as his father had taught him. The children of the town believed that his kites could carry messages to the clouds, and Raghav never corrected them. In the spring of the great storm, the festival was cancelled, and the beach was closed for a week. On the eighth day, when the sea was calm again, a boy named Arif came to Raghav's workshop with a torn kite and asked if it could be mended. Raghav looked at the kite, which was not one of his own, and said that it could. He worked on it all afternoon, replacing the bamboo spine and pasting fresh paper over the tear, and he refused to take any money for the work. When Arif asked why, Raghav said that a kite is not a thing you own; it is a thing you lend to the wind. The next spring, the festival returned, and Arif's mended kite flew beside Raghav's own, a little lower and a little less steady, but flying all the same.

   Q1.Which of the following best expresses the central idea of the passage?

   • A.Kite festivals are held every spring in coastal towns.
   • B.Raghav's kites were the most expensive in the town.
   • C.The great storm destroyed all the kites in the town.
   • D.An old kite maker's generosity and craft bring a boy's torn kite back to the sky.

2. Q2.Why did Raghav refuse to take money for mending the kite?

   • A.Because he believed a kite is lent to the wind, not owned.
   • B.Because the kite was not one of his own.
   • C.Because Arif was too poor to pay.
   • D.Because the festival had been cancelled.

3. Q3.The word 'mended' in the passage is closest in meaning to:

   • A.Painted
   • B.Repaired
   • C.Folded
   • D.Sold

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