SSC CHSL Tier-2 English Sectional Mock Test 01

1. Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow. When Raghavan retired from teaching, he found his small house full of books and his days strangely empty. The children of the lane had no library, and most had never owned a book. One morning he cleared his front room, set out three wooden shelves, and wrote on a piece of cardboard: 'Take a book. Bring it back when you can.' At first only two children came. Raghavan gave each a storybook and asked them to tell him the story the next day. Soon more children arrived, and mothers began to stop by with tea. Raghavan sorted the books by subject and stuck coloured paper labels on the shelves so that even the youngest child could find a book alone. On Saturdays he read aloud from a big book of folk tales while the children sat on the floor. Within a year the front room held nearly four hundred books, all given by neighbours, and the room had become the lane's living room — a place where anyone could sit, read and talk.

   Q1.Why did Raghavan start the library in his front room?

   • A.Because the children of the lane had no library
   • B.Because the school asked him to
   • C.Because he wanted to earn money
   • D.Because his house was too small

2. Q2.How did Raghavan help the youngest children find books on their own?

   • A.By reading to them daily
   • B.By giving them money
   • C.By using coloured paper labels
   • D.By locking the shelves

3. Q3.What happened in the front room on Saturdays?

   • A.The library was closed
   • B.He read folk tales aloud
   • C.The children cleaned the room
   • D.Neighbours gave money

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