SSC RC: Passage 34

Reading comprehension involves a proof reading of a passage of about 300 – 1000 words and answering the questions that follow.
RC forms an important part of the verbal ability section. This section mainly focuses on to check the ability to understand the language and the underlying concept of the passage. The main focus should be to have a good command over the language as well as time management.
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Passage:

An old shepherd was playing on a Flute on the marshlands outside Rome. He played so sweetly that a lovely fairy came and listened to him. “Will you marry me, and play to me in my castle?” she said. “Yes, yes, lovely lady I” said the shepherd. The fairy put a ring on his finger. At once he became a handsome young man dressed in princely robes. “But 1 must first go to Rome and bid farewell to my friends”, he said. The fairy gave him a golden coach with twelve white horses. As he rode in State to Rome, he met the young Queen of Italy, who invited him to her palace. The shepherd saw that he had won the Queen’s heart. He resolved to marry her and become the King of Italy and let the fairy go. So when he and the Queen were alone together he knelt down and took her hand, saying: “Marry me, dearest and I will help you to govern Italy. “But as soon as he spoke he turned into an old and rugged shepherd. “What is this horrible beggar doing here ?” cried the Queen. “Whip him out of the palace.”

SSC RC: Passage-34

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Question 1

The fairy wanted to marry the shepherd because

A	He was very handsome.
B	He had saved her life.
C	He could play sweetly on his flute.
D	The shepherd loved her.

Question 1 Explanation:

He could play sweetly on his flute. As is suggested by the passage, “He played so sweetly that a lovely fairy came and listened to him. "Will you marry me, and play to me in my castle?" she said.”

Question 2

When the fairy put a ring on his finger, the shepherd

A	Disappeared
B	Changed into a handsome youth
C	Married her
D	Turned into a statue

Question 2 Explanation:

Changed into a handsome youth As is suggested by the passage, “At once he became a handsome young man dressed in princely robes.”

Question 3

The shepherd went to Rome in a

A	Palanquin
B	Boat
C	Cart
D	Coach

Question 3 Explanation:

As is suggested by the passage, “The fairy gave him a golden coach with twelve white horses. As he rode in State to Rome, he met the young Queen of Italy, who invited him to her palace.”

Question 4

When the shepherd reached Rome, he

A	Planned to many the Queen
B	Met his friends there.
C	Sought his parents' permission to marry the fairy.
D	Met the King of Italy.

Question 4 Explanation:

Planned to marry the Queen As is suggested by the passage, “He resolved to marry her and become the King of Italy and let the fairy go.”

Question 5

The Queen ordered the shepherd to be whipped out of the palace because he

A	Refused to marry her
B	Turned old and ugly
C	Tried to steal her Jewels
D	Revealed his plan to many the' fairy

Question 5 Explanation:

Turned old and ugly As is suggested by the passage, ‘But as soon as he spoke he turned into an old and rugged shepherd. "What is this horrible beggar doing here ?" cried the Queen. "Whip him out of the palace."’

Question 6

Rugged means