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Unseen Passage for Class-10 | Comprehension-passage.

Unseen Passage for Class-10 | Comprehension-passage.



The following are the Comprehension-Passage for Class-10. Or we can say the Unseen Passage. Look the following Comprehension-Passage are very important passage, these passages have come previously years. We collected this Comprehension-Passage from SEBA previous year question paper 2013 to 2020. 

So this Comprehension-Passage will very helpful for you.













Passage – 1

There was a girl named Valliammai who was called Valli far short. She was eight years old and very curious about things. Her favorite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house, watching what was happening in the street outside. There were no playmates of her own age on the street and this was about all she had to do.
                          But far Valli, standing at the front door was every bit as enjoyable as any of the elaborate games other children played watching the street gave her many new unusual experiences.
                                    The most fascinating thing of all was the bus that traveled between her village and the nearest town.

Questions
  1. What was the short name of Valliammai? 1
  2. How old was the little girl?   1
  3. What was her favorite pastime?   2
  4. What gave her many new unusual experiences? 1
  5. What was the most fascinating thing for her?  1

Passage – 2
A good book always teaches us something, to face many things directly or indirectly if his mind is willing to learn. Books are the best companion; they also give us the best society. They helped us in establishing contact with many great men. We hear what such men said and did; through a book, we even see them as if they were really alive. As we read, we hope and grieve with great men. The scenes in which they appeared are described for us and as we turn the pages we come to know what nobleness is Books work as agents and help us in being better than we are Books should, therefore, be treated as friends and guides.

Questions
  1. How can books teach us?   1
  2. How can one share great thoughts through books?   2
  3. Why should books be treated as friends and guides?   2
Passage – 3
“No one really knows who discovered tea but there are many legends”
“What legends”
“Well, there is one about the Chinese emperor who always boiled water before drinking it. One day a few leaves of the twigs burning under the pot fell into the water giving it a delicious flavor. It is said they were tea leaves.”

             “Tell me another ” scoffed Pranjol.
“We have an Indian legend too. Bodhidharma, an ancient Buddhist ascetic,  cut off his eyelids because he felt sleepy during meditations. Ten tea plants grew out of the eyelids. The leaves of these plants when put in hot water and drunk banished sleep”
“Tea was first drunk in China ” Rajvir added “as far as 2700BC!
In fact, words such as tea, “Chai’ and “Chini” form Chinese. Tea came to Europe only in the sixteenth century and was drunk more as medicine than as a beverage.”

Questions
  1. How was tea drunk in Europe in the sixteenth century?  2
  2. What is the Chinese legend about tea?  2
  3. What is the Indian legend about tea?   2
Passage – 4
Paper is one of the most important articles that we use in day to day life. If there had been no paper, our civilization would not have progressed so fast. Great Scientists write their thoughts on paper first and then carry out their experiments. Great engineers draw their plans on paper first and then build houses, bridges, dams, and so on Great thoughts are written or printed on paper for everyone to read. If there was no paper, we would not have all the books that are available in the world. Without paper, we would not have all the books that are available in the world. Without paper, it would be difficult for the people of one country to know about the people of another country.

 Questions
  1. Why is paper the most essential thing for mankind?  2
  2. What would have happened if there were no paper?  2
  3.  Mention three use of paper?  1
Passage – 5
The fiercely independent people of Coorg are possible of Greek or Arabic descent. As one story goes, a part of Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled here when return because impractical. These people married amongst the locals and their culture is apparent in the martial traditions, marriage, and religious rites, which are distinct from the Hindu mainstream. The theory of Arab origin draws support from the long black coat with an embroidered waist-belt worn by the kodavus, known as Kuppiya; it resembles the kuffia worn by the Arabs and the Kurds.

Questions
  1. Of which descent are the people of Coorg?  1
  2. What is the story about the Greek origin of the people?  2
  3.  What is the theory in support of the Arab origin of the Coorgi people?  2
Passage – 6
It was a new bus, its outside painted a gleaming with some green stripes along the sides. Inside, the overhead bars shone like silver. Directly in front of Valli; about the windshield, there was a beautiful clock. The seats were soft and luxurious.
                       Valli devoured everything with her eyes. But when she started to look outside, she found her view cut off by a canvas blind that covered the lower part of her window. So she stood up and peered over the blind.
                  The bus was now going along the bank of a canal. The road was very narrow. On one side there was the canal and beyond it, palm trees, grassland, distant mountains, and the blue-blue sky. On the other side was a deep ditch and then across and across of green field-green, green, green as far as the eye could see.

Questions
  1. What was the inside of the bus like?  2
  2. Why did Valli stand up on the seat?    1
  3. What could be seen outside as the bus was going along the bank of a canal? 2
Passage – 7
Three fourth of the Earth is covered by the sea which both separates and unites the various races of mankind. The sea is the great highway along which man may travel at his will, the great road that has no walls or hedges hemming it in. Nobody needs to keep it in good repair with the help of pickaxe and barrels of tar and steamrollers. The sea appeal to man’s love of the perilous and the unknown, to his love of conquest, his love of knowledge, and his love of gold. Its blue waters call to him and bid him fare forth in quest of fresh fields. Beyond their horizon, he has found danger and death, glory, and gain.

 Questions
  1. How much of our planet is not covered by the sea? 1
  2.  How does the sea help man? 2
  3.  In what way does the sea appeal to man?  2
Passage – 8
The river Kaveri obtains its water from the hills and forests of Coorg. Mahaseer-a large freshwater fish-abound in these waters. Kingfishers dive for their catch while squirrels and langurs drop partially eaten fruit far the mischief of enjoying the splash and ripple effect in the clear water. Elephants enjoy being bathed and scrubbed in the river by their mahouts.
The most laid-back individuals because of coverts to the life high energy adventure with river rafting canoeing rappelling rock-climbing and mountain biking. Numerous walking trails in this region are a favorite with trekkers.

Questions

  1. From where does the river Kaveri obtains its water? 1
  2. How do the various birds and beasts enjoy in the stream of Kaveri? 2
  3. Name the various sports favorite with the visitors to this place?  2
Passage – 9
The great advantage of early rising is that one can start one’s work long before others The early riser has done a large amount of hard work before other men have got out of bed. Early in the morning, the mind is fresh and no sounds or noises disturb our attention. The work done at the time is generally well done. Also one finds time to take some exercise in the fresh morning air Exercise supplies him with a good deal of energy that enables him to work hard until the evening. By beginning so early, he knows that he has plenty of time to do his work thoroughly. He does not have to hurry over any part of his work. He gets to sleep long before midnight. At that time sleep is most refreshing. After a night’s sound rest, he rises early next morning in good health ready for the labor of a new day.

 Questions

  1. What advantages does an early riser have over others? 1
  2.  Why should one take exercise in the morning and being one’s work so early? 2
  3. What are the uses of going to sleep long before midnight? 2
Passage – 10
Over many days and months listened carefully to the conversation between her neighbors and people who regularly used the bus and she also asked a few discreet questions, here and there. This way she picked up various small details about the bus journey. The town was six miles from her village. The fare was thirty paise one way---- “Which is almost nothing at all,” she heard one well—dressed man say, but to Valli, who scarcely saw that much money from one month to the next, it seemed a fortune, The trip to the town took forty-five minutes. On reaching the town, if she stayed in her seat and paid another thirty paise, she could return home on the same bus, This meant that she could take the one o'clock afternoon bus, reach the town at the forty-five, and be back home by about two forty-five.
                                  On and on went her thoughts as she calculated and recalculated planned and replanned.

Questions 
  1. What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out the details? 1+2=3
  2. What do you think Valli was planning to do? 2
Passage – 11
Trees help to support man’s life by supplying the atmosphere with oxygen which is essential to life. The oxygen in the air is constantly being used up and turned into carbon-di-oxide which is the food that plants eat The leaves of trees (in fact, of all green plants) absorb this carbon-di-oxide with the help of sunlight breaks it down into carbon and oxygen. The carbon is released into the air, so replacing the oxygen used up by animals, But for this animals would soon die for lack of oxygen.
                Starch and other carbon compounds made in the green leaves of trees (and of other green plants too) Serve as food for animals. The tiny green cells of plants are wonderful laboratories that produced all the starch in the world. But for this service done by plants, all animals would sooner or later die for lack of food.

Questions
  1. What is the food that the plant eats? 1
  2.  How do the green cells of the plant serve the animals? 2
  3. How do the leaves of trees break down carbon-di-oxide into carbon and oxygen? 2
Passage – 12
In life every man has twin obligations--- obligation to his family to his parents to his wife and children and he has an obligation to his people, his community, his country. In a civil and human society, each man is able to fulfill those obligations. According to his own inclination and abilities. But in a country like South Africa, it was almost impossible for a man of my birth and color to fulfill those obligations. In South Africa a man of color who attempted and isolated. In South Africa, a man who tried to fulfill his duty to his people was inevitably ripped from his family and his home and was forced to live a life a pare a twilight existence of secrecy and rebellion. I did not, in the beginning, choose to place my people about my family but in attempting to serve my people, I found that I was prevented from fulfilling my obligations as a son, a brother, a father, and a husband.

 Questions
  1. What was done to a man of color in South Africa who attempted as a human being? 1
  2. What is the twin obligations that every man has in life? 2
  3. What did the speaker find when he attempted to serve his people? 2
Passage – 13
Paper is one of the most important articles that we use in our day to day life. If there had been no paper, our Civilization would not have progressed so fast. Great Scientists write their thoughts on paper first and then carry out their experiments Great engineers draw their plan on paper first and then build houses, bridges, dams and so on, Great thoughts are written or printed on paper for everyone to read. Without paper, it would be difficult for people to know about the people of another country.

Questions
  1. Mention the uses of paper? 2
  2.  Why is paper the most essential thing for mankind? 1
  3. What would have happened if there were no paper? 2
Passage – 14
There was a girl named Valliammai who was called Valli for short. She was eight years old and very curious about things. Her favorite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house, watching what was happening in the street outside. There were no playmates of her own age on her street, and this was about all she had to do.

Questions
  1. What was the full name of Valli? 1
  2. How old was she? 1
  3. How did she spend her pastime? 2
  4. Write the opposite of the front. 1
Passage – 15
In an unprecedented space tragedy, US space shuttle Columbin carrying Indian-born American astronaut, Kalpana Chawla, and six others broke apart in flames as it streaked over Texas towards its landing strip on Saturday 1 February 2003, Killing all seven on board.
                                  The shuttle lost contact with NASA at about 9 am as it came in for a landing. It was flying at an altitude of over 200000 ft and traveling at over 20000 km per hour when ground control lost contact with the shuttle.
                                   Columbia had lifted off on 16th   January 2003 from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. It had stayed in orbit for 16 days.

Questions
  1. Who was Kalpana Chawla?   1
  2. What happened to the US space shuttle Columbia?   2
  3. From where and when did Columbia lift off?   2
Passage – 16
I was still a thief when I met Anil and though only fifteen, I was watching the wrestling match when I approached him. He was about 25, a tall lean fellow and he looked easy-going, kind, and simple enough for my purpose. I have not had much luck of late and though I might be able to get into the man’s confidence.
                                         “You look a bit of wrestler yourself,” I said, A little flattery helps in making friends. “So do you.” He replied, which put me off for a moment because at that time I was rather thin.
                                    “Well,” I said modestly. “I do wrestle a bit”. “What’s your name?”   “Hari Singh”, I lied. I took a new name every month that kept me ahead of the police and my farmer employers.

Questions
  1. Who does “I” refer to here? 1
  2. How old was Anil?    1
  3. Write the verb form of ‘flattery’.  1
  4. Why did Hari take a new name every month? 2
Passage – 17
The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheater formed by the Union Building in Pretoria For decades this had been the seat of white supremacy and now it was the site of a rainbow gathering of different colors and nations far the installation of South African’s first democratic, non-racial government.
                         On the lovely autumn day, I was accompanied by my daughter Zenani. On the podium. Mr de klerk was first sworn in as second deputy president. Then Thabo Mbeki was sworn in as first deputy president

Questions
  1. Who was sworn in as the first deputy president? 1
  2.  Where did the ceremony take place?  1
  3. Who was Zenani?  1
  4. How many years make a ‘decade’? 1
  5. Who was sworn in as second deputy president?  1
Passage – 18
The conductor was a jolly sort, found of joking “Oh please don’t be angry with me,, fine madam, “he said” Here, have a seat right up there in front. Everybody move aside please make away for madam,”
                                It was the slack time of the day and there were only six or seven passengers on the bus. They were all looking at Valli and language with the conductor.
Valli was Overcome with sadness Avoiding the eyes of everyone she walked quickly to an employ seat and set down.

Questions:
  1. What kind of person was the bus conductor?    1
  2. What did the bus conductor say to Valli?   1
  3. How was Valli overcome with sadness?   2
  4. Who is ‘madam’ referred to here?   1
Passage – 19
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on 15th  September 1888 in a Telugu Brahmin family, in a village name Thiruttani in Tamilnadu, His surname was Sarvepalli for his forefather were from there a village 15 miles from Nellore town. His father’s name was Veraswami and his mother’s name was Sitamma. His primary education was at K.V.High School at Tiruttani. He was awarded scholarships throughout his academic life. He worked in several prestigious institutions in India and abroad He was the second President of India. He was also awarded Bharat Ratna in 1954, the highest civilian award in India In 1962 1st Teacher’s Day was celebrated on his birthday on 15th September in honor of his belief that teachers should be the best minds in the country.”

Questions
  1. Where Radhakrishnan born? 1
  2. Write the name of Radhakrishnan’s father and mother?  1
  3. What was his surname?  1
  4.  In which year the first teacher’s day was celebrated?  1
  5. Which is India’s highest civilian award?  1








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