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Read the following passages and select the most appropriate options as answers to the questions given below them:A WONDERFUL old tale is told about the painter Wu Daozi, who lived in the eighth century. His last painting was a landscape commissioned by the Tang Emperor Xuanzong to decorate a palace wall. The master had hidden his work behind a screen, so only the Emperor would see it. For a long while, the Emperor admired the wonderful scene, discovering forests, high mountains, waterfalls, clouds floating in an immense sky, men on hilly paths, birds in flight. ‘Look, Sire’, said the painter, ‘in this cave, at the foot of the mountain, dwells a spirit.’ The painter clapped his hands and the entrance to the cave opened.‘The inside is splendid, beyond anything words can convey. Please let me show Your Majesty the way.’ The painter entered the cave; but the entrance closed behind him and before the astonished Emperor could move or utter a word, the painting had vanished from the wall. Not a trace of Wu Daozi’s brush was left-and the artist was never seen again in this world.1. What did the emperor Xuanzong commission the landscape of Wu Daozi for ?A. Ppreparing his last painting.B. Decorating the palace wall.C. Placing it in his court-room.D. Bringing about awareness about painting.2. The subject of Wu Daozi’s painting was/were……………A. high mountains.B. waterfalls.C. clouds floating in an immense sky.D. All of these three3. In the end ……………A. the painter disappeared.B. the painting vanished from the wall.C. the painting got spoiled.D. Both A’ and ‘B’4. The word used to address the king with respect in the passage is …………A. Sire.B. Your Majesty.C. Emperor.D. Both A’ and ‘B’

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1. B. Decorating the palace wall.

2. D. All of these three

3. D. Both A’ and ‘B’

4. D. Both A’ and ‘B’



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