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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow :An hour later the car veered sharply off the main road. They crossed a cattle-bridge and entered Dhekiabari Tea Estate. On both sides of the gravel-road were acre upon acre of tea bushes, all neatly pruned to the same height. Groups of tea-pluckers, with bamboo baskets on their backs, wearing plastic aprons, were plucking the newly sprouted leaves.1. What were the groups of women doing?a. The groups of women were stacking the hay in the fields.b. The groups of women were plucking the newly sprouted tea leaves and putting them into baskets on their backs.c. The groups of women were bathing their little boys in the stream.d. The groups of women were plucking the newly sprouted coffee grounds.2. How are the women pluckers different from the other workers on the farms?a. They had plastic baskets and wore cloth aprons.b. They had bamboo baskets and wore cloth aprons.c. They had bamboo baskets on their backs and wore plastic aprons.d. They had cloth baskets and wore cloth aprons.3. What did they see at Dhekiabari Tea Estate?a. They saw acres of tea bushes, neatly pruned to the same height.b. They saw acres of coffee trees, neatly pinned to the same height.c. They saw acres of tea bushes neatly pinned at different heights.d. They saw acres of rice plantation.4. When should the tea leaves be plucked to have the best tea?a. Tea should be plucked in the second flush or sprouting period which is from June to July.b. Tea should be plucked in the second flush or sprouting period which is from May to July.c. Tea should be plucked in the second flush or sprouting period which is from March to July.d. Tea should be plucked in the second flush or sprouting period which is from May to June.5. After crossing the cattle bridge they entered into _______.a. After crossing the cattle bridge they entered into Amirkand Tea Estate.b. After crossing the cattle bridge they entered into Ambrush Tea Estate.c. After crossing the cattle bridge they entered into Dekhiabari Tea Estate.d. After crossing the cattle bridge they entered into Zafran Tea Estate. |
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Answer» 1. b. The groups of women were plucking the newly sprouted tea leaves and putting them into baskets on their backs. 2. c. They had bamboo baskets on their backs and wore plastic aprons. 3. a. They saw acres of tea bushes, neatly pruned to the same height. 4. b. Tea should be plucked in the second flush or sprouting period which is from May to July. 5. c. After crossing the cattle bridge they entered into Dekhiabari Tea Estate. |
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