Reading Comprehension Passages with MCQs for Class 9 & 10 | UP Board English Practice
Reading Comprehension Passages
INTRODUCTION
Reading Comprehension plays a crucial role in Class 9 and 10 English exams. This post provides exam-oriented passages with MCQs, difficult words, and clear questions based on board patterns. Regular practice of these passages improves reading speed, vocabulary, accuracy, and confidence, helping students score higher marks easily.
Passage – 1
The Statue of Liberty
When we enter New York harbour, the first thing we see is the Statue of Liberty. What impresses us most is its size and magnificence. Have you ever wondered how it came to be there? The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to mark the one hundred year anniversary of American Independence. In 1869, sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi began to plan his concept for the monument. Bartholdi envisioned Liberty as a strong and proud figure, one who personified not only the majestic Greek goddesses of the past, but also the working men and women of the present. Finally in 1884, the work was finished.
๐ธ Difficult Words
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Harbour – seaport (เคฌंเคฆเคฐเคाเคน)
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Magnificence – splendour (เคญเคต्เคฏเคคा)
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Envisioned – imagined (เคเคฒ्เคชเคจा เคी)
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Personified – humanised (เคฎाเคจเคตीเคเคฐเคฃ เคिเคฏा)
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Majestic – great / august (เคเคฐिเคฎाเคฎเคฏ)
๐ธ Questions
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When we enter New York harbour, the first thing we see is:
(a) Statue of Abraham Lincoln
(b) Statue of Goddess Venus
(c) Statue of Liberty
(d) Statue of Goddess Laxmi -
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of:
(a) France
(b) Japan
(c) Greece
(d) England -
The Statue of Liberty personifies:
(a) Majestic Greek goddesses of the past
(b) Working men and women of the present
(c) Hindu Goddess Saraswati
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Passage – 2
Child Labour
There is no ban on child labour in non-hazardous occupations. The Act applies to the organised or factory sector and not to the unorganised or informal sector where most children find employment as cleaners, servants, porters, waiters and other unskilled work. Thus, child labour still persists because of the laxity in the implementation of existing laws.
There are industries such as carpet industry which have a special demand for child labour because of their nimble fingers, high level of concentration and capacity to work hard at abysmally low wages.
๐ธ Difficult Words
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Laxity – negligence (เคฒाเคชเคฐเคตाเคนी)
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Implementation – execution of plan (เคฒाเคू เคเคฐเคจा)
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Abysmally – extremely (เคฌเคนुเคค เคเคฎ)
๐ธ Questions
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In which occupation is there no ban on child labour?
(a) Hazardous occupations
(b) Non-hazardous occupations
(c) Carpet industry
(d) None of the above -
Which industry has a special demand for child labour?
(a) Paper industry
(b) Silk industry
(c) Carpet industry
(d) Hazardous industry -
Which word means ‘negligence’?
(a) Ban
(b) Unorganised
(c) Laxity
(d) Persists
Passage – 3
Childhood – The Best Part of Life
Old people say that childhood is the best part of life. They look back at their childhood and remember all its happy days, the jolly games, the fun they had at school, the sweets and cakes they used to eat, jokes they used to play and endless discussions they had among friends about almost every topic. Perhaps, these old folks are right. And all in a moment, the father was a little boy and his son was a grown-up man like his father. And the father, in the shape of a little boy, had to go to school and I can tell you he did not like it at all. A child’s troubles may seem small to grown-ups but they are very big to him.
๐ธ Difficult Words
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Childhood – time of being a child
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Jolly – happy
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Endless – without end
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Folks – people in general
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Grown-up – adult
๐ธ Questions
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According to old people, the best part of life is:
(a) Remembering the present
(b) Forgetting the past
(c) Repenting
(d) Childhood -
A child’s troubles seem big to:
(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Child
(d) Friend Which word in the passage is the opposite of 'endless' ? (a) Continuous (b) Finite (c) Speedy (d) Tiredness
Passage – 4
Unity is Strength
An old man was distressed because his sons always quarrelled with one another. One day he called them to him and showed them a bundle of sticks tied together. He asked if anyone of them was strong enough to break them. First one and then another tried, but they all failed. Then he untied the bundle and asked them to break each stick separately. This they did easily and all the sticks were soon broken into pieces. Thus, he taught them that united they would be strong, but disunited they would always be weak.
๐ธ Difficult Words
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Distressed – very sad
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Untied – opened the knot
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Separately – not together
๐ธ Questions
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An old man was distressed because:
(a) His sons quarrelled with him
(b) His sons quarrelled with friends
(c) His sons quarrelled with one another
(d) His sons never quarrelled -
‘Distressed’ means:
(a) Happy
(b) Helpful
(c) Angry
(d) Sad -
Opposite of ‘weak’ is:
(a) Distressed
(b) Quarrelled
(c) Strong
(d) Disunited
Passage – 5
Importance of Trees in Tribal Life
The tree is worshipped as the earth mother in tribal India.
It provides food, air, occupation, materials for housing, fodder for animals and fuel. Without the trees there is neither soil nor water. There is nothing to prevent the soil from being washed away; there is nothing to prevent the water from evaporating.
In the great tribal regions of India which are home to the Bhils, the Santhals, the Nagas, the Bishnois, whenever a child is born, a tree is planted in the child’s name. It forges a relationship between the child and the tree closer than the one between the child and his family. Naturally so because that tree is specially the child’s own.
The trees are all slow growing. By the time the child reaches adolescence, his tree has just come into fruit. It starts its life as provider to the tribal and the tribal’s life as guardian of the tree.
Difficult Words
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tribal (เค्เคฐाเคเคฌเคฒ) = relating to or belonging to tribes
เคเคฌाเคฏเคฒी, เคเคฆिเคตाเคธी -
fodder (เคซॉเคกเคฐ) = animal food
เคชเคถुเคाเคฐा -
adolescence (เคเคกोเคฒेเคธेंเคธ) = youth time
เคเคตाเคจी, เคिเคถोเคฐाเคตเคธ्เคฅा
Questions
1. What does the tree provide us?
(a) Food, air
(b) Occupation, materials for housing
(c) Fodder for animals and fuel
(d) All of the above
2. What is the common practice adopted by the tribals at the time of a child’s birth?
(a) A tree is planted in the child’s name
(b) A grand feast is given to the tribal society of the area
(c) Many trees of Khejri are planted
(d) The sacrifice of a he-goat is given
3. Pick out the word in the passage which means ‘areas’:
(a) regions
(b) fields
(c) around
(d) desert
FAQs
Q1. Who should practice these passages?
Class 9 and 10 students preparing for board exams.
Q2. Are these passages exam-oriented?
Yes, they follow board exam patterns.
Q3. Can teachers use them?
Yes, for classwork, tests, and revision.
CONCLUSION
Practicing these Reading Comprehension passages regularly will strengthen understanding skills and improve exam performance. The passages cover important themes commonly asked in Class 9 and 10 English exams. Students and teachers can use this content for revision, tests, and daily practice to achieve better results in board examinations.
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