Passage Reading and English Comprehension

Comprehension Passage

Lucy was a pretty girl, but she was always untidy and dirty. Whenever her mother saw her coming daughter coming home smelling of dirt and sweat, she used to say angrily, "Lucy you are smelly and your hair stinks. Go and have a bath at once."

Unwillingly, Lucy used to take a shower but she hated soap and shampoo. She refused to use them. One by one her friends avoided her. They covered their noses whenever they walked near to her. Lucy's birthday came. She invited all her friends to her party but none of them turned up. Lucy cried, her mother felt sorry for her. "Please, don't cry dear, she said, but I think you know the reason why your friends don't want to come to your party. don't you?"

Lucy understood the reason. After that Lucy paid more attention to personal cleanliness. The little girl was now neat and clean. She looked smart and pretty. She succeeded in winning all her friends back and was happy.

Moral:Follow cleanliness and spread cheerfulness.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable words:

2224. What kind of girl was Lucy?

	(a) untidy and dirty
	(b) pretty
	(c) lazy
	(d) smart

2225. What did Lucy's mother want her to do when she came home smelling of dirt and sweat?

	(a) to have bath at once
	(b) to change clothes
	(c) to wash hands
	(d) to wash face

2226. What did Lucy refuse to use while taking bath?

	(a) use soap
	(b) use of shampoo
	(c) both soap and shampoo
	(d) water

2227. Lucy paid more attention to ---- later on?

	(a) personal cleanliness
	(b) bathing
	(c) cleaning hands
	(d) clothes

2228. Find the word from the passage which means 'not clean'

	(a) dirty
	(b) untidy
	(c) smelly
	(d) soap

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