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Reading Comprehension requires you to read and understand the given text and answer the questions based on it. Reading Comprehension is one of the tricky topics because it can be time-consuming and it can go wrong if the candidate doesn’t comprehend the text or paragraph. So, if you are an aspirational student here are a few neat tricks that will help you ace in the Reading Comprehension section.
Types of Questions in English Reading Comprehension :
Each Reading Comprehension question is based on a passage that may range in length from one paragraph to several paragraphs. Based on that passage 5-10 questions will be asked. These questions can be direct or inference-based. The different types of questions that can be asked are given below:
- Among the given statements, which statement is true as per the passage?
- Among the given statements, which statement is false as per the passage?
- Choose the correct antonym.
- Select the correct synonym.
- What should be the appropriate tone of the passage?
- Among the given statements, which statement can be inferred?
- Select an appropriate title for the passage.
- Direct questions from the passage.
- Paragraph completion
Tips Before Starting English Syllabus
- Start Reading
a. Textbook
b. Editorial
c. Newspaper
d. Book - Find meanings for words
Types of questions asked
- Direct
- Indirect
- Theme based
- Inference based
- Fill in the blanks
- Vocabulary
STRATEGIES
- SKIM (Try to get gist of the passage)
- Read questions once
- Read the passage for answers
Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given beside.
Kangaroo mother care (KMC) or the intervention where babies are placed in skin-to-skin contact with their mothers and exclusively breast fed has been recommended worldwide for stable low-birthweight newborns. Stable babies are defined as babies who do not need respiratory support or intravenous fluids and can accept oral feeds. Though previous studies have shown that keeping the baby in contact with the mother improves survival in babies (less than 2 kg weight at birth) when compared to standard hospital care, global data show that barely 5% receive such care. Also, there is no much evidence on kangaroo mother care impact when initiated at homes in India.
To understand this, a team of researchers carried out a study in Haryana. The results recently published in The Lancet show that kangaroo mother care improved survival by 30% and 25%, in babies till 28 days and six months of age, respectively. The paper adds that such care for all infants with low birthweight could substantially reduce neonatal and infant mortality.
About 97% of the world’s low-weight babies are born in developing countries, and India accounts for about 40% of this, implying an urgent need of effective interventions Sarmila Mazumder, lead author of the study says, “In developing countries, even today, babies are borrkat home or even if born in hospitals, are discharged too soon without kangaroo mother care initiation. It is imperative therefore that such care is initiated at home.”
For the study, over 8,000 stable low-birthweight babies weighing less than 2.25 kg, were enrolled from two districts in Haryana, during 2015-2018 and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Kangaroo mother care intervention was initiated at home, at an average age of 33 hours and delivered during the first month of life, through home visits. The enrolled babies were followed up at one, three and six months of age.
Dr. Mazumder adds that kangaroo mother care benefits are much beyond preventing hypothermia. “The care improves exclusive breast feeding, duration of breast feeding, and also reduces infections. It also promotes growth and development of the child and increases mother child bonding, and also reduces stress in both mother and baby,” she explains.
When asked how long babies need to be kept in such care, Dr. Mazumder explained that in the study, mothers were advised to keep the babies as long as possible, preferably 24 hours in day and night and till 28 days of age. An average of 11 hours of skin-to-skin contact was achieved, and mothers reported giving kangaroo mother care till 27 days of baby’s age. WHO recommends that it be continued till baby attains a weight of 2.5 kg or till babies wriggle out, indicating that they do not need kangaroo mother care any further
Dr. Mazumder added that an implementation research was also conducted by the same team with the Haryana Government to scale up kangaroo mother care across 16 districts of the state. The paper adds that kangaroo mother care has the _________to prevent thousands of neonatal deaths in our country if 90% coverage can be achieved.
Q. Which of the following is correct regarding the percentage of population receiving kangaroo mother care?
A. It is of satisfactory level.
B. It is stellar
C. It is abysmal
D. It is assiduous.
E. It is entrenched
Q. Which of the following is/are true regarding the benefits of kangaroo mother care?
I. It saves babies from a condition when body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.
II. It aggravates the health hardships of mothers and babies.
III. It augments the emotional relationship between mother and child.
A) Only I and II
B) Only II and III
C) Only III
D) Only I and III
E) All I,II and III
Q. Which of the following is true with respect to the given passage?
A) As per the passage, a study was conducted throughout India to understand the level of kangaroo care impact when it is given at homes and not hospitals.
B) The study found that there is potential to avoid thousands of antenatal deaths if 9 out 10 babies are provided with Kangaroo mother care
C) Kangaroo mother care is a method of providing skin-to-skin contact to babies of six to twelve months of age. However birthweight babies are not recommended to be given KMс.
D) A study published showed that kangaroo mother care improved survival by 30% in babies till six months of age
E) It is recommended to keep baby under kangaroo mother care until the baby starts writhing.
Q. Which of the following can fill the blank in the passage?
A) Ardent
B) Pervasion
C) Potential
D) Aspersion
E) Blatant
Q. Which of the following refers to stable babies, as per the passage?
I. Babies who do not need medicines.
II. Babies who are able to eat food through mouth.
III. Babies who do not need breathing aid.
A) Only I and II
B) Only II and III
C) Only III
D) Only I and III
E) All I, II and III
Q. Which of the following is not true with respect to the passage?
A) Skin contact between mother and child is recommended worldwide.
B) Kangaroo mother care can drastically reduce stillbirths.
C) The researcher suggests that it is crucial to provide KMC at home.
D) KMC has positive and desirable psychological effects.
E) There is lack of data about impact of KMC when it is provided at home
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