1000+ Passage Reconstruction Examples with Answers - 1
Question: 1
He had never thought much about the origin of wealth nor about the inequity of human conditions. He firmly believed that if this world was evil, the next could not but be good, and this faith unheld him. He was not like the clever fellows who sell their souls to the devil; he never took the name of God in vain; he lived the life of an honest man, and though he had no wife of his own, he did not covet his neighbour’s for woman is the enemy of strong men, as he learnt by the story of Samson which is written in the scriptures.
The passage indicates that the person the writer is talking about was
(A) a scholar of the scriptures
(B) an eccentric
(C) a deeply religious person
(D) not well educated
Ans: B
an eccentric
Question: 2
The person mentioned in the passage presumed that woman was the enemy of a strong man because
(A) woman might spoil his chances in the next world
(B) surrendering to woman meant for him selling his soul to the devil
(C) he had read the story of Samson
(D) he firmly believed that woman was evil
Ans: C
he had read the story of Samson
Question: 3
"To sell one’s soul to the devil" means to
(A) sell oneself to make both ends meet
(B) suppress the voice of one’s conscience and take to an immoral life
(C) buy evil by mortgaging goodness
(D) sell one's honesty for the sake of monetary benefits
Ans: D
sell one's honesty for the sake of monetary benefits
Question: 4
In this passage, the expression "he did not covet his neighbour's" means.
(A) he never showed any anxiety to possess his neighbour’s wealth
(B) as he had no wife of his own he eagerly desired to have a woman in his life
(C) though he had no wife of his own he never showed any interest in the wife of his neighbour
(D) he did not find his neighbour's wife attractive
Ans: C
though he had no wife of his own he never showed any interest in the wife of his neighbour
Question: 5
The person described in the passage believed that
(A) one must remain a bachelor if one wanted to be happy
(B) repeating the name of God would him peace of mind
(C) if this world is not good, the next would certainly bring him happiness
(D) one must lead an honest life
Ans: D
one must lead an honest life
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