I. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Set in the declining but still green Western Ghats in the south-west of Karnataka, Coorg is the heart of India’s coffee country, coffee being the world’s most heavily traded commodity after crude oil. Coorg boasts a land area four times larger than Hong Kong and seven times the area of Singapore, most of it is under tree cover because unlike tea plants, the coffee bush requires shade.
India is acknowledged as the producer of the finest mild coffees. With their tropical climate, high altitude, abundant rainfall and fertile soil. Coorg and the neighbouring Chickmagalur districts in Karnataka have consistently produced and exported high quality coffee for over 150 years. The coffee output of these two districts accounts for 70 per cent of the total coffee produced in the country. Coorg coffee is valued for its blue colour, clean beans and fine liquoring qualities and hence is in demand in the international markets. In March and April is the coffee blossom time in Coorg. When blossoms transform into berries, the bushes are cropped. The cherry-red fruit is then pulped: the seeds separated, dried and sent for curing. Coorg or Kodagu is the district which is one of the largest producers of pepper, cardamom and honey in the world.
On the basis of your reading of the passage choose the correct options:
a) Coorg and Chickmagalur account for what per cent of the total coffee produced in India?
i) 70 per cent ii) 60 per cent iii) 50 per cent iv) 40 per cent __________
b) Coffee bushes require __________________
i) sunshine ii) dry weather iii) sandy soil iv) shade
c) ‘Her work has been of a consistently high standard’. In this sentence,the word consistently means ___________________
i) inconsistent ii) acting or done in the same way over time
iii) unsteady iv) irregular
d) The antonym of ‘abundant’ is _________________________
i) sufficient ii) scarce iii) bountifu l iv) adequate
Complete the following:
e) Coffee plantation is grown under tree cover because ___________________________
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Answer the following questions:
f) When are coffee bushes cropped?
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g) Why is Coorg coffee high in demand in the international markets?
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II. Re-arrange the jumbled words into meaningful sentences:
1. one of / friends / a / best / good / our / is / book
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2. most patient / it / and / is the / companion / cheerful
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