Unseen Passage Practice Set-11 ! best MCQ quiz with answers

CTET Nov 2012 paper 02 Unseen Passage in English quiz with answers.

Read the passage given below and answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate option.

Dust-caked cloud coated the bay, tanker ships signalled. Dozens of us wearily pressed on through the unseasonal winds and blanketed chill. Outdoor café chairs were abandoned, some overturned and others stacked waiting to tumble down. But not today. My bag felt heavier on my shoulder than ever before. I lifted it in my hand to relieve the pressure and dreamed of dayswhen I, too, was lighter.

My mind wandered.

Another year gone.

I tripped through a wall of pedestrians, than suddenly a moving bus carelessly littered me down into the curb. My tear-stained eyes searched for an angel on the concrete surface, but the illuminated white crossing hand signalled my insignificance.

I pushed myself up, bruised and filthy. A horn quickly warned me of approaching death, then the yellow taxi speed through the red bulb. Sighing, I checked each direction, brushing waste from my body as I joined a new crowd and made the final push across the last road. I hoisted my bag, checked for my office keys, then entered one of the many sky-gripping fortresses of the financial district. Back to work.