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Unseen Passage with Answer – Set-2

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Unseen Passage with Answer – Set-2 – Here are some easy steps for understanding and answering Class 10 comprehension passages:

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1. Read the passage carefully but quickly.

2. Highlight important details using a pen or pencil.

3. Pay attention to the questions and look for answers in the passage.

4. Answers usually follow a logical order in the passage.

5. Try to express answers in your own words.

6. For vocabulary questions, replace the word with its meaning to see if it fits.

7. For multiple-choice questions, read all options, review the passage again, then pick the right one.

Unseen Passage with Answer – Set-2 English Reading Skills

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

Read the passage given below : 10 ✘ 1 = 10

(1) Starting Monday, the country’s low-cost Mars mission with the red planet for an extended period will enter the “blackout” phase snapping communication with the satellite. From June 8 to 22 the Sun will block Mars from the Earth snapping communication with the satellite.

(2) A senior Indian Space Research Organisation official said. “This will be for the first time that there will be a communication break for such a long period of about 15 days. During this period, there will be no communication with the satellite”, he added.

(3) Expressing confidence about regaining control over the satellite once the blackout phase is over, he said, “the scenario has been tested and the line of communication will be established.” The spacecraft’s life has been extended for another six months in March due to surplus fuel.

(4) Stating that the spacecraft has been “configured” for the blackout, the ISRO official said, “we are not sending any commands to the spacecraft now, till 8th June few hours of signals will be sent by the spacecraft that will be for about two to three hours per day”. In May next year, the mission will have to go through a similar phase once again, if there is another extension of mission life when the Earth will come between the Sun and Mars.

(5) Scripting space history, India on September 24 last successfully placed its low-cost Mars spacecraft in orbit around the red planet in its very first attempt, breaking into an elite club of three countries.

Based on your understanding to the passage, answer the questions given below.

(i) Infer one reason for the following based on information in paragraph 1.

The ‘blackout’ phase is significant _______

(ii) Choose the appropriate option to fill in the blank.

From paragraph 1 & 2, we can infer that there will be ________