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A. Wild Animals in Art C. Exploring Caves Respectfully D. Determining The Age of French Caves

The document is an assignment for an English comprehension course that includes a passage describing ancient cave paintings discovered in France and multiple choice questions about the passage. It also includes a picture and instructions to describe the picture in 150-200 words. The picture shows a child reaching for the moon, representing dreaming big and achieving goals through perseverance and hard work.

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A. Wild Animals in Art C. Exploring Caves Respectfully D. Determining The Age of French Caves

The document is an assignment for an English comprehension course that includes a passage describing ancient cave paintings discovered in France and multiple choice questions about the passage. It also includes a picture and instructions to describe the picture in 150-200 words. The picture shows a child reaching for the moon, representing dreaming big and achieving goals through perseverance and hard work.

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English Comprehension (Eng101)

Spring 2021
Assignment No. 1

Q1. Comprehension, or extracting meanings from what you read is the ultimate goal of
reading skill. A passage has been given. Read the passage carefully and answer the
multiple choice questions given below.

When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually new. Rather, it is an
ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed
to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was
amazed. Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived
thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats.
Other images depict birds and most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall
images by far outnumbering all other animals. Early artists drawing these animals accomplished
a monumental and difficult task. They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but
carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into
narrow passages in the Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the
destructive action of water and temperature changes which easily wear the images away.
Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images
inside. Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them
long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further
damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

1. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

a. Wild Animals in Art


b. Hidden Prehistoric Paintings
c. Exploring Caves Respectfully
d. Determining the Age of French Caves

2.Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?

a. It is home to rare animals.


b. It has a large number of caves.
c. It is known for horse-racing events.
d. It has attracted many famous artists.

3.According to the passage, which animal appears most often on the cave walls?

a. Birds
b. Bison
c. Horses
d. Wild cats
English Comprehension (Eng101)
Spring 2021
Assignment No. 1

4.Why was painting inside the Lascaux Complex a difficult task?

a. It was completely dark inside.


b. The caves were full of wild animals.
c. Painting materials were hard to find.
d. Many painting spaces were difficult to reach.

5. According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings
EXCEPT _______.

a. temperature changes
b. air movement
c. water
d. light

Q2. Humans need visual and lingual components in order to feel compelled towards
something and descriptive writing is one of them. In fact, it is an art which gives
individuals a chance to use their aesthetic sense and compose new ideas. Given below is a
picture and you have to describe it in 150-200 words. Your description should be coherent,
well composed, and grammatically perfect.
English Comprehension (Eng101)
Spring 2021
Assignment No. 1

The above picture is a perfect example of dream big and achieve big. We all know that
dreaming big is the first step to success and nothing in the world is unachievable. Even though
the world may laugh at who dreams big and take steps for it, but when there is a will there is a
way, though if we even dream for the moon, there is a ladder. Have faith and believe in yourself
and take an action, don’t procrastinate.

The picture tells us that even a kid can dream of the moon and to pursue it he takes step
towards it at its earliest. However, we don’t have to stop, many failures may come in the way but
we have to try again and again as success does not come in an instant. Everything takes time,
requires patience and continuous hard work.

Sooner or later, continuous efforts towards dreams will lead to the day where we achieve
the milestones of our life.

As there is a famous saying:

“Shoot for the moon. Even if a person misses, he will land among the stars”.

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