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We all love to wear our blue jeans but what do we know about them? It all began in the Nevada region of the United States. In the 1850s, there were many people searching for gold and mining for it. This was called the Gold Rush. Miners had to dig deep to find even a little gold. They had to work very hard and for a long time. Their clothes tore easily. A miner’s wife decided to get a sturdy pair of trousers for her husband. So, she went to a tailor named Jacob W. Davis and told him what she wanted.
He was not an ordinary tailor. He used to stitch horse blankets, wagon covers and tents. Jacob understood what his customer wanted. It had to be strong cotton cloth and should not tear easily. He found some material called denim with a man named Levi Strauss. He stitched the first pair of denim overalls. To make the pair last longer, Jacob decided to fix small metal pins or rivets near the pockets, zipper and other areas to make them last longer. The overalls were tough and looked strong. Soon, everyone wanted a pair of riveted pants!
Davis decided to own the design. So, he became partners with Levi Strauss. Together, they got the denim overalls patented on 20th May, 1873 and Levi Strauss Jeans was born. There was no looking back from then on. Hollywood cowboy movies cast their actors in Levi's and made them famous all across America. They soon became a symbol of young, American culture. Some people felt that denim overalls were 'worker's clothes' and not right for school. Yet, in 1959, a newspaper reported that 90% of young Americans were wearing denim pants everywhere except to bed and church. By the 1960s, the name 'jeans' was given to the blue overalls.
Europe and parts of Asia wanted them too and they became famous worldwide. Soon, people of all ages wore them. In 1969, a magazine reported that denim is one of the oldest fabrics but will remain eternally young. How true!

Where and when was jeans born?

A In the 18th century.
B In the United States.
C Before the US Gold Rush.
D In America after 1850.

Match the following nouns with their containers :
Grain

A Granary
B Vial
C Ampoule
D Barrel

Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions :
Maggie always travels _______ train.

A in
B by
C off
D with

Unjumble the words to make a meaningful sentence :
are / curtains / very / the / expensive / ?

A Very expensive are the curtains?
B The curtains are very expensive?
C Are the curtains expensive very?
D Are the curtains very expensive?

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate prepositions :
I was too hot to stand __________ the sun.

A under
B below
C in
D into

Unscramble the jumbled letters to form meaningful words:
Eerp

A Repe
B Pree
C Eepr
D Peer

Fill in the blanks using correct form of the verbs given in the brackets
Mama tiger and baby tiger ______ (be) out hunting in the jungle. They ___?___ (have) a very productive day, and ______ (now lie) down underneath a tree, sleeping off their meal and ______ (relax) in the warm afternoon sun. All of a sudden, in the distance, the baby tiger ______ (see) a hunter coming towards them. "Mama, mama, ______ (wake) up!" He ______ (shout). “There ______ (be) a hunter out to get us!" "______ (hush), child," ______ (say) the mama tiger. "But, mama," ______ (squeak) the youngster, "he ______ (have) at least three rifles, some special computerised sighting scopes and other hi-tech devices to ______ (let) him ______ (see) in the dark. We ______ (doom)!" "Watch," ______ (say) the mama tiger, "and ______ (learn)."

A have
B had
C were having
D had had

Select the verb that best suits the sentence:
Radhika is ________ at the festival celebrations at National Stadium.

A dancing
B playing
C gardening
D studying

Identify the picture:


A Post office
B Mosque
C Mall
D Townhouse

Choose the best answer from the options given below :
Aparna : "Is this Hawaijehaz Airlines?"
Receptionist : "_____________"

A Don't you know it?
B Yes, I think so.
C Yes, May I help you?
D What do you think?