Manav Rachna International School
Noida (UP) Session – 2024-2025
Subject: English Topic-Reading Comprehension
Grade: VI
Name: ________ Date:___________
Reading Comprehension
Read the following passage, and attempt the question that follows.
Why does humanity need Superman?” wrote Lois Lane, the reporter from the
Superman series. It is a very relevant question in our context too. Why do we
need superheroes? We are all delighted by the action sequences in superhero
movies, and also by how the superhero can always save the day – and with good
reasons. If you are trying to guess what it is, you can forget about powers like
super-strength, laser vision, or — our personal favourite — the ability to consume
any type of matter in the universe. The underlying reason we are so charmed by
them is quite possibly the best superhero power – that they can bestow upon us to
inspire and motivate us.
Whether it’s Batman saving Gotham city, Superman saving humanity, or our very
own Krissh saving his fellow countrymen – we need superheroes because they
give us the hope and strength we need to fight the injustice we encounter today.
It is like Batman once said, “Sometimes the truth is not good enough. Sometimes
people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.”
That is why we need superheroes, because of how they give us a sense of right,
which helps us fight the injustice happening around us.
So, every time we choose to see a superhero movie, it gives us a nudge to fight
the unjust with our own ideas or capabilities. Every child and adult that watches
superhero movies will be motivated to rise above the injustice happening in the
real world. It’s not just about the power, but also the principle. You and I can also
be a superhero just by helping our neighbours, and by standing against what is
wrong.
They also teach us that the greatest power is the integrity that keeps us from
going down the wrong path. None of us will ever leap a tall building in a single
bound, change the course of a mighty river, or bend steel with our bare hands but
we can always return that lost wallet with its contents intact, tell the truth when it
matters, stand our ground when it’s easier to walk away and unto others as we
would want them to do unto us.
On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the questions given below:
1.According to the writer, how can a common man become a superhero?
1. Bend steel, change the course of rivers
2. Stand up against injustice, return that wallet intact
3. Help around the neighbourhood
i. Only 1
ii. 2 and 3
iii. 1 and 3
iv. 1 and 2
2.State the antonym of the word ‘demotivate.’
i. enamoured
ii. lost
iii. motivate
iv. illuminate
3.What qualities do we need to fight the injustice we encounter today?
i. Superpower and superhero
ii. Truth and faith
iii. Hope and strength
iv. Hope and confidence
4.“There is a superhero in all of us; we just need the courage to put on the
cape.” By this, Superman is implying that:
i. the cape is heavy and not everyone can bear it
ii. we all have special powers
iii. the ability to fight the unjust with our own ideas or capabilities is present in all of us
iv. society needs superheroes
5. Find a synonym for ‘powerful’ from the last paragraph.
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6. How is the idea of superheroes more about principle than power?
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7. Name a few superheroes as mentioned in the above passage.
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