Teaching CTET (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Mock Test Series 2025 English Verbal Ability Reading Comprehension
Comprehension Passage
Directions: Read the extract given below and answer the questions by selecting the correct/most appropriate options:
Well, son, I’ll tell you:
Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
It’s had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor—
Bare.
But all the time
I’se been a-climbin’ on,
And reachin’ landin’s,
And turnin’ corners,
And sometimes goin’ in the dark
Where there ain’t been no light.
So boy, don’t you turn back.
Don’t you set down on the steps
’Cause you finds it’s kinder hard.
Don’t you fall now—
For I’se still goin’, honey,
I’se still climbin’,
And life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.
What does the narrator mean by saying 'And turnin’ corners'?
1
The narrator is telling her son how she herself overcame difficulties in life and improved the situation.
2
The narrator is teaching her son how to use the power of his arms.
3
The narrator is trying to demoralize her son.
4
None of these.