Reading comprehension is one of the most important sections in bank exams such as SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, RBI Assistant, and RRB exams. Regular practice helps candidates improve reading speed, vocabulary, and the ability to answer inference- and fact-based questions accurately. Attempt this Reading Comprehension Quiz 1, which includes one passage followed by 20 practice questions, to assess your preparation and strengthen your performance for the English language section.
Reading Comprehension Quiz 01 Passage
A bank customer received a text message warning that her account would be blocked unless she completed an urgent verification through a link. The message copied the bank’s colours and used formal language, but the link opened a page requesting her card PIN and one-time password. She closed the page and called the bank using the number printed on her debit card, learning that the message was fraudulent. The incident illustrates a common weakness in digital fraud: criminals often imitate trusted institutions and create urgency so that customers act before checking. Security therefore depends not only on technology but also on habits such as verifying channels, refusing to share credentials, and reporting suspicious messages quickly.
FREE Reading Comprehension Quiz 01
Read the passage carefully and answer the 20 questions that follow. These questions are designed to test your reading comprehension, vocabulary, inference, and overall understanding of the passage.
1. What did the fraudulent message threaten?
2. What made the message appear convincing?
3. Which information did the fake page request?
4. What can be inferred about urgency in phishing attempts?
5. What is the central idea of the passage?
6. Choose the word most similar in meaning to ‘imitate’ as used in the passage.
7. Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ‘suspicious’ as used in the passage.
8. What does the phrase ‘act before checking’ mean?
9. The tone of the passage is best described as:
10. Which action best follows the passage’s security advice?
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11. Why was using the phone number on her debit card safer than using a contact link inside the text message?
12. What specific human behavioral weakness do cybercriminals exploit when using artificial urgency?
13. According to the passage, why is advanced security technology alone insufficient to stop digital fraud?
14. In the context of the passage, what does a “one-time password” (OTP) represent?
15. Choose the word most similar in meaning to ‘credentials’ as contextually implied in the passage.
16. Which of the following best describes the psychological technique used by the attacker in the passage?
17. Which statement can be directly inferred regarding legitimate banks from the passage?
18. What made the customer successfully avoid falling victim to the fraud?
19. Choose the word most opposite in meaning to ‘urgent’ as used in the passage.
20. What role does “reporting suspicious messages quickly” play in overall digital financial security?
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