Monday, July 6, 2015

ENGLISH--The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle--W S

Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct vocabulary from the box:
1. It was clearly an ________________for the temperature to reach 40 degrees in
Mumbai yesterday. anomaly
2. My friend ___________me by telling someone my secret. betrayed
3. The schedule has gone _______________due to personnel conflicts. haywire
4. The General Body was having a heated discussion, and the Chairman had
to____________________, to cool things down. intervene
5. The dog went _________________in the opposite direction. Scampering

II. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct option.
1. Shweta Aunty wanted to leave her belongings with Arnav’s mom because
_____________________.
a. she was leaving for London for fifteen days
b. she was afraid of the robbers
c. they belonged to Arnav
d. she didn’t need them anymore

2. The Bermuda Triangle is also known as the ‘Devil’s Triangle’ because __________.
a. there was an underwater devil in ancient times
b. of the assumption that the strange phenomena could be due to devil at work
c. people become devil at that point on earth
d. devil has drawn a triangle

III. Answer briefly
1. What explanation did Arnav give about the Bermuda Triangle?
It is an imaginary triangle in the Atlantic Ocean whose three corners extend
from the island of Bermuda to Miami in Florida to San Juan in Puerto Rico. Overthe last hundred years or more, many aircrafts, ships, boats and yachts havemysteriously disappeared in this area, without trace.
2. How was the mystery of Bermuda triangle discovered?
Christopher Columbus the famous Italian explorer who set out in the Atlantic
Ocean in 1492, hoping to find a new route to India was the first one to have
sailed through the Bermuda Triangle. He was also the first to have reported
unusual events such as erratic readings of the compass and a light on the
horizon which remains unexplained even today.


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