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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