Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

The Himalayan valley is the geographical guard of the Indian territory against any foreign invasion keeping the enemy at bay from the western to the eastern subcontinent of the Asian sphere. The valley abounds with a classified variety of different glaciers, wildlife, peaks and thick vegetation liable to support the homo sapiens.
Pindari glacier is a range of four glaciers, namely Sunderdunga, Namik. Pindari and Kafni. To go to Pindari glacier it is a 54 km trek and the walking part is normally covered in four days. In this trek, we cross many mountains and forests and see a lot of wildlife. We were eight members in the team. The whole trip took us ten days in the mountains. Throughout the way, our guide and my father explained to us the various features of the Himalayas we were passing through. We had to face bad weather for two days. There was a steep climb at some places and as we climbed up we were affected by high altitude sickness and lack of oxygen and we felt very tired.
Pindari glacier is surrounded on all sides by snow-covered peaks such as Nanda Devi, Nanda Kot, Nanda Khat, Bailiuri and many more. This glacier is a frozen river of ice and settled in such a way that it looks like a huge staircase. There I saw all physical features such as gorges, moraines, hanging valleys, etc.

(A) Pindari glacier is………….
* (i)  a glacier range of four mountains namely Sunderdunga, Namik, Pindari and Kafni 

* (ii)  a mountain peak surrounded by Sunderdunga, Namik and Kafni 

* (iii)  a forest in the Himalayan region 

* (iv)  a range of four glaciers, namely Sunderdunga, Namik, Pindari and Kafni 

(b) A trip to Pindari glacier……………
* (i)  is very informative 

* (ii)  helps in understanding the natural geography 

* (iii)  is an adventurous experience as one has to face bad weather and difficult treks 

* (iv)  is all of the above 

(c) ……………made the members suffer while trekking to their destination.
* (i)  Steep climb and lack of oxygen 

* (ii)  High altitude sickness, lack of oxygen and steep climb 

* (iii)  Lack of oxygen and tiredness 

* (iv)  Lack of oxygon and snow-Covered peaks 

(d) The temperature in the area is………
(i) normal
(ii) below zero degree
(iii) very high
(iv) warm

(e) The word in the passage which means the same as ‘characteristics’ is…………
(i)  features 

(ii)  altitude 

(iii)  treks 

(iv)  gorges 

b)  Give an appropriate title to the passage. 

c)  What are the synonyms of ‘warm’ and ‘guide’ ? 

d)  What is the opposite word of ‘peak’ and’ lack‘?


e)  Find the words/phrases/expressions in the passage that have similar meaning to those given below: 
1) Protector
2) Attack
3) Rival
4) Accountable
5) Flora 
6) Humans
7) Sharp
8) Enclosed
9) Cold 
10) Giant