Important Question and Answers
Q. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
When the jet reached ten thousand feet,
it was clear why the country
had cities where the rivers ran
and why the valleys were populated.
The logic of geography
that land and water attracted man —
was clearly delineated
When the jet reached ten thousand feet.
- At what height did the jet reach?
Ans. The jet reached at the height of ten thousand feet. - What was clear from that height?
Ans. From that height it was clear that there were cities where there were rivers and why were the valleys populated. - What was the logic of geography?
Ans. The logic of geography was that the land and water attracted men.
Q. Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow:
When the jet rose six miles high,
it was clear the earth was round
and that it had more sea than land.
But it was difficult to understand
that the men on the earth found
causes to hate each other, to build
walls across cities and to kill.
From that height it was not clear why.
- At what height was the jet?
Ans. The jet was six miles high. - What was clear from that height?
Ans. From that height it was clear that the earth was round and that it had more sea than land. - What was difficult to understand from that height?
Ans. From that height it was difficult to understand why did the men fight with each other and why did they build walls across the cities and kill each other.