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2. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: 12marks

1.Two of the most dangerous storms which afflict America are hurricanes and tornadoes. they are very much feared by anyone who may live in the path of their destruction and cause million of dollars worth of damage to life and property everyyear

2. Hurricanes which usually develop between July and October are similar to cyclones and originate over the water in the Caribbean Sea. They move upwards hitting the mainland of America somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean. Once they hit the land they carry tremendous power with driving rain and wind.

These winds can attain speeds of over 75 mph. And cover an area of over 500 miles in diameter. At the centre of the storm, there is an 'eye' with relatively fair weather and warm, dry air aloft. The diameter of the eye is usually 32 kms. When the eye passes, the relief is only temporary but soon the wind and rain will suddenly reappear from the opposite direction. Every year homes are destroyed by their fury and often lives are lost. Most people who live near the coast are forced to evacuate their homes and to move to safer areas until the storm passes. Floods are caused along the coast by both the heavy rain and a storm tide that is considerably above the normal water level. The high winds, coastal flooding and torrential rain associated with a hurricane cause enormous damage.

1. Two of the feared by anyone, who may live in the path of their destruction and cause millions of dollars worth of damage to most dangerous storms which afflict America are hurricanes and tornadoes. They are very much

3. People living in the wake of a storm are given ample warning to protect their homes. Flashlights or candles are prepared in case of electric power failures and plenty of fresh water should be saved as precaution against the pollution of water supplies by flooding. If one should travel inland across the Great plains and the prairie states of America one will most likely not encounter a hurricane, but there another kind of storm in the Midwest which is equally feared. their centre which is capable of lifting quite heavy objects from the ground. A tornado, therefore is a dark funnel shaped cloud containing violently rotating alr. It can objects such as homes and railway cars. Tornadoes travel normally at around 60 kms per hour and the winds can reach up to 800 kms per hour in the most violent storms. Tornadoes are most frequent in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains and especially in the central plains area of the Mississippi basin where about 150 occur each It is called a Tornado. Tornadoes are violent low-pressured storms with an intense updraft near pick up cars, trees right into the air and even uplift heavier

year.

4. Both hurricanes and tornadoes cause millions of dollars worth of damage, each year. Today they can be predicted more easily than in the past, but they cannot be stopped or ignored. When they come they must be endured with the hope that one survives their fury and wrath.

1. Answer the following questions in brief:

(2x4 8 Marks)

(a) Which are the most dangerous storms in America and what are their effects?

(b) Describe the characteristics of a Hurricane?

(c) What are Tornadoes and how are they most destructive?

(d) What is the present scenario of Hurricanes and Tornadoes?

HI. Find the words from

the passage which have the same meaning as the following: (1x4=4 marks)

(a) very great in amount (para 2)

() relatively

(b) remove from a place of danger to a safer place (para2)

(lv) driving

(ii) enormous (ii) temporary​

Answer 1

enormous means that you have received the process to hai kyunki ye to hai kyunki tum hi mera pramotion hoga to the

Answer 2

enormous means that you have received the process to hai kyunki ye to hai kyunki tum hi mera pramotion hoga to the

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