answer these questions of English
Chapter adventures in Antarctica
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8th grade , English , ans 2nd chapter
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a) What was the super surprise that greeted them on Christmas Day?
Ans- When the children came into the living room, they spotted the Christmas tree and, it
was decorated with bright buntings, shiny coloured balls and twinkling lights, but
something was missing. There were no gifts from their parents under the tree, or from Santa.
The children approached the tree slowly, but under the tree they saw two small white
envelopes with their names on them. They got down on their hands and knees, and crawled
around the tree, hoping to find a hidden gift they had missed, however, they found nothing.
There were only two white envelopes. To their surprise, each envelope held a small
computer printed invitation, entitling them to travel to Antarctica.
b) Pick out the expressions in the text which tell us that the children could not believe
their eyes?
Ans- 'Are we hallucinating?'; 'Antarctica? Are they kidding us?
c) The narrator refers to Antarctica as the ‘fabled continent.’ What are the fables that
the children had heard and read about before they got the invitation?
Ans- Among what the children had read about Antarctica in geography textbooks, it was
listed as the seventh continent of the world, largely unexplored, covered in ice and snow
all year round. It released gigantic icebergs, and had little penguins that looked like cute
butlers in their black and-white plumage. Its ancient name was 'Terra Incognita', the
Unknown Land.
d) Why do you think Antarctica was named Terra Incognita?
Ans- Antarctica's ancient name was 'Terra Incognita', the Unknown Land because the
continent was largely unknown, frozen and in a faraway place. One had to conquer stormy
seas and discover the untold secrets of the land. The children further found that they would
have to traverse the world's most violent seas and skim past yet unnamed islands to reach
the mysterious continent.
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