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IV. Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it. 10x1=10

Japan is an island country in the North Pacific Ocean. It lies off the Northeast coast of mainland Asia

and faces the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR), Korea and China. Four large Islands and

thousands of smaller ones make up Japan. The four major islands – Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku

– form a curve. More than 120 million people are crowded on these Islands, making Japan one of the most

densely populated countries in the world.

The Japanese call their country Nippon or Nihon which means “Source of the Sun‖. The name Japan may

have come from ‘Zipangu’, the Italian name given by Marco Polo, a venetian traveler of the late 1200‘s.

Marco Polo had heard of the Japanese Islands while traveling through China. Life in Japan reflects the

culture of both the East and the West. The Japanese have always placed great importance to their clothes,

though most of them wear western style of clothing outside, they still wear traditional garment which is

called ‘Kimonos’ and is compulsorily worn during festivals, on holidays, and on other special occasions, a

Japanese man ever wears wide, pleated trousers called

‘Hakama’ with a short wide sleeved coat called a Hoori. Traditional Japanese footwear includes wooden

clogs called ‘Geta’ and flat sandals known as ‘Zori’. The main food of the Japanese people is rice. It is often

boiled and eaten with pickled vegetables. Japan‘s oldest religion is ‘Shinto’ which means the way of the

Gods. It is their native religion and dates from prehistoric times. Shintoists worship many gods called

‘Kami’ which are found in mountains, rivers, rocks, trees and other parts of nature.

World War II left Japan completely defeated. Many Japanese cities lay in ruins, industries were

shattered and Allied Forces occupied the country. But the skillful Japanese people worked hard to overcome

the effects of the war. By the late 1960’s Japan had become a great industrial nation. The success of the

Japanese economy has won the admiration of countries through the world. Today, few people enjoy a higher

standard of living than do the Japanese.

24. Answer the following in a word, a phrase or a sentence each.

a. Mention any one of the countries facing Japan.

b. From which language did the name ‘Japan’ originate?

c. Name the traditional garment of Japanese.

d. Which popular traveler’s name is mentioned in the passage?

e. What does the word ‘Geta‘ mean?

f. Give the meaning of ‘Shinto’.

g. Japanese are highly (admire/admired) all over the world.

h. Who revived the loss faced by Japan during the II World War?

i. Add prefix to the word ‘occupied’ to form its antonym.

j. Who occupied Japan after the World War II?​

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