Paragraph: Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below.
A hurricane is the most powerful storm that forms on the Earth. A hurricane forms over warm ocean water. As it grows in size and intensity, its powerful winds begin rotating around a center, like water going down a drain. Because of the physics phenomenon known as the Coriolis effect, hurricanes that form in the Northern Hemisphere feature winds that move counter clockwise, while those that form in the Southern Hemisphere feature winds that move clockwise. In the center of a powerful hurricane (called the eye), air may sink rather than rise, which suppresses cloud formation, leading to calm skies and wind. The eye of a hurricane can be up to 240 miles in diameter but is normally between 20 and 40 miles in diameter. The clouds on the edge of the eye form the eye wall of the hurricane. These clouds typically feature the hurricane’s strongest winds, highest clouds and fiercest rainfall. When hurricanes hit land, they cause massive damage, storm surges, major wind damage, rogue waves, and flooding. Once they hit land, however, they quickly weaken as they are no longer being powered by warm ocean water.
Q.No.21. What does "suppresses" mean in the following sentence. “Air may sink rather than rise,
which suppresses cloud formation”.
a) Increase b) Hold back
c) Heightens d) Circle
Q.No.22. What does the following sentence show? “As it grows in size and intensity, its powerful
winds begin rotating around a center, like water going down a drain.”
a) The cause of a hurricane is being told.
b) How hurricane moves in particular way.
c) Sizes of hurricane and how it forms an eye.
d) Massive damages cause due to powerful hurricanes.
Q.No.23. The main idea of the paragraph is:
a) how tornadoes strike
b) the science behind hurricane formation
c) the power of a hurricane
d) flooding caused by hurricanes
Q.No.24. Because of the Coriolis effect, winds from a hurricane…
a) move in one direction.
b) move in different directions depending on the season.
c) move in different directions depending on the hemisphere.
d) are very powerful.
Q.No.25. The suitable title for the paragraph is:
a) Wind Speeds of Hurricanes b) Hurricane Katrina
c) Why Hurricanes Weaken d) The Basics About Hurricanes
Answers
What does "suppresses" mean in the following sentence. “Air may sink rather than rise,
which suppresses cloud formation”.
a) Increase b) Hold back
c) Heightens d) Circle
The given question is about English Comprehension.
Q.21 The correct option is b) Hold Back
Q.22 The correct option is c) Sizes of the hurricane and how it forms an eye.
Q.23 The correct option is b) the science behind hurricane formation.
Q.24 The correct option is c) move in different directions depending on the hemisphere.
Q.25 The correct option is d) The basics about hurricanes.
The given passage is all about the basic science of hurricanes. First, it tells us a bit about what a hurricane is? and then continues to discuss what all damage it can cause and how hazardous it can be. In the middle of the paragraph, the Coriolis effect is also discussed briefing us about how the direction of the hurricane changes depending upon the hemisphere.
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