Question

Q. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
THE COTTON CASTLE OF TURKEY
If you thought fairy castles exist only in dreams, Pamukkale will prove you wrong It is a
World Heritage Site located near Denizli
, in Turkey. Pamukkale, meaning cotton castle,
is a spectacular geological formation of natural white terraces with shallow basins and
frozen limestone waterfalls
The waters of one of its many mineral-rich hot springs have been flowing down the
terraces for thousands of years, depositing calcrum carbonate along the mountain side to
the valley below. As the calcium crystallizes, oyster-shaped pools and chalky-white
stalactites of limestone keep forming, making the entire place look like a snowy fortress
from a distance. People have been bathing in the hot springs sunce Roman times, believing
it to have curative powers for various ailments like rheumatism
Pamukkale is also the site of the ruins of an ancient city, Hierapolis, also a World Heritage
site. Established by Eumenes II, King of Pergammon in the second century BC, it
flourished as a spa city under the Romans in the second and third centuries AD
(Source: The Hindu)
1.On the basis of your reading of the passage, complete the following statements by
filling in the blanks.
a) The literal meaning of Pamukkale is______
b) Two things that the Pamukkale white terraces are made of are: _____
and ____
c) The mineral that makes the oyster-shaped pools is______
d) From a distance Pamukkale looks like a______
e) Many people believe that the hot springs of Pamukkale can cure many diseases
including______
The remains of an ancient city called_______
can also be found at
Pamukkale.
g) This ancient city was founded by______
and in the second and
third centuries AD it became famous as a_______​

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Cotton Castle

b. Calcium, Carbonate

c. calcium

d. Fairy Castle

e.

f. Hierapolis

g. Eumenes II, Spa city