Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that asked: 5x2=10

The pearl is considered one of the most beautiful jewels. It is one gem that is not dug up from the

mine in the earth. It is grown in the shells of an oyster. The oyster does not make the pearl for the purpose

of adorning the necks of women. It makes it only as a means of self protection. Sometimes a hard tiny

object like grain of sand gets inside the shell. It irritates the soft sensitive flesh. The oyster has no way to

free itself of it. To protect itself from the object, the oyster begins to cover the object with a thick fluid

from its own body. When this layer hardens and the irritation begins again, another layer is added. This

goes on for many years- until finally the oyster has produced a beautiful pearl.

Questions:

1. Where does the pearl come from?

2. What irritates the soft sensitive flesh?

3. What does the oyster cover the object with?

4. How are the layers formed?

5. How long does the oyster take to produce a pearl?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1 . It is one gem that is not dug up from the

mine in the earth. It is grown in the shells of an oyster.

Answer 2

The correct answers are:

1. Pearls are grown in the shells of an oyster.

2. A hard tiny object like a grain of sand gets inside the shell and irritates the soft sensitive flesh.

3. The oyster covers the object with a thick fluid from its own body,

4. When any hard tiny object gets inside the shell and irritates the sensitive flesh, the oyster protects itself by ejecting a thick fluid from its body. When this layer of liquid hardens and the irritation begins again, the oyster adds another layer. This is the process through which the layers are formed.

5. The oyster takes many years to produce a pearl.