We had red a lot about Victoria Falls and had long dreamt of taking a close look at this awe inspiring and magnificent spectacle of nature.

Question

Read carefully the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

We had red a lot about Victoria Falls and had long dreamt of taking a close look at this awe inspiring and magnificent spectacle of nature. At last the dream came true. I was standing on a huge rock on the edge of the Rain Forest. A vast panorama of magnificent shapes and colours stretched in front of me. Looking down I saw the grey mist rolling up from the abysmal depth. Hundreds of dragon flies were diving in and out of the falling rain like flying emeralds. Right in front of me, on the other side of the abyss, I saw the Zambesi sliding over the milelong edge of the precipice. The sight was frightening, but it was also beautiful. One loves to see the mass of water tumbling down. But the spectator is blinded by the spray and deafened by the roar.

(a) What are the two adjectives which best describe the Victoria Falls?

(b) What is the forest near the Victoria Falis called?

(c) What did the dragon flies look like?

(d) Why does the author describe the Falls as 'frightening' and 'beautiful'?

Answer 1

(a) The two adjective which best describe the Victoria Falls such as--

(i) Taking a close look at this awe inspiring and magnificent spectacle of nature.

(ii) Grey mist rolling up from the abysmal depth.

(b) The forest near the Victoria Falls called Rain Forest.

(c) The dragon flies look like flying emaralds.

(d) The author describes the falls as "frightening" and "beautiful" because lots of happening around Victoria Falls such as magnificent spectacle of nature, grey mist rolling up from the abysmal depth, dragen flies and dives like flying emaralds and Zambesi sliding over the mile-long edge of the precipice.