Reading Test for Class 10 (Semester 2)

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

                                                                   Volcano

     Volcano is an opening in the Earth’s surface through which lava, hot gases and rock fragments erupt. Such an opening forms when melted rock from deep within the Earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are mountains, cone-shaped ones, which were built up around the opening by lava and other materials.

    Eruptions of volcanic mountains are spectacular sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain and glowing rivers of lava flow down its sides. In other eruptions red-hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rock are blasted high into the air. A few eruptions are so violent that thy blow the mountain apart.

    People have always been both fascinated by the spectacle of volcanic eruptions and terrified of their power.

    Eruptions have caused some of the worst disasters in history, wiping out entire towns and killing thousands of people.

    In early times, volcanoes played a role in the religious life of some people.The world ‘volcano’ comes from ‘Vulcan’, the name the ancient Romans gave to their God of Fire. Romans believed the God lived beneath the volcanic island Vulcano.

1. What is volcano?

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                                                                   Volcano

     Volcano is an opening in the Earth’s surface through which lava, hot gases and rock fragments erupt. Such an opening forms when melted rock from deep within the Earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are mountains, cone-shaped ones, which were built up around the opening by lava and other materials.

    Eruptions of volcanic mountains are spectacular sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain and glowing rivers of lava flow down its sides. In other eruptions red-hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rock are blasted high into the air. A few eruptions are so violent that thy blow the mountain apart.

    People have always been both fascinated by the spectacle of volcanic eruptions and terrified of their power.

    Eruptions have caused some of the worst disasters in history, wiping out entire towns and killing thousands of people.

    In early times, volcanoes played a role in the religious life of some people.The world ‘volcano’ comes from ‘Vulcan’, the name the ancient Romans gave to their God of Fire. Romans believed the God lived beneath the volcanic island Vulcano.

2. Most volcanoes are ...

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                                                                   Volcano

     Volcano is an opening in the Earth’s surface through which lava, hot gases and rock fragments erupt. Such an opening forms when melted rock from deep within the Earth blasts through the surface. Most volcanoes are mountains, cone-shaped ones, which were built up around the opening by lava and other materials.

    Eruptions of volcanic mountains are spectacular sights. In some eruptions, huge fiery clouds rise over the mountain and glowing rivers of lava flow down its sides. In other eruptions red-hot ash and cinders shoot out the mountaintop, and large chunks of hot rock are blasted high into the air. A few eruptions are so violent that thy blow the mountain apart.

    People have always been both fascinated by the spectacle of volcanic eruptions and terrified of their power.

    Eruptions have caused some of the worst disasters in history, wiping out entire towns and killing thousands of people.

    In early times, volcanoes played a role in the religious life of some people.The world ‘volcano’ comes from ‘Vulcan’, the name the ancient Romans gave to their God of Fire. Romans believed the God lived beneath the volcanic island Vulcano.

3. Eruptions of volcanoes raise ...