Exploring Nature's Secrets

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What is the typical situation in which the word 'transfix' is used?

When someone is moving aimlessly from place to place

When describing a harsh mixture of unpleasant sounds

When someone is bargaining persistently over the cost of something

When someone is caused to become motionless with wonder and astonishment (correct)

What is required to show Alaska's natural beauty, according to the text?

A simple video camera and a team of four or five

A small camera and a solo operator

A team of two, and a lightweight camera

A team of four or five, and heavy, expensive cameras (correct)

What is the name of the glacier that the author filmed the day before arriving in Juneau?

Alaska Glacier

Hubbard Glacier (correct)

Yakutat Glacier

Mendenhall Glacier

What is the result of ice and snow accumulating over hundreds of years?

The birth of a glacier (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's concern about capturing the sound of the avalanches at the Hubbard Glacier?

That their small camera wouldn't be able to record the sound clearly (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the glacier that the author describes as 'beautiful, enough to transfix viewers'?

Mendenhall Glacier (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the author's initial intention when visiting Alaska?

To go on a whale-watching trip (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the commotion the author sensed behind them?

A man being dragged away by a group of people (B) Signup and view all the answers

What did the tour agent say about the man being dragged away?

He gets agitated when a new ship arrives (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the author's mood after filming the whales?

Happy (C) Signup and view all the answers

How many whales did the author spot during the trip?

Three (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the author doing with the bears?

None of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's initial reaction when the man with intense eyes grabbed their hand?

They tried to jerk their hand free (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the old artist's role in the situation?

He was a bystander who rushed to the narrator's aid (B) Signup and view all the answers

What can be inferred about the man with intense eyes?

He was a suspicious character with unknown motives (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the old artist's intervention?

The narrator was shaken but unharmed (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the tone of the passage when describing the man with intense eyes?

Fearful and uneasy (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary purpose of the narrator's trip to Alaska?

To prepare a documentary on a stringent budget (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the limitation of the narrator's budget for the trip?

It was a meagre allowance meant to cover fifteen days of food, boarding and transportation (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why did the narrator welcome the project despite the challenges?

Because it was a trip to Alaska (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's role in the documentary project?

Director (D) Signup and view all the answers

Where did the narrator travel from to get to Alaska?

Kolkata (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the narrator's arrangement for accommodation and transportation in Alaska?

The narrator would arrange for it themselves (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is implied about the man who was taken away by the bystanders?

He was suffering from a mental illness. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was the boy's passion in life?

Exploring the woods and painting wildlife. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the gold ore in the story?

It was a distraction that made the boy's father neglect him. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the narrator's tone in the passage?

Curious and inquiring. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is implied about the boy's fate?

He disappeared mysteriously without a trace. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the old woman's correction?

It establishes the boy's father's origins in Spain. (C) Signup and view all the answers