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?

    <p>The birth of a glacier</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>That their small camera wouldn't be able to record the sound clearly</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Mendenhall Glacier</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To go on a whale-watching trip</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the commotion the author sensed behind them?

    <p>A man being dragged away by a group of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He gets agitated when a new ship arrives</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Happy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many whales did the author spot during the trip?

    <p>Three</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the author doing with the bears?

    <p>None of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They tried to jerk their hand free</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He was a bystander who rushed to the narrator's aid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the man with intense eyes?

    <p>He was a suspicious character with unknown motives</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The narrator was shaken but unharmed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Fearful and uneasy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To prepare a documentary on a stringent budget</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It was a meagre allowance meant to cover fifteen days of food, boarding and transportation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did the narrator welcome the project despite the challenges?

    <p>Because it was a trip to Alaska</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Director</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the narrator travel from to get to Alaska?

    <p>Kolkata</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The narrator would arrange for it themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>He was suffering from a mental illness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the boy's passion in life?

    <p>Exploring the woods and painting wildlife.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It was a distraction that made the boy's father neglect him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the narrator's tone in the passage?

    <p>Curious and inquiring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is implied about the boy's fate?

    <p>He disappeared mysteriously without a trace.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It establishes the boy's father's origins in Spain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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