Unseen Passage for Class 6 | Passage 4 A volcano is a burning mountain with a great hole running deep into the earth. Out of it come smoke,

 

Unseen Passage for Class 6 | Passage 4

A volcano is a burning mountain with a great hole running deep into the earth. Out of it come smoke, gases and stones. The mouth of the opening is called the crater of the volcano.

Volcanoes are not always burning. Sometimes a volcano will remain quiet for centuries. And then it will suddenly become active. This is called volcanic eruption.

When the eruption takes place, great clouds of ashes, dust, gas and steam rise from the crater. Loud noises come from the crater. After sometime, white hot molten rock, called lava begins to flow down the mountain sides. This may go on for days or weeks. Then the volcano will ‘go to sleep’ again for many years. Most volcanoes are found near the seas.

Unseen Comprehension Questions with Answers Class 6 Passage 4:

1. On the basis of your reading of the above passage complete the following:

(a) A volcano is a burning mountain which________________ .

(b) When a volcano becomes active,_____________ .

(c) Lava refers to  .           ‘

(d) A crater is the mouth of the_______________ .

(e) Most volcanoes are found____________ .

2. Find words from the above passage that mean opposite to:

(a) closing

(b) dormant

(c) far

(d) noisy

 

Answers

1.

(a) spits fire from a deep hole in the earth

(b) ashes, dust, steam, smoke and lava rise from its mouth

(c) white hot molten rock

(d) opening on the top of a volcanic mountain

(e) near the sea

2.

(a) opening

(b) active

(c) near

(d) quiet