Comprehension


Direction: You have a passage with 5 questions. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
PASSAGE
Developed in New Zealand in the 1990s, originally as a means of crossing water, zorbing involves rolling downhill in a large, PVC ball, and an activity which requires no more skill than that of a hamster running inside its wheel. The three-metre zorb has two skins, with the area between them inflated to provide effective cushioning and so prevent zorbonauts from hurting themselves as they hurtle along at speeds of up to 50 kilometres per hour. Zorbers are also harnessed inside the ball to stop them moving around. In ‘Hydrozorbing’ however, you have to do away with the straps and slide around in a bucket or two of water. This version can be enjoyed alone, or you can share the experience with up to two other people inside the same zorb. But don’t be surprised if you get the odd bump or bruise!
SOME IMPORTANT WORDS
hamster : an animal lika a large mouse
bruise : injury
hustle : to move very fast in a particular direction.
harnessed : controlled and fastened

  1. Hydrozorbing is









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    a form of zorbing in or with water.

    Correct Option: C

    a form of zorbing in or with water.


  1. Zorbing is fairly safe because









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    there is adequate cushioning in the zorbs.

    Correct Option: A

    there is adequate cushioning in the zorbs.



  1. The author implies that zorbing









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    was not at first intended as a land-based sport.

    Correct Option: C

    was not at first intended as a land-based sport.


  1. The people who actively take up zorbing are called









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    zorbers

    Correct Option: D

    zorbers



  1. Zorbing is









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    a form of sport

    Correct Option: B

    a form of sport