Where are the Highest mountains

Where are the highest mountains

The Himalayas in Asia are the world’s highest mountains. They are so high that they are known as ‘the roof of the world’. The towering mountain peaks are bitterly cold places, where the snow and ice never melt.

Himalaya means ‘home of the snow’. It’s a good name for these freezing peaks.

Refer the given composition to answer the following questions:

1. Which is the world’s highest mountain?

(A) Kilimanjaro                            (B) Vinson Massif    

(C) Himalaya                                (D) Aconcagua

2. What are Himalayas known as?

(A) The roof of the mountains   (B) The roof of the earth

(C) The roof of the building       (D) The roof of the world

3. How are the towering mountain peaks?

(A) Frozen         (B) Rocky          (C) Hot               (D) Burning

4. What does the word ‘Himalaya’ mean?

(A) Home of the god                    (B) Home of the snow

(C) Home of the trees                  (D) Home of the Himalayans

5. Where is Mt. Everest situated?

(A) Africa          (B) Australia      (C) America      (D) Asia

6. What is the height of Mt. Mc. Kinley?

(A) 6194 m       (B) 6190 m        (C) 6191 m         (D) 6193 m

7. Where is Kilimanjaro situated?

(A) Africa          (B) Australia     (C) America      (D) Asia

8. What is the height of Mt. Elbrus?

(A) 5631 m        (B) 5632 m        (C) 5633 m        (D) 5634 m

9. What is the height of Mt. Kosciusko?

(A) 2228 m       (B) 2230 m       (C) 2234 m       (D) 2239 m

10. Where is Vinson Massif situated?

(A) Antarctica                              (B) N. America

(C) Africa                                      (D) Europe

Answer keys
(1) (C); (2) (D); (3) (A); (4) (B); (5) (D); (6) (A); (7) (A); (8) (C); (9) (B); (10) (A)