The Eiffel Tower

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The Eiffel Tower is a lattice tower in Paris. It was built in 1889. Now it symbolises the culturalicon of France.It stands as one of the most recognisable structures in the world too. The tower is famous as the tallest constructionin Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world. Millions of people ascend it every year. It is 320meters(l,050ft)tall,aboutthesameheightasan8l-story buildiug.

The tower has three levels for visitors. A visitor has towalk over 300 steps to go from ground level to the firstlevel. The distance remains the same between the first and the second level. The third and highest level can beaccessed only by lift. The tower is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and builtthe tower.

1. Choose the best answer from the alternatives. 1×7=7

i. The Eiffel Tower is located in --.

(a) London

(b) New York

(c) Paris

(d) Sydney

ii. It symbolizes -

(a) the social awareness of France

(b) the cultural icon ofFrance

(c) the most beautiful monument in the world

(d) the most-visited monument in Paris

iii. To go from ground level to the first level, a visitor walks -.

(a) 320 metres 

(b) 300 steps

(c) over 300 steps

(d) 300 feet

iv. The tower is -.

(a) the political history ofFrance

(b) the tallest construction in Paris

(c) thefreedom ofspeech ofthe people ofFrance 

(d) the finest architecture in the world

v. The tower is famous as- .

(a) the tallest construction in the world

(b) the most beautiful structure in France

(c) the most-visited movement in the world

(d) the most-visited paid monument in the world

vi. The world 'lattice' means -.

(a) parallel

(b) criss-cross

(c) triangled

(d) horizontal

vii. The word 'structure' here refers to -.

(a) framework

(b) pattern

(c) building

(d) constructing

viii. The word 'ascend' means -.

(a) descend

(b) climb up

(c) get down

(d) drop

ix. The word 'access' means -.

(a) to go some place

(b) to enter

(c) to reach, enter or use something

(d) right

x. What does the word'design'mean here?

(a) to make something 

(b) to do something

(c) to use something

(d) to draw something