Q:8 Read The following passage and answer the questions given below: From earliest time, man had been interested in the origin and nature of fire. As he was not able to find any answer
to his question, fire become a symbol of worship. The Greeks suggested that a hero called Prometheus stole fire from
heaven and gave it to man for his use and comfort. Combustion involves oxygen and does not take place in its
absence vidiot the rate of combustion can be increased by the addition of oxygen.
1) What had the man wished to know from earliest time?
2) Why did the fire become a symbol of worship?
3) What was the suggestion of Greece about the origin of fire?
4) How can you increase the rate of combustion?
5) Give the antonyms of “absence and comfort”?