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Wilson Bentley's immense love for nature drew him very close to it, and by the time he nature with great concentration, and his mind was always at work to explore more. Seeingwas eight years old, he had collected every type of fern known in Vermont He studiedhis special inclination towards nature, his parents gifted him a microscope on his fifteenthunder the microscope. He placed a snowflake on a slide and focused on it. What he sawmade him ecstatic and he shouted to his brother to come and share the magnificent sight.But by the time his brother Charles reached, the snowflake had melted. Wilson Bentleythen thought of pre-cooling the slide, which would help keep the snowflake in shape fora longer time. He began showing his family these wonderful sights and later shared themmicroscope in front of a window. He photographed the snowflakes against the light to getstudy flakes undansetting boredfoeling excited about the Nawab's visit toworried about the meal to be served the following day. VIII. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.birthday. The same day, as he watched the snow fall, he was inspired to study flakeswith the worldAround the age of twenty, Bentley built a shed on a hillside. He set up a camera and athe minutest details of their structure.In a sharp snowstorm, he managed to study and photograph fifty to seventy-five flakesTo capture the snowflakes that fell, he held out a tray covered with black velvet. Fromthe flakes that fell, he carefully selected one and cautiously transferred it onto a slide. Byhis keen observation he found some fascinating facts about snowflakes, their anatomy andphysiologyA. Complete these statements.Vernis1. By the age of eight. Bentley had________2. At the age of fifteen________The snowfall inspired him to________3. At the age of twenty he set up________From here, he____________4. Bentley captured the snowflakes on__________from which he selected_________to study.5. The word in the passage that means extremely delighted is______

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