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1 Read the following passage carefully

1 Today, there are six species of pelicans living two of these, the White or Rosy Pelican and the
Spotted-billed Pelican, are found in India.

2 Little is known why the bird is called a pelican. It is said that since a very long time Greeks, the Romans and most Europeans have known this bird by this name. However, the Portuguese and
Spanish call it Alcatraz Arocky island in San Francisco Bay in the United States is called Alcatraz. The word literally means a place of no escape, a prison. Pelicans once lived on this rocky island.of the six species of pelicans, only one, the Brown Pelican of the Americas, is a coastal and
marine bird. It is a fish-catcher,smashing headlong into the water withtremendous splash.Other pelican species are highly social. Their food is fish and their feeding strategy is charming.On an average, a pelican eats three kilos of fish a day. Once full, the pelicans either continuefloating on water or clumsily walk onto some dry spot, where they spend time resting

1. Two pelicans which are found in India are ........
2. Alcatraz is the name of a .

3. The Brown Pelican is a coastal .

4. What is the literal meaning of Alcatraz?

5. What do the Pelicans feed onX

6. What do pelicans do once they are full?
Find out a word in para 2 which means 'huge.

8. Find the opposite of the word ugly in para 2.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. white or rosy pelican and spotted billed pelican

2. alcatraz arocky island in San Francisco Bay in the United States is called alcatraz

3. and marine bird

4. the word literally means a place of no escape , a prison

5. three kilos fish a day

6. they continue floating on water or clumsily walk onto some dry spot

7. tremendous

8. charming

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