Question

(1) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions (10x1=10 )
The giraffe is the tallest of all living land animals. A male can go up to 18 feet and a
female up to 15 feet. Such height enables them to escape the competition for ground
level grass that exists among other leaf-eaters. It also gives him a long range of vision. Q
He takes the warning of the approaching enemy early Giraffes eat a variety of leaves,
but acacia leaves are their favourite diet. In spring when many trees are not in leaf, they
spend 80 per cent of the day eating. In summer, when trees are in full leaf, they need
only 15 per cent. The rest of the time is spent in resting and quarreling. A giraffe's long
neck is made up like that of man and most other mammals, of only seven vertebrae.
The bones are attached to one another with ball and socket joints. These make the
neck flexible. It can run at 50 km per hour. Rising from a lying position is a problem for
such a large animal. So it usually keeps standing even while it sleeps. To reach water
with such a long neck and legs, a giraffe spreads its front legs wide apart. Then it lowers
its neck to drink. This awkward position makes it easy for the lion to attack it
Q1: On the basis of your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable
words:
A giraffe is the (a) tallest
of all land animals. The height of a
(b).
giraffe can go up to 18 feet. The (c).
of a female
giraffe
can
be
up to
15 feet. With this height it doesn't have to
(d)
with other animals for leaves. This
enables it to see its (e)
from a long distance. It, however, creates problem in
reaching (0)
in tanks.
Q2: Find words from the above passage that mean opposite to the following:
(a) dead (b) detached (c) friend (d) difficult (e) narrow​

Answer 1

1) Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions (10x1=10 )

The giraffe is the tallest of all living land animals. A male can go up to 18 feet and a

female up to 15 feet. Such height enables them to escape the competition for ground

level grass that exists among other leaf-eaters. It also gives him a long range of vision. Q

He takes the warning of the approaching enemy early Giraffes eat a variety of leaves,

but acacia leaves are their favourite diet. In spring when many trees are not in leaf, they

spend 80 per cent of the day eating. In summer, when trees are in full leaf, they need

only 15 per cent. The rest of the time is spent in resting and quarreling. A giraffe's long

neck is made up like that of man and most other mammals, of only seven vertebrae.

The bones are attached to one another with ball and socket joints. These make the

neck flexible. It can run at 50 km per hour. Rising from a lying position is a problem for

such a large animal. So it usually keeps standing even while it sleeps. To reach water

with such a long neck and legs, a giraffe spreads its front legs wide apart. Then it lowers

its neck to drink. This awkward position makes it easy for the lion to attack it

Q1: On the basis of your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable

words:

A giraffe is the (a) tallest

of all land animals. The height of a

(b).

giraffe can go up to 18 feet. The (c).

of a female

giraffe

can

be

up to

15 feet. With this height it doesn't have to

(d)

with other animals for leaves. This

enables it to see its (e)

from a long distance. It, however, creates problem in

reaching (0)

in tanks.

Q2: Find words from the above passage that mean opposite to the following:

(a) dead (b) detached (c) friend (d) difficult (e) narrow

It is really hard