Question

1. Read the passage given below.

In all, about 5,500 dragonfly species buzz around the world. Many of these flying insects live in

rain forests. To find them, one sometimes needs to walk through thick bushes and put up with

blood-sucking leeches, worms and crocodiles. It can be difficult to track dragonflies. They can

speed by, making sharp turns and sudden stops. They can even fly backward.

Dragonflies come in many beautiful colours and patterns. The tropical rock masters for example,

is a large dragonfly with black wings and a blue body. Some have green, red or yellow bodies.

One even has orange wings.

Dragonflies also come in a range of sizes. The smallest known dragonfly is about the size of your

thumbnail. The largest would cover your face. Still, ancient dragonflies were much larger than

the dragonflies of today. Some were big as hawks.

The heaviest dragonfly in the world - the giant petal tail - lives in a rainforest in Australia. You

might think that such a large bug would be hard to miss. The petal tail, however, is very rare. Few

people have ever seen it. Dragonflies are carnivores. They are fierce meat-eaters. They munch on

mosquitoes, flies and smaller dragonflies. They use their eyes, legs and wings to feed their

appetites. Each large eye of a dragonfly is made of 30,000 smaller ones. These small eyes help a

dragonfly see in every direction - even behind its head.

Attempt the following questions based on the passage you have read.
i. What are the difficulties one has to face in finding and tracking dragonflies?
ii. What is so special about a dragonfly?

iii. What is the difference between the dragonflies of old and the dragonflies of today?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. To find dragonflies, one might have to go through difficulties such as walking through thick bushes, and put up with blood-sucking leeches, worms and crocodiles.
2. The most special thing about dragonflies is that they come in all shapes, sizes, patterns and colors. A dragonfly can be as small as a thumbnail or as big as our face.
3. The main difference between the dragonflies of today and old is thatthe older dragonflies used to be much huger than the ones present today. The older used to be as big as hawks while today's dragonflies are much smaller.

Answer 2

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