A.1. Read the passage carefully. 6 M
A myth has been built around the pelican, one of the oldest surviving birds. It is
a commonly held belief that the mother feeds her chicks on her own blood. So
people have regarded the pelican as most affectionate and dutiful bird.The large
bill of the bird makes it very easy to recognize it. It has a short tail, short legs,
long wings and a large bag under its bill. Because of its webbed toes, the pelican
finds walking on the land difficult. However, it is a delight to watch these birds
in flight. The pelican has figured among the largest of birds. It has a wing span of
up to 2.75 meters, and weighs between 4.5 and 11 kg. It lives in places with a
moderate climate. It migrates to India, Africa and Iran in winter because its wings
do not give sufficient protection against the cold. The brown pelican is the
smallest of the pelicans. It dives its head long into water from quite a height to
get at its prey. The other six species of pelicans have a white plumage.Pelicans
are very sociable birds. They travel, rest, nest and even fish together. The young
pelicans take wing when they are about two months old. The nests of pelicans are
far from the source of any food. Therefore, the adults have to fly great distances
to get food.
Fill in each blank with one word/phrase to complete the sentences. (Any six)
Pelican is one of the oldest (a)____________ birds. It is believed that its young
ones are fed by the mother’s (b)__________ . Perhaps due to this, pelican is
regarded as the (c) _______ and dutiful bird. It has long (d)______________
webbed feet and a very short tail. pelican finds it difficult to walk on land because
of its (e) _______. It lives in places where the climate is (f) _______. In all there
are (g) _______ species of pelicans.plz answer in one word
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Answer:
a. oldest
b.blood
c.affectionate
d.wings
e.webbed feet
g.six
Answered by
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Answer:
a- surviving
b-by there own blood
c-affectionate
d-bag under its bill
e-morderate
f-winter
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