Question

A myth has been built around the pelican, one of the oldest surviving birds. It is a com¬monly held belief that the mother feeds her chicks on her own blood. So people have regarded the pelican as a most affectionate and dutiful bird. The large bill of the bird makes it very easy to recognise 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 wingspan of up to 2.75 metres 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 headlong into the water from quite a height to get at its prey. The other six species of pelicans have 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, adults have to fly great distances to get food. Answer the following questions. Below you can find a summary of the above passage. Fill in each blank with one word/phrase to complete it. 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, the 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 (j)…………... In all, there are (g) ………..species of pelicans. Find words from the above passage that mean the same as (a) enough (b) friendly

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Surviving

b) Own blood

c) Affectionate

d) wings

e) Webbed toes

j) Moderate

g) 7 species (including brown one)

a) Sufficient

b) sociable

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

a. oldest

b.blood

c.affectionate

d.wings

e.webbed feet

g.six

Explanation: