A2. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:
The elephant is the largest four legged animal in the world. It is found in the forests of Asia and Africa.
Though not the tallest animal in the world, its huge size and weight makes it the largest animal.
A fully grown elephant is ten or eleven feet high. It has four strong pillars like legs. It has a large head
formed to its body by a short neck. For such a huge body, its eyes are small. It has a pair of ears like big
fans.
The most important part of the body is its trunk which is really a long nose. It reaches to the ground. It
serves as a finger for picking up very small things. it also serves as hand for holding things like coconut leaves. It also serves as an arm for lifting weights. The elephant can fill its trunk with water and then blow it
into its mouth or over its body.
Adult any elephants have tusks, its front teeth. As the back teeth of the elephant get worn out new ones appear.
Elephants may look slow in moving but they can walk fast long distances. They are good swimmers too. They can be tamed and trained. In older days, they were used in warfare today they are used to pull down huge trees and to carry huge logs.
1. Where elephants are found?
2. What is the height of a fully grown elephant?
3. Which is the most important part of elephant's body? What are its various functions?
4. Mention two features of elephants.
5. How are elephants used today?
6. Write the antonym of 'appear'.
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Answers
Answer:
1. The elephant is found in the forests of Asia and Africa.
2. The height of a fully grown elephant is 10-11 feet high.
3. The most important part of the elephant's body is its trunk. It can be used to pick up small things, hold on to coconut leaves, lift weights and to fill it water and blow it into its mouth or on its body.
4. Elephants an walk large distances and can swim well.
5. Now, elephants are used to pull down huge trees and carry huge logs.
6. Disappear
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Answer:
ANS 1: Elephants are found in the forests of Asia and Africa.
ANS 2: A fully grown elephant is ten or eleven feet high.
ANS 3: The most important part of the body is it's trunk. Functions are:-
a) It reaches to the ground. It serves as a finger for picking up very small things.
b) The elephant can fill its trunk with water and then blow it into its mouth or over its body.
c) It also serves as an arm for lifting weights.
ANS 4: The two features are:-
a) Elephants may look slow in moving but they can walk fast long distances.
b) They are good swimmers.
ANS 5: They are used to pull down huge trees and to carry huge logs nowadays too.
ANS 6: The antonym of 'appear' is 'disappear'.
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