Class: 8
Reading Comprehension
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
An owl is a bird. There are two basic types of owls: typical owls and bam owls. Owls live in almost every
country of the world. Owls are mostly nocturnal, meaning they are awake at night. Owls are predators--they
ant the food they eat. Owls hunt for mice and other small mammals, insects and even fish. Owls are well
adapted for hunting. Their soft, fluffy feathers make their flight nearly silent. They have very good hearing
which helps them to hunt well in the darkness. The sharp hooked beaks and claws of the owl make it very easy
to tear apart their prey quickly, although owls also eat some prey whole.
Owl's eyes are unusual Like most predators, both the eyes of the owl face front. The owl cannot move its eyes.
Owls are far-sighted, which means they can see very well far away
Fortunately, their distant vision is what they use for humting and they can see far away even in low light. Owls
have facial disks around their eyes, tufts of feathers in a circle around each eye. These facial disks are thought to
help the Owl's hearing. Owls can tum their heads 180 degrees. This makes it look like they might be able to
turn their heads all the way around, but 180 degrees is all the owl needs to see what's going on all around it.
Perhaps because of the Owl's mysterious appearance, especially its round eyes and flexible neck, there are a lot
of myths and superstitions about owls. Many cultures believe that owls are unusually wise. Because owls are
nocturnal, some cultures associate owls with bad omens. The screech of the bam owl is considered by many to
sound eerily human, like a person screaming. However, owls probably do not interaet with the fates of humans
at all. In fact, some owl species may become extinct because of humans.
Questions:
1. What does the passage say about the eyesight of the owls?
2. What do owls use their eyesight for?
3. What do you think can be the title of this short article?
4. Give the meanings for the following words:
unusual, nocturnal, prey, fortunately, mysterious, appearance, bad omen, wise, probably, extinct
5. Give the opposites for the following words:
quickly, silent, soft, sharp, whole, distant, flexible, belief, easy, help
6. Frame sentences using the following words:
predator, vision, far-sighted, associate, consider, adapted, basie, culture, interact, species
Answers
Answer:
1.) Owl's eyes are unusual like most predators, both the eyes of the owl face front. The owl cannot move its eyes.
Owls are far-sighted, which means they can see very well far away
Fortunately, their distant vision is what they use for hunting and they can see far away even in low light. Owls
have facial disks around their eyes, tufts of feathers in a circle around each eye.
2.) Fortunately, owl's distant vision is what they use for hunting and they can see far away even in low light.
3.)The title of this paragraph can be 'Counsel about Owls'.
4.)
Unusual : not normal, the thing which is not usually found
nocturnal : the animals which hunt and follow their routine at night.
prey : the animal which is eaten by any other animal
fortunately : by fortune or luck
mysterious : unknown, a thing which is still a secret
appearance : body design and look, nature
bad omen : ill spirit, bad luck
wise : clever, intelligent
probably : may be, might be
extinct : an animal species which is not found in the areas where it was believed to live in more quantities.
5.) Quickly = Fastly
Silent = Noisy
Soft = Brittle
Sharp = Smooth
Whole = Part
Distant = Near
Flexible = Rigid
Belief = Disbelief
Easy = Hard
Help = Linger
6.)
A lion is a predator.
Owl's have a sharp vision.
Eagle's are very far - sighted.
Carnivorous animals are associated with predators.
Kindly, consider this answer.
Owl's have adapted their environmental conditions.
Transportation is a basic human function.
Their culture is very rich.
Those two species are going to interact with each other.
The species of Owls is very unique.
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