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★ Read the following passage and answer the questions set on it:

Pheasants are shy, charming birds known for their brilliant plumage. These beautiful birds occupy an important niche in nature’s scheme of things. The pheasants belong to the order Galliformes and family Phasindac. The Galliformes are known as ‘game birds’ and this includes pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, turkeys, and megapodes. There are 51 species of pheasants in the world and these are shown in the identification chart brought out by the Environment Society of India (ESI). The purpose of this chart is to create awareness among the members of the school eco-clubs under the National Green Corps (NGC) of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Except for the Congo Peafowl, all the other pheasants are from Asia. Scientists believe that all pheasants originated from the Himalayas and then scattered into Tibet, China, Myanmar, South and southeast countries as well as the Caucasus Mountains. The jungle fowl and the peafowl spread to South India and Sri Lanka long before the early settlers established themselves in the IndoGangetic plain. About one-third of all pheasants in the world are found in India. The male blue peafowl (the peacock) is the best-known member of the pheasant family and is India’s national bird. It occupies a prominent place in India’s art, culture and folklore.

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1. Niche: Suited to an environment Questions: 1. What is the passage about?

2. Name a game bird other than the pheasant mentioned in the passage.

3. How many species of pheasants are found in the world?

4. Who has brought out the identification chart of the pheasants?

5. ………………. is the only pheasant which is not from Asia.

6. According to the scientists, where did all the pheasants originate?

7. Name one of the pheasants that spread to South India and Sri Lanka.

8. Which is the best-known member of the pheasant family?

9. Add a prefix from the brackets to the word ‘known’ to get the antonym, (un, re, mis) (Fill in the blank using the appropriate form of the word given in brackets)

10. Pheasants are charming birds known for the ………………. (brilliant) of their plumage.

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1. The passage is about pheasants.

2. Partridges.

3. 51 species.

4. The Environment Society of India.

5. Congo Peafowl.

6. The Himalayas.

7. The jungle fowl.

8. The male blue peafowl (The peacock).

9. Unknown.

10. Brilliance