Question

It was to be a battle of champions. Hissing defiance, his forked tongue darting in and
out the cobra raised three of his six feet off the ground, and spread his broad, spectacled hood. The
mongoose bushed his tail. The long hair on his spine stood up in the past, the very thickness of his
hair had saved him from bites that would have been fatal to others).
Though the combatants were unaware of my presence in the banyan tree, they soon
became aware of the arrival of two other spectators. She was a myna, and the other a jungle crow
(not the wily urban crow). They had seen these preparations for battle, and had settled on the cactus
to watch the outcome. Had they been content only to watch, all would have been well with both of
them. The cobra stood on the defensive, swaying slowly from side to side, trying to mesmerize
marking a false move. But the mongoose knew the power of his opponent's glassy, unwinking eyes,
and refused to meet them
Instead he fixed his gaze at a point just below the cobra's hood, and opened the
attack. Moving forward quickly until he was just within the cobra's reach, he made a feint to one
side. Immediately the cobra struck. His great hood came down so swiftly that I thought nothing
could save the mongoose. But the little fellow jumped neatly to one side, and darted in as swiftly as
the cobra, biting the snake on the back and darting away again out of reach. The moment the cobra
struck, the crow and the myna hurled themselves at him, only to collide heavily in mid-air.
Shrieking at each other, they returned to the cactus plant.
A few drops of blood glistened on the cobra's back. The cobra struck again and
missed. Again the mongoose sprang aside, jumped in and bit. Again the birds dived at the snake,
bumped into each other instead, and returned shrieking to the safety of the cactus.
1. Who were fighting each other?
2. How did the hair on his spine help the mongoose?
3. Who were the spectators at the battle and where did they sit?
4. The cobra was a good fighter. Pick out the sentence from the passage which proves the same?

Answer 1

ANSWER

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Answer 2

Answer:

1)cobra and mongoose fighting

2)-

3)crow

4)Moving forward quickly until he was just within the cobra's reach, he made a feint to one

side. Immediately the cobra struck. His great hood came down so swiftly that I thought nothing

could save the mongoose