Question

MODEL ACTIVITY TASKS
ENGLISH
CLASS IX
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
The average zoo day begins just before dawn. The sky will be slightly tinged with yellow when you are awakened
by the birdsong. You can hear a robin singing. You hear the rich, fruity, slightly hoarse cries of the touracos, and
a joyful blackbird. As the last of his song dies, the white-headed thrush bursts into an excited cry. Looking out
into the courtyard, on the velvet green lawns, you can see an earnest group of peahens searching the dewy grass.
A male peahen is dancing, his burnished tail raised like a fountain in the sunlight.
ACTIVITY 1
Write the activities of the following birds:
a) White-headed thrush : ______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
b) Group of peahens : ________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
c) A male peahen : __________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

Answer 1

The given passage is taken from the text titled 'Menagerie Manor.'

Explanation:

Menagerie Manor is a book by Gerald Durrell. The book narrates about the life of Gerald in Jersey Zoo, founded by Gerald.

The narrator tells how the day at Jersey Zoo begins in the given passage and the daily routine of the animals at the zoo.

The activties of the birds are:

a. The white-headed thrush bursts into an excited cry.

b. The group of peahens are searching the dewy grass.

c. The male peahen is dancing, spreading its wing like a fountain.

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Answer 2

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