Question

Q-6. Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow: (5)
The giraffe is the tallest of all living land animals. A male can go up to 18 feet and a female up to
15 feet. Such height enables them to escape the competition for ground level grass that exists among other
leaf-eaters. It also gives him a long range of vision. He takes the warning of the approaching enemy early.
Giraffes eat a variety of leaves, but acacia leaves are their favourite diet. In spring when many trees
are not in leaf, they spend 80 per cent of the day eating. In summer, when trees are in full leaf, they need
only 15 per cent. The rest of the time is spent in resting and quarreling.
A giraffe’s long neck is made up like that of man and most other mammals, of only seven vertebrae.
The bones are attached to one another with ball and socket joints. These make the neck flexible. It can run
at 50 km per hour.
Rising from a lying position is a problem for such a large animal. So it usually keeps standing even
while it sleeps.
On the basis of your reading of the above passage, fill in the blanks with suitable words:
A giraffe is the (a) ______________ of all land animals. The height of a (b) _________ giraffe can go up
to 18 feet. The (c) _____________ of a female giraffe can be up to 15 feet. With this height it doesn’t have
to (d) ____________ with other animals for leaves. This enables it to see its (e) from a long distance. It,
however, creates problem in reaching (f) ____________in tanks.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) tallest

b)male

c)height

d)compete

e)enemy

Answer 2

Answer:

a) tallest b) 15feet c) height d) compete e) food f) zoo