Question

Q5. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow. (To be attempted on an
A4 size sheet).
A myth has been built around the pelican, one of the oldest surviving birds. It is a commonly held
belief that the mother feeds her chicks on her own blood. So people have regarded the pelican as
most affectionate and dutiful bird.
The large bill of the bird makes it very easy to recognize it. It has a short tail, short legs, long
wings and a large bag under its bill. Because of its webbed toes, the pelican finds walking on the
land difficult.
However, it is a delight to watch these birds in flight. The pelican has figured among the largest of
birds. It has a wing span of up to 2.75 meters, and weighs between 4.5 and 11 kg. It lives in places
with a moderate climate. It migrates to India, Africa and Iran in winter because its wings do not
give sufficient protection against the cold. The brown pelican is the smallest of the pelicans. It
dives its head long into water from quite a height to get at its prey. The other six species of
pelicans have a white plumage.
Pelicans are very sociable birds. They travel, rest, nest and even fish together. The young pelicans
take wing when they are about two months old. The nests of pelicans are far from the source of
any food. Therefore, the adults have to fly great distances to get food.
1.Fill in each blank with one word/phrase to complete it.
Pelican is one of the oldest (a)____________ birds. It is believed that its young ones are fed by the
mother’s (b)__________. Perhaps due to this, pelican is regarded as the (c) _______ and dutiful
bird. It has long (d)______________ webbed feet and a very short tail. pelican finds it difficult to
walk on land because of its (e) _______. It lives in places where the climate is (f) _______. In all
there are (g) _______ species of pelicans.
2. Find words from the above passage that mean the same as
(a) enough (b) friendly

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

birds

human

ekdin

yours

2)enough

sufficient, adequate, ample, abundant

friendly

affectionate, affable, amiable, genial

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