Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow :-
There is no denying the fact that since time immemorial, millions of birds across the
globe have been moving from one place to another in search of food and shelter. Of late keen interest has been shown by people in this phenomenon.
Thousands of clubs and societies of bird watchers have come up in the east and west,
keeping a watch on the movements of birds and trying to solve the mysteries surrounding their migration.
In developed countries, such as Britain, Germany, Japan, the USA and Sweden, one can see a number of people of all age groups, old people, school going children, moving about
meadows, forests and parks, on river banks and seashores with cameras and notebooks,
jotting down the names, sizes, colours and food habits of different birds.The best way to know a bird is to flick through the pages of an authentic book written by some famous authors such as Salim Ali. The best way to birdwatch is through a pair of
binoculars.
1. What is birdwatching?
2. Where do people go to birdwatch?
3. Which is the best way to identify a bird?
4. Why do birds move from place to place?
5. What kind of people do birdwatching?
6. Give words from the passage that mean the same as
(i) occurrence
(ii) writing
(iii) grasslands
(iv) variety
Answers
AnsweR :-
1.The observation of live birds in their natural habitat and keeping a watch on the movements of birds is known as bird watching.
2.To birdwatch, people of all age groups go to forests,parks,meadows and river banks.
3.The best way to birdwatch is through a pair of binoculars.They can be identified easily by observing their Size & Shape, Color Pattern, Behavior, and Habitat.
4.Birds move from place to place in search of food and shelter.Some animals migrate to breed & raise their young one.When conditions at breeding sites become unfavourable,they fly to regions where conditions are much more better.
5.People with keen interest and of all age groups,old people, school going children and people who study birds do birdwatching.
6.(i)come up,moving about
(ii)jotting
(iii)meadows, forests and parks,river banks
(iv)different