Question

. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
An owl is a bird. There are two basic types of owls: typical owls and barn owls. Owls
live in almost every country of the world. They are mostly nocturnal, meaning they are
awake at night. They are predators--they hunt the food that they eat. They hunt for
mice and other small mammals, insects and even fish. They are well adapted for
hunting. Their soft, fluffy feathers make their flight nearly silent. They have very good
hearing which helps them to hunt well in the darkness.
Their sharp hooked beaks and claws make it easy to tear apart any prey quickly,
although owls also eat some prey whole.
Their eyes are unusual. Like most predators, both the eyes of the owl face front. They
cannot move their eyes. They are far-sighted, which means they can see very well far
away.... but they can't see close very well at all. Fortunately, their distant vision is
what they use for hunting and they can see far away even in low light.
They have facial disks around their eyes, tufts of feathers in a circle around each
eye. These facial disks are thought to help their hearing. They can turn their heads 180
degrees. This makes it look like they might be able to turn their heads all the way
around, but 180 degrees is all they need to see what's going on all around. Perhaps
because of their mysterious appearance, especially the round eyes and flexible neck, of
myths and superstitions have been generated around them.
Many cultures believe that owls are unusually wise. As they are nocturnal, some
cultures associate them with bad omens. The screech of the barn owl is considered by
many to sound eerily human, like a person screaming. But it is doubtful whether they
interact with the fates of humans at all. In fact, some owl species may become extinct
because of humans.
A. Answer the following questions in a few lines.
(4x1 =4)
1. Why are owls known as nocturnal?
2. What is the unique function that an owl can perform?
3. What feature in the owls' body makes them fly silent?
4. There are superstitious beliefs associated with owls. Pick out a sentence that
substantiates this statement.
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Answer 1

Answer:

(A)

a.Owls are known as noctrumal because the awake at night.

b.

c. The feauters that make owl to flight silently are their soft,fluffy feathers.

d. because of their mysterious apearence , especially the round eyes and flexible neck of myths and superstitious have been generated around them.

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