Question

Read the given passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
porcupine is the prickliest of rodents. There are about two dozen porcupine species, and all be
a coat of needle-like quills to give predators a sharp reminder that this animal is no easy meal. Some
wills, like those of Africa's crested porcupine, are nearly a foot (30 centimetres) long.
Porcupines have soft hair, but on their back, sides, and tail it is usually mixed with sharp quills. These
ulls typically lie flat until a porcupine is threatened, then leap to attention as a persuasive deterrent.
Porcupines cannot shoot them at predator
snoot them at predators as once thought, but the quills do detach easily when
ast
touched.
Many animals come away from a porcupine encounter with quills protruding from their own snouts or
hodies. Quills have sharp tips and overlapping scales or barbs that make them difficult to remove once
they are stuck in another animal's skin. Porcupines grow new quills to replace the ones they lose.
The porcupines found in North and South America are good climbers and spend much of their time on
trees. Some even have prehensile (gripping) tails to provide aid in climbing. The North American
porcupine is the only species that lives in the US and Canada and is the largest of all porcupines. A single
animal may have 30,000 or more quills. North American porcupines use their large front teeth to satisfy a
healthy appetite for wood. They eat natural bark and stems, and have been known to invade campgrounds
and chew on canoe paddles. North American porcupines also eat fruits, leaves and springtime buds.
I. Find synonyms for the following words from the passage.
1. hunters..........2. jump.............3.attack...............​

Answer 1

Answer:

The synonyms of the following words are to found from the passage-

1. hunters
2. jump
3. attack

Synonyms are words which have the same meaning as the given word.

The synonyms are-

• Hunters- Predators
• Jump- Leap
• Attack- Prehensile

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Hunter : Predator
2. Jump : Leap
3. Attack : Invade

Explanation:

• Synonyms are the words which have a meaning to similar to each other.
• So in this passage we found the synonyms of the words - hunter. jump , and attack which were predator ,leap and invade respectively.
• Hunter : Predator( someone who hunts for survival), Jump : Leap( both means jumping), Attack : Invade( An aggressive approach)