Question

The following incident was observed by a scientist who was studying ants.A number of ants were down in a pit, where they had killed some bugs and other insects for food. They now tore up these into small bits and began carrying them up the wall of the pit. This was difficult work for them. The sides of the pit were steep and each ant was carrying about one and a half times its own weight. Think of a man who is carrying a weight of two hundred pounds up a cliff. The work that each ant in the pit was doing was similar to that. The ants went about their work in their own manner; while some carried up the bits of insects; others went in front and cleared away any sand or small stones which were in the way. These others, again, placed themselves at some points where it was difficult to get a foothold and allowed the ants with the load to climb over them.Near the top of the pit, almost a foot of the way was completely smooth and steep. Here there were no footholds. The ants came up to this point and their progress stopped. It seemed that after all, they were defeated.Of the many ants, which tried to climb this portion, only one reached the top. This one was immediately met by a number of ants from the ant-hill, to whom he communicated something. They peeped into the pit. And then a remarkable thing happened.The ants at the top began climbing down into the pit backward, each holding the tail end of another ant in front. In this way they formed an ant-chain, which slowly moved down the steep side. When it reached the ants waiting with their loads, they easily climbed up the chain and came out at the top.
1. Why was it difficult for ants to carry dead insects and bugs? *
1. Insects were large in size.
2. Ants were travelling on a rough surface.
3. Ants were fighting with each other.
4. Insects were heavier than the ants
2. How do we know that the ants were working together as a team? *
1. They were carrying dead insects.
2. They were carrying each other.
3. Some ants were clearing the paths for others.
4. They had killed the bugs for food.
3. Why did the ants stop a foot from the top of the pit? *
1. They waited for others to come up.
2. They were tired of climbing.
3. They were attacked by insects.
4. They found the path too slippery
4. Find the antonym of the word ‘victory’ from the passage. *
1. remarkable
progress
defeat
steep
5. The ants finally got out of the pit by *
1. jumping out of the pit.
2. climbing up the ant chain.
3. flying out of the pit.
4. pulling each other out of the pit.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Insects were heavier than ants

2) Some ants were clearing the path for others

3) They found the path too slippery

4) defeat

5) Climbing up the ant chain

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

By reading the given excerpt, we can answer the given questions as follows.

Explanation:

1. It was difficult for the ants to carry dead insects and bugs because the insects were heavier than the ants.
2. The ants were working together as a team, and we know this, because some ants were clearing the paths for others.
3. The ants stopped a foot from the top of the pit because they found the path too slippery.
4. The antonym of the word ‘victory’ from the given passage is defeat.
5. The ants finally got out of the pit by climbing up the ant chain.

Thus, we understand that the ants are colonial beings, and love doing all their activities in groups.

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