178. Reading Skills Comprehension: Forest

Forest

Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow them:

1. One would imagine that at the very sight of the panther, deer, antelopes, and its other preys would just run for their lives. Nothing of the sort. They all stand their ground and make such a loud noise that the panther is left with no other choice except to leave quietly. I have seen a tiny chital baby standing in the middle of an opening in the forest, stamping its feet on the ground and shooing away a tiger. With the white of its erect tail showing, it kept up its shrill call until the tiger made itself scarce. No tiger in its senses would attempt to catch such an impertinent brat, just as you would not dream of catching an offending crow cawing away in your verandah.

2. While the panther sticks to cover and hugs the edge of the forest, the game animals, on the other hand, like to assemble right out in open vast grazing grounds. Open spaces which the panther carefully avoids, are what the game animals deliberately seek.

3. It is difficult to describe the pandemonium kicked up by various animals when they spot or suspect a panther around. The chital strikes a shrill note, the Kakar emits a deafening bark and the sambar rings a bell. The peacock on its perch, the jungle fowl on the ground, and the monkey on treetops, all join in the chorus of condemnation of the panther. They curse the panther in their own inimitable language. The resulting confusion of sounds is so irritating to the sharp ears of the panther that it is left with no other option except to go away.

 4. The panther has thus to deal with its ever alert and watchful associates who show no mercy and expect none. It is a fight between finesse and flight, between clever attack and skilful defence.

5. Contrary to the common belief, the panther never springs upon its prey. It stalks as close to its victim as it can manage, and then makes the final dash by rushing at it at a lightning speed.

Word-Meaning: Antelope – An animal like a deer, that runs very fast  Panther—a large wild animal of the cat family, Shoo—drive away Impertinent nide and not showing respect, Brat –chapreally—intentionally, Pandemonium—disorder, uproar, Condemnation—expressing strong disapproval, Cohesion— mixing up, Skilful—clever,

1. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following questions in about 30-40 words each.

(i) What strategy do animals like deer, antelopes, etc., adopt to drive away from the panther?

(ii) How do the panther and the game animals (deer, antelopes, etc.) react to open spaces?

 (iii) What effect does the loud noise made by birds and animals have on the panther?

(iv) How does the panther kill its prey?

(v) How did the tiny chital baby compel the tiger to go away?

2. On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer any four of the following:

(i) Antelopes run away as soon as it sees a:

(a) deer           (b) panther         (c) chital                      (d) crow

(ii) In the chorus of condemnation of the panther, we find a great sense of……………

(a) love            (b) fear                 (c) gratitude               (d) criticism

 (iii) In para1,…………. means `rude/ill-mannered’.

(a) stamping  (b) impertinent (c) brat                        (d) scarce

(iv) The panther goes away due to the confusion of sounds of various animals which is………….

(a) inimitable (b) condemnation (c) irritating      (d) irritating

(v) In para 3, the word which means ‘chaos’ is ………..

 (a) condemnation       (b) inimitable               (c) confusion

Answers

1. (i) Animals like deer, antelopes, etc., make a loud noise. As the panther is unable to bear this noise, it has to leave the spot quietly.

(ii) The panther carefully avoids the open spaces and sticks to cover and hugs the edge of the forest, whereas the game animals like to assemble right out in open spaces.

(iii) The loud noise made by the birds and animals has such an irritating effect on the sharp ears of the panther that it is left with no other option except to go away.

(iv) The panther kills its prey by stalking as close to its victim as possible and then making the final dash by rushing at it at a lightning speed.

(v) When the tiny chital baby saw the tiger, it started stamping its feet on the ground and kept up its shrill call until the tiger disappeared from the place.

2.(i) (b) Panther

(ii) (d) criticism

(iii)(b) impertinent

(iv) (c) irritating

(v) (c) confusion

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