103. Reading Skills Comprehension: Language

Language

Language

Language is a wonderful gift given to man. No animal possesses this gift, but they have their own way of expressing themselves. When a rabbit sees an enemy, it runs away into its hole. Its tail, which is white, bobs up and down as it runs. The other rabbits see it and they run too. They know that there is a danger. When a cobra is angry, it raises its hood and makes itself look fierce. This warns other animals. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to the hive. It cannot tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a kind of trance in the air. Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks when a stranger comes near.

Questions :

(a) What wonderful gift has been given to a man?

(b) How is man different from other animals?

(c) How does a rabbit react when it sees an enemy?

(d) How does a rabbit give a signal of danger to other rabbits?

(e) How does a bee tell the other bees about where the food is?

(f) What does a dog do when a stranger comes near?

Answers:

(a) Language has been given to a man.

(b) The man has a gift of language-but the animals do not have this gift.

(c) It runs away into its hole.

(d) The rabbit bobs up and down its tail as it runs. This gives a signal of an enemy to other rabbits.

(e) It tells them about food by dancing in the air.

(f) It barks.

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