106. Reading Skills Comprehension – Sparrow

SPARROW

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 A sparrow is a small bird which is found throughout the world. There are many different species of sparrows. Sparrows are only about four to six inches in length. Many people appreciate their beautiful song. Sparrows prefer to build their nests in low places-usually on the ground, chimps of grass, low trees and low bushes. In cities, they build their nests in building nooks or holes. They rarely build their nests in high places. They build their nests out of twigs, grasses and plant fibres. Their nests are usually small and well-built structures.

 Female sparrows lay four to six eggs at a time. The eggs are white with reddish-brown spots. They hatch within eleven to fourteen days. Both the male and female parents care for the young Insects are fed to the young after hatching. The large feet of the sparrows are used for scratching seeds. Adult sparrows mainly eat seeds. Sparrows can be found almost everywhere, where there are humans. Many people throughout the world enjoy these delightful birds.

 The sparrows are some of the few birds that engage in dust bathing. Sparrows will first scratch a hole in the ground with their feet, then lie in it and fling dirt or sand over their bodies with flicks of their wings. They will also bathe in water, or in the dry or melting snow. Water bathing is similar to dust bathing, with the sparrow standing in shallow water and flicking water over its back with its wings, also ducking its head under the water. Both activities are social, with up to a hundred birds participating at once, and is followed by preening and sometimes group singing.                            

 (a) The chief food for the adult sparrow is ——–

(b) Sparrows live wherever ———–

(c) The word, ‘species’ means ———–

(d) Sparrows——– in high places.

 (e) ———take care of the young sparrows.

(f) Sparrows take bath in ———-

 (g) Bathing for the sparrows is a ———– 

(h) Bathing is followed by ———and————-

Answers :

 (a) seeds

(b) there are humans

 (c) placed under a genus

(d) do not build their nests

 (e) both male and female parents

 (f) dust, water and/or dry or melting snow

(g) social event

(h) preening, sometimes group singing

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