ANIMALS -EXERCISE 2

Comprehension

Read the poem below carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

	Six  Little  Mice Six little mice sat down to spin, Pussy passed by and she peeped in, What are you doing, my little men? Weaving coats for gentlemen. Shall I come in and cut off your threads? No!No! Mistress Pussy, you’d bite off our heads. Oh no! I’ll not, I’ll help you to spin. That may be so, but you don’t come in.

1.  Six little __________________________________________________.

2.  _______________________________________ peeped in.

3.  What  are you doing, ________________________________________?

4.  _______________________________________ gentlemen.

5.  Shall I ____________________________________________________?

6.  ____________________________________________ our heads.

7.  Oh no! ____________________________________________________.

8.  ____________________________________________ come in.

  

1.     What is Pussy?

A.   A mouse

B.   A tiger

C.   A dog

D.   A cat

2.      The phrase my little men refers to 

A.   the mice.

B.   the kitten.

C.   the puppies.

D.   the gentlemen.

3.      Why was Pussy’s first request turned down?

A.  Pussy was rude.

B.  The mice was afraid of Pussy.

C.  Pussy was not good at weaving coats.

D.  Pussy was going to cut off their threads.

4.      Where were the mice? In the __________.

A.  kitchen

B.  keyhole

C.  mousehole

D.  mousetrap

5.      From the poem, we know that

A.  Pussy was very helpful.

B.  the mice were very cautious.

C.  the mice were biting Pussy’s head.

D.  Pussy was helping the mice to weave coats.

Objective questions

1.    A female ………………..is called a peahen.

      A. cock                B. peacock

      C. chick

                

2.    Joey is the young of a …………………

      A. horse              B. leopard

      C. kangaroo           D. elephant

3.    An ………………trumpets.

      A. octopus            B. elephant

      C. ape

4.    A …………………waddles.

      A. turkey             B. duck

      C. chicken            D. frog

     

5.    A ……………has eight legs.                         

      A. beetle             B. spider  

      C. bee                D. butterfly

6.    Whales are ……………

      A. reptiles           B. mammals

      C. amphibians

      

7.    A……………..is an amphibian.

      A. toad               B. bird

      C. fish

8.    Squids are …………………….

      A. fish               B. molluscs

      C. crustaceans        D. reptiles

ANIMALS- EXERCISE

Advanced group
EXERCISE 1

 Instructions : Write an essay  about “ My pet “. You may the following questions as guidance.

1. What is your pet ?

2.  How old is it ?

3. Who give you the pet ?

4. How does it look ?

5. What does it feed  on ?

6. Where does it sleep?

7. Why do you like the pet?

Intermediate group

EXERCISE 2

Name their young

     

1)  a cow and its ______________

2) a hen and its ______________

3) a cat and its  _______________

4) a duck and its ______________

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

Ai Ling :  I heard you went to your uncle’s farm.

Belaja  : Yes. There were many farm animals there.

Ai Ling  : Were there any young animals?

Belaja   : Oh, yes ! There were cows and their _______________.

                 There were goats and their _____________.

Ai Ling   :  Did you see any chickens ?

Belaja    : Yes, I saw many chickens and their ____________. I

                   even saw ducks and their ____________  in the pond.

Ai Ling    :  It sounds lovely.

Belaja     :  Definitely. You should see the cats and their

                    __________  They were all so cute.  

Weak group

Match and write

 gosling         kid         chick     duckling  kitten

         calf            foal        puppy        lamb

1. The young of a cat is a _________________________

2. The young of a hen is a____________________________

3. The young of a horse is a ________________________

4. The young of a goose is a _______________________

5. The young of a goat is a _________________________

6. The young of a dog is a ________________________

7. The young of a duck is a ______________________

8. The young of a sheep is a _____________________

9. The young of a cow is a _______________________ 

ANIMAL - STORIES

ANIMALS - SONGS AND RHYMES

ANIMALS - HOMES AND COLLECTIVE NOUNS

                                           

Animal - Home

dog-kennel

bear-den

cow-byre

lion- den/lair

rabbit (tame)-hutch

rabbit(wild)- borrow/warrer

snail- shell

spider- web

                                                

Collective Nouns
a swarm of bees                                                    a herd of elephants
a clutch of chicken                                                a troop of monkeys
a litter of kittens                                                    a flock of sheep
a school of fish                                                     a nest of rabbits

      

ANIMALS - SIMILES, PROVERBS, IDIOMS

   SIMILES

Compare things that similar in some ways                         

1. as agile as a monkey

2. as big as an elephant

3. as blind as a bat

4. as brave as a lion

5. as clumsy as a bear

PROVERBS

A proverb is a short, well-known statements that gives advice or states something that is generally true.

1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

It is better to have something in hand than something we are not sure of getting. 

2. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

Don't make plans based on something that has not happened.

3. Every dog has its day

Everyone will have his moment of success sometime during his lifetime

4. Take the bull by its horn

To face a situation bravely.

5. Birds of a feather flock together.

People of the same type of characters or interests tend to group together and are good friends.

IDIOMS

Special expressions that mean something specific

1.Like cats and dogs

always quarrelling

2.a cock and bull story

an unbelievable story

3. a white elephant

something useless but expensive to keep

4. crocodile tears

false tears

5. rain cats and dogs

rain heavily

   

ANIMALS - SOUNDS AND MOTIONS

Different animals  make different sounds and move in different manner.

ANIMALS                     SOUNDS                      MOTIONS               ADJECTIVES
ape                                       gibbers                           swings                           ungainly
ass                                        brays                             jogs                               stupid
bear                                      growls                           lumbers                          clumsyly
bull                                       bellows                          charges                          angry
cat                                        purrs/meows                  steals                             sleek
cow                                     lows                                wanders                        stolid
deer                                     bells                               bounds                           fallow
dog                                      barks/growls                   runs                               faithful
donkey                                brays                               trots                              obstinate
elephant                               trumpets                          ambles                          ponderous
frog                                     croaks                             leaps                             clammy
horse                                  neighs                              gallops                           nobble
lamb                                   bleats                              frisks                              gentle