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 _______________________