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