READING FOR UNDERSTANDING
Read the passage given below.
Jumping Spiders
- State whether the following statements are True or False.
(i) Jumping spiders are colourful.
→ True
(ii) Jumping spiders are the common household spiders.
→ False
(iii) Jumping spiders catch their food by spinning their webs.
→ False
- Complete the following sentences:
(i) Jumping spiders are called so because they catch their food by leaping on it.
(ii) Jumping spiders use their silk
(a) as a safety line in case they fall while jumping
(b) to make tent-like shelters
- Jumping spiders need good eyesight for seeing their prey.
- Jumping spiders have eight eyes (two large in front and three on each side).
Read the passage given below.
Hi-tech Bird-Song
Complete the following:
(i) The author’s new experience about birds is that
→ they have begun to imitate electronic noises.
(ii) List four electronic devices whose sound is imitated by the birds:
(a) Mobile phones
(b) Alarm clocks
(c) Motorbike engines
(d) Door bells
(iii) Name four birds which imitate electronic sounds:
(a) Lyrebirds
(b) Drongos
(c) Starlings
(d) Butcherbirds
(iv) The imitation of electronic sounds by birds is demonstrated by birds that live
→ near residential areas or in parks.
(v) “A new experience has come to light that is both amusing and alarming.”
The new experience is amusing because it is a funny experience. It is alarming because sweet bird-song is in danger.
Read the passage given below.
La Tomatina
- Complete the following statements:
(i) Bunol, a town in Spain, holds a war of tomatoes annually.
(ii) The festival originated in the year 1944.
(iii) The festival is celebrated on the last Wednesday in August.
(iv) The festival lasts for almost an hour.
- Answer the following questions:
(i) What precaution do the participants take on the day of the festival?
→ Shopkeepers cover windows and doors with protective covers.
(ii) What do the participants do after the festival is over?
(a) They clean themselves up.
(b) They help clean the town streets.
Read the passage given below.
Red Panda
- Complete the following statements:
(i) Red pandas belong to the bear family.
(ii) Red pandas are famous for their agility.
- Complete the table:
Body Part of Red Panda | Appearance |
Woolly coat | Dense, reddish-brown |
Tail | Lighter coloured bands |
Face | White with a reddish-brown strip on each cheek |
- Complete the following:
(i) Red pandas eat —
(a) Succulent fruits
(b) Roots
(c) Tender bamboo leaves
(d) Insects (also accept: eggs, honey from beehives)
(ii) They protect their young ones by keeping them safely in the hollows of hardwood trees.
Read the passage given below.
Herald of Spring
- Complete the following statements:
(i) The koel generally sings in the spring season.
(ii) The koel is different from the crow in two ways. It has
(a) a longer tail
(b) a more slender body
- Complete the table:
Male Koel | Appearance |
Colour | Black |
Bill | Yellowish-green |
Eyes | Red |