The words in the box are all words that describe movement- Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below-dived gliding Sprangdarting whipped-back delving1 - When he began to trust me- the squirrel began2- I saw a cobra out of a clump of cactus-3- The snake hissed- his forked tongue in and out-4- When the cobra tried to bite it- the mongoose aside-5- The snake his head to strike at the crow- - 6- The birds at the snake- -

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Standard VI

Biology

Carnivores

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The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

dived

gliding

Sprang

darting

whipped…back

delving

1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began ___ into my pockets for morsels of cake.

2. I saw a cobra _ out of a clump of cactus.

3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue __ in and out.

4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose _ aside.

5. The snake _ his head to strike at the crow.

6. The birds _______ at the snake.

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1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began delving into my pockets for morsels of cake.

2. I saw a cobra gliding out of a clump of trees.

3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue darting in and out.

4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose sprang aside.

5. The snake whipped his head back to strike at the crow.

6. The birds dived at the snake.

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Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.

1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout th _ _ _ing against its body. (15)

2. The crow and the myna c _ ll _ _ _ _ in mid-air. (13)

3. The birds dived at the snake, but b _ _ _ _ d into each other instead. (14)

1. “It was to be a battle of champions.” (8)

(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.

Mongoose	Cobra
(a) ___________	(a) ___________
(b) ___________	(b) ___________
(c) ___________	(c) ___________

(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?

2. Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?) (10)

3. Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order. (11, 16)

(i)	Ceased to struggle	Grabbed the snake by the snout
(ii)	Tried to mesmerise the mongoose	Dragged the snake into the bushes
(iii)	Coiled itself around the mongoose	Darted away and bit the cobra on the back
(iv)	Struck the crow	Pretended to attack the cobra on one side
(v)	Struck again and missed	Refused to look into the snake’s eyes
(v)	Struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack	Sprang aside, jumped in and bit

4. (i) What happened to the crow in the end? (16)

(ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)

Given below is the summary of the poem Snake in short paragraphs. However they are jumbled. Work in pairs and put the summary into a logical sequence.

(a) After drinking water to satisfaction, the snake raised his head dreamily and flickered his forked tongue and licked his lips. The snake looked around like a God and then slowly proceeded to curve round and move away from the water trough.

(b) The poet felt much like the ancient mariner who had killed the albatross for no reason. He wishes that the snake would come back. He thinks of the snake as a king in exile who has to be crowned again. He also regrets having missed his opportunity of knowing and understanding one of the lords of life.

(c) As the snake put his head into the hole to retreat into the earth, the poet was filled with a protest against the idea of the snake withdrawing into his hole. The poet put down his pitcher, picked up a log and hurled it at the snake. The snake twisted violently and with great alacrity vanished into the hole in the wall.

(d) A snake visited the poet's water trough on a hot afternoon to quench his thirst. The poet who had also gone to the trough to fill water in a pitcher waited for the snake since he had come at the trough prior to the poet.

(e) The voices of education inside the poet tell him that it was the fear for the snake that made him refrain from killing him. However, the poet feels that though he was quite afraid of the snake, he did actually feel honored that a snake had come to seek his hospitality from the deep recesses of the earth.

(f) He is guilt-ridden and feels that he has to atone for the meanness of his action of throwing a log at the snake.

(g) The snake rested his throat upon the stone bottom and sipped the water into his slack long body. After drinking water, he raised his head just like cattle do and flashed his forked tongue, thought for a moment and then bent down to drink some more water.

(h) Education and social conventions make the poet think that the golden brown poisonous snake must be killed and that as a brave man he must undertake the task of killing the snake.

(i) The poet instantly felt sorry for his unrefined and contemptible act and cursed the voices of education and civilization that had shaped his thought processes and urged him to kill the snake.

(j) However, the poet instinctively likes the snake, treats him like a guest and feels honoured that it had come to drink at his water trough. The poet questions himself and wonders whether his not daring to kill the snake proved that he was a coward and whether his desire to talk to the snake reflected his perversity.

Q. Identify the onomatopoeic words in the following sentence:
The snake hissed at the man and slyly slithered past his left foot before splashing into the water.

Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics from the options listed below, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you.

a. is very frightened.

b. is too scared to move.

c. is frightened by something that happens suddenly.

d. makes another feel frightened.

1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)

2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge.

3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him.

4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that.

5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.

6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors.

7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.

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