Question

1. Why is the Camel called the Ship of the Desert?
2. For how many weeks can a camel store food in its hump?
3. What does the camel eat in the desert?
4. Choose the right answer.
   
   i. Name the Ship of the Desert
   (a) lion
   (b) crab
   (c) camel
   (d) tiger
   
   ii. Name the King of the Forest
   (a) lion
   (b) owl
   (c) monkey
   (d) crocodile
   
   iii. The feet of the camel are
   (a) thick and padded
   (b) long and fat
   (c) thick and fat
   (d) thin and padded
   
   iv There are no rivers or lakes in
   (a) plains
   (b) mountains
   (c) plateaus
   (d) deserts
   
   v. At a time a camel can drink
   (a) 200 bottles of water
   (b) 400 bottles of water
   (c) 100 bottles of water
   (d) 300 bottles of water
   
   vi. A camel stores its food in its
   (a) stomach
   (b) hump
   (c) legs
   (d) lips
   

Answer 1

1) The camel is called the Ship of the Desert because he can walk on the desert even on hot afternoons.

2) A camel can store food in its hump for over two weeks.

3) The camel eats thorny bushes in the desert.

4) i.(c)
ii.(a)
iii.(a)
iv.(d)
v.(a)
vi.(b)