PIU U. 9 pls.)
One Big Appetite
Although the golden eagle destroys many harmful rodents, he also kills many lambs, kids
and calves. Of all the birds of prey, the golden eagle has the most voracious appetite. This
unpopular hunter will perch on the top of the loftiest peak where he can scan the valleys below for
helpless prey or he may glide lazily through the air thousands of feet above the earth. When he
spies a luckless lamb or calf, he folds his wings against his sides and power-drives upon his
victim. If his target is a rabbit or a squirrel, he will swoop upon it with his claws, barely breaking his
speed. If he is attacking a larger animal, he will engage it in battle and rift it apart with his strong
beak and sharp talons.
1. When does the eagle strike?
a. It strikes at day time. b. It strikes in the evening c. It strikes anytime d. It strikes at midnight
2. What is the meaning of the word perch in sentence 3?
asleep
b. put on
c. rest on
d. fly
3. What is the meaning of the word prey as used in the selection?
a prayer
b victim
C. leader
d. helper
4. Who is referred to as unpopular hunter in sentence 3?
a. an Indian
b. an eagle
c. a rodent d. a lamb
5. What is the best title for the selection?
a. The Eating Habits of the Golden Eagle b. How the Golden Eagle Catches its Prey
b. Why the Golden Eagle Kills Animalsd. The characteristics of a Golden Eagle
6. What among the following creatures are not considered rodents.
a. mice
b. chipmunks
c. squirrels
d. eagle
7. What is not a synonym for the word voracious?
b. ravenous
a gluttonous
d. insatiable
c. quenchable
8. What does the eagle use to get its food.
c. claws
b. wings
d. tail
9. Give an alternative title for the selection or story
a beak
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Answer:
1.A. It strikes at day time
2.D. Fly
3.B. victim
4.A. An indian
5.D. The characteristic of a Golden Eagle
6. D.Eagle
7. D. Insatiable
8. A. Claws
9. A Man and an Animal