Read the following passage and do the activities : (10 marks)A1. Complete the web : (2) [Web diagram: the centre rectangle reads “The food of fossa”; four blank boxes are joined to it by arrows, two above and two below.]Madagascar is not famous only…

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Q.4 (A) Read the following passage and do the activities : (10 marks) A1. Complete the web : (2) [Web diagram: the centre rectangle reads “The food of fossa”; four blank boxes are joined to it by arrows, two above and two below.] Madagascar is not famous only for its lemurs, though the animated films might give you that impression ! The island nation off the east coast of Africa is home to interesting endemic carnivores, too. One of them is the Fossa. Though it is the largest carnivore on the island, the fossa’s habits in the wild are little known since it is so elusive. Madagascar’s top predator looks like a mix of a monkey, a cat and a weasel ! A rich golden brown colour with a whitish belly, a fossa has paws with claws like a cat, a 65-70-cm-long thin tail like a monkey and small rounded ears like a weasel ! Its tail measures about the same as its sinuous, low-slung body. Earlier, scientists thought that it was a nocturnal hunter because it was so rarely spotted. However, recent studies have shown that fossas hunt and sleep at any time of the day. It is a superb ambush hunter and eats small and medium-sized prey such as fish, birds, mice and wild pigs, However, its main food is lemurs. Fossas are equally at home on tall trees and on the ground. The long tail helps them to maintain their balance on narrow branches. Retractable claws and flexible ankle joints enable them to climb down tree trunks head first ! The den is made in an old termite mound, the hollow of a tree or a rock crevice. There are two to six pups to a litter and they are born toothless and with white fur. They are dependent on the mother till they are eight months old. A2. Describe the physical appearance of fossa. (2) A3. Vocabulary : Find out the words from the passage and write them in the boxes provided : (2) (1) Animals feeding on other animals. (2) Turning and twisting while moving. (3) Awake and active at night. (4) Surprise attack from a hidden position. A4. Grammar : (2) (1) The animals a...

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A1. The food of fossa — fish, birds, mice, wild pigs (and its main food, lemurs). A2. The fossa looks like a mix of a monkey, a cat and a weasel. It is of a rich golden brown colour with a whitish belly. It has paws with cat-like claws, a thin 65-70 cm long tail like a monkey’s (about as long as its sinuous, low-slung body) and small rounded ears like a weasel’s. A3. (1) carnivores (2) sinuous (3) nocturnal (4) ambush. A4. (1) The animals are not only solitary but also silent. (2) any and the (‘recent’ is an adjective, not a determiner). A5. The mule is a familiar mix-breed animal — the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. It has the horse’s size and strength and the donkey’s long ears, sure feet and patience, which is why it is used to carry loads on steep mountain paths. The hinny (the offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) is another such animal cross. Breeders also cross different breeds of cattle and dogs to combine the qualities of both, as in the Labradoodle, a cross between a Labrador and a poodle.

Read the following passage and do the activities : (10 marks)A1. Complete the web : (2) [Web diagram: the centre rectangle reads “The food of fossa”; four blank boxes are joined to it by arrows, two above and two below.]Madagascar is not famous only…

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