Exercise 1
(1) Tick the correct answer from the given alternative:
(a) dusk
(b) dawn
(c) afternoon
(d) evening
Ans: (b) dawn
(2) The birds searching the dewy grass on the lawn were
(a) peahens
(b) peacocks
(c) robins
(d) thrushes
Ans: (a) peahens
(3) Stephen with a broom is his hand was guarding over the
(a) bears
(b) gorilla
(c) apes
(d) armadillo
Ans: (c) apes
(4) The name of the black Celebes ape was
(a) Etam
(b) Jeremy
(c) Mike
(d) Stephen
Ans: (a) Etam
(5) The reptiles dozed in the temperature of
(a) sixty degrees
(b) seventy degrees
(c) eighty degrees
(d) ninety degrees
Ans: (a) sixty degrees
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within fifteen words:
(1) How does the sky as one is awakened by the birdsong ?
Ans: The sky looks slightly tinged with yellow.
(2) How do the parrots and parakeets salute the people?
Ans: Parakeets and parrots salute people with a cacophony of sounds.
(3) What do all the animals do at the start of a new day?
Ans: Animals bustle around and gallop about in their cages.
(4) As the light faded, where does the robin fly off to ?
Ans: The robin files off to roost in the mimosa three.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(1) What work Jeremy and Mike do in the gorillas cages?
Ans: Mike and Jeremy sweep up the mess on the floor and scatter fresh white sawdust.
(2) Describe the state of the frog and snakes in the reptile house.
Ans: Frogs and snakes stay relaxed and clam in their house at 60 degrees.
(3) What would one see and hear while lying in bed at night?
Ans: One would see the moon separating itself from the shadow of the trees and would hear lions cough.