CBSE Class 6 English – MCQ and Online Tests – Prose – Unit 9 – Desert Animals
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CBSE Class 6 English – MCQ and Online Tests – Prose – Unit 9 – Desert Animals
Question 1.
Camels get the necessary water
(a) from the desert plants they
(b) from mirages eat
(c) from their humps
(d) from the body
Answer
(a) from the desert plants they
Question 2.
The camel’s hump is
(a) full of water
(b) full of food
(c) full of fat
(d) full of carbohydrates
Answer
(c) full of fat
Question 3.
The word ‘forage’ means
(a) search for food
(b) search for the birds
(c) search for work
(d) search for water
Answer
(a) search for food
Question 4.
The animals to save themselves
(a) play
(b) attack
(c) sleep
(d) shout
Answer
(b) attack
Question 5.
Some animals are dangerous
(a) only when they are threatened
(b) because of the non-poisonous
(c) for they are attackers
(d) for they are mammals
Answer
(a) only when they are threatened
Question 6.
A thirsty camel can drink thirty gallons of water
(a) in 15 minutes
(b) in 10 minutes
(c) in 25 minutes
(d) in one minute
Answer
(b) in 10 minutes
Question 7.
As animals are getting extinct, our motto should be
(a) Preserve Trees
(b) Preserve Wildlife
(c) Make Reserves for Wildlife
(d) Ban Poaching
Answer
(b) Preserve Wildlife
Question 8.
Watching the mongooses while hunting is
(a) dangerous
(b) horrible
(c) pitiable
(d) a pleasure
Answer
Answer: (d) a pleasure
Question 9.
Some animals are predators as
(a) they are hunters
(b) they prey on other animals
(c) they are victimised
(d) they hibernate
Answer
(b) they prey on other animals
Question 10.
Animals are the creation of God
(a) True
(b) Creation of the Wild
(c) Creation of the Movies
(d) Creation of Discovery Channel
Answer
(a) True
Question 11.
All desert animals struggle
(a) to survive in harsh conditions
(b) to get sleep
(c) to win
(d) to get food
Answer
(a) to survive in harsh conditions
Question 12.
Deserts experience rains
(a) Very little
(b) enough to water plants
(c) no rains at all
(d) normal
Answer
Answer: (a) Very little
Question 13.
The desert animals can survive
(a) without water
(b) with very little water
(c) without food
(d) with cactus
Answer
Answer: (b) with very little water
Question 14.
The rattlesnakes
(a) avoid people
(b) hunts people
(c) are fierce
(d) attacks when threatened
Answer
Answer: (d) attacks when threatened
Question 15.
Deserts are the driest places on earth
(a) True
(b) to settle
(c) to build palaces
(d) to grow crops
Answer
(a) True
Question 16.
Gerbils spend the hottest part of the day
(a) under trees
(b) in the valleys
(c) in cool underground burrows
(d) in water
Answer
(c) in cool underground burrows
Question 17.
The noise of the tail is audible to
(a) the snake
(b) the intruder
(c) by every creature nearby
(d) by none
Answer
Answer: (c) by every creature nearby
Question 18.
Even while hunting they are scared of
(a) being hunted
(b) the snakes
(c) the rains
(d) parrots
Answer
Answer: (a) being hunted
Question 19.
The hump helps the camel to
(a) move in the desert
(b) be useful to man
(c) to ride
(d) survive in desert
Answer
Answer: (d) survive in desert
Question 20.
Word search
Chipmunks, Frighting, Gerbils, Moisture, Overturning, Poisonous, Predators, Rattle, Scorching, Sprinkled, Underground, Widespread
Answer
Answer:
Question 21.
Mangoose kill snakes as
(a) they are more poisonous
(b) they are stronger
(c) they react very quickly
(d) snakes fear them
Answer
Answer: (c) they react very quickly
Question 22.
Mongooses have the habit of hunting
(a) alone
(b) in group
(c) in day’s
(d) in threes
Answer
Answer: (b) in group
Question 23.
In a fight between a snake and a mongoose, the mongoose
(a) is the first to attack
(b) wants to run away
(c) hides behind a bush
(d) lets the snake attack and attack first
Answer
Answer: (d) lets the snake attack and attack first
Question 24.
Bactrian camel has
(a) one hump
(b) two humps
(c) three humps
(d) no hump
Answer
Answer: (b) two humps
Question 25.
The hump is a container of
(a) fat
(b) water
(c) bones
(d) muscles
Answer
Answer: (a) fat
Question 26.
Predators are the
(a) hunters
(b) they prey on other animals
(c) domestic animals
(d) they hibernate
Answer
Answer: (b) they prey on other animals
Question 27.
The mongoose wins the battle by
(a) means of poison
(b) its strength
(c) the help of its paws
(d) tiring the snake
Answer
Answer: (d) tiring the snake
Question 28.
Gerbils spend the hottest part of the day
(a) Under trees
(b) in the valleys
(c) in cool underground burrows
(d) in water
Answer
Answer: (c) in cool underground burrows
Question 29.
Crisscross Puzzle
Across
2. causing laughter and providing entertainment. (Comical)
4. become adjusted to new conditions. (Adapt)
5. likely to cause harm. (Damage)
8. a liquid to flow in a small stream. (Trickle)
9. decreases in size. (Shrink)
10. a person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent. (Intruder)
Down
1. unpleasantly rough.
3. mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object.
6. continue to live. (Survive)
7. Moving by turning over and over on an axis
Answer
Answer:
Across
2. Comical
4. Adapt
5. Damage
8. Trickle
9. Shrink
10. Intruder
Down
1. ??
3. ?
6. Survive
7. ?
(1)
Deserts are the driest places on earth and sometimes go for months, or even years, without rain. But even the desert animals cannot survive without water, or for long periods in the scorching sun, so they have had to find different ways of coping with the harsh conditions. For example, gerbils spend the hottest part of the day in cool underground burrows.
Question 1.
The desert animals have learnt to survive
(a) without water
(b) with very little water
(c) on sand alone
(d) with nothing at all
Answer
(b) with very little water
Question 2.
To avoid the heat some animals live
(a) under the trees
(b) in the pond
(c) in houses
(d) in underground burrows
Answer
(d) in underground burrows
Question 3.
Living in the deserts is
(a) safe
(b) easy
(c) difficult
(d) unhappy
Answer
(c) difficult
Question 4.
‘Coping with’ means the same as
(a) living in
(b) fighting with
(c) being comfortable with
(d) dealing with
Answer
(d) dealing with
Question 5.
Deserts have generally
(a) very little rainfall
(b) much rainfall
(c) no rainfall
(d) normal rainfall
Answer
(a) very little rainfall
(2)
However, if its warnings are ignored – and it feels threatened it will coil ready to bite. But the rattler itself cannot hear the noise its own tail makes. Like most snakes, it ‘hears’ things through vibrations in the ground. If a person walks nearby the snake can feel the movement. But if the same person were to shout, it would not hear a thing.
Question 1.
The noise made by the tail Is heard
(a) only by the snake
(b) only by the Intruder
(c) by every creature nearby
(d) by none
Answer
(c) by every creature nearby
Question 2.
The snake described here, is found in
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh
(d) America
Answer
(d) America
Question 3.
The rattler
(a) avoids people
(b) hunts people
(c) bites without reason
(d) attacks when threatened
Answer
(d) attacks when threatened
Question 4.
The passage is about
(a) cobra
(b) rattle snake
(c) mongoose
(d) a water snake
Answer
(b) rattle snake
Question 5.
The noun form of ignored’ Is
(a) ignore
(b) ignorant
(c) ignominy
(d) ignorance
Answer
(d) ignorance
(3)
Mongooses like to hunt together, but they always keep a lookout for dangerous predators nearby. Poking their noses into holes, overturning rocks with their paws and scratching the ground with their sharp claws, banded mongooses are very amusing animals to watch. A common sight in many parts of Africa, they travel in groups of about twenty to forage for beetles, millipedes and other small creatures.
Question 1.
Even while hunting they are afraid of
(a) being hunted
(b) the snakes
(c) the weather
(d) man
Answer
(a) being hunted
Question 2.
Mongooses generally hunt
(a) snakes
(b) cats
(c) insects
(d) rats
Answer
(c) insects
Question 3.
Watching the mongooses while hunting is
(a) dangerous
(b) horrible
(c) pitiable
(d) a pleasure
Answer
(d) a pleasure
Question 4.
Mongooses hunt
(a) alone
(b) in groups
(c) in two’s
(d) in threes
Answer
(b) in groups
Question 5.
The word ‘lookout’ means the same as
(a) look for
(b) outlook
(c) watchful
(d) watch
Answer
(d) watch
(4)
Mongooses are famous for being able to kill snakes without getting hurt themselves. Their reactions are so fast that they can dodge each time the snake strikes. They continually make a nuisance of themselves until, after a while, when the snake gets tired, they quickly dive in for the
Question 1.
They are able to kill snakes because
(a) they are more poisonous
(b) they are stronger
(c) they react very quickly
(d) snakes fear them
Answer
(c) they react very quickly
Question 2.
The adjective form of ‘quickly is
(a) quick
(b quickness
(c) quick lines
(d) quiet
Answer
(a) quick
Question 3.
In a fight between a snake and a mongoose, the mongoose
(a) Is the first to attack
(b) wants to run away
(c) hides behind a bush
(d) lets the snake attack and attack first
Answer
(d) lets the snake attack and attack first
Question 4.
Mongooses are famous for
(a) being harmless
(b) killing Insects
(c) killing snakes
(d) living In deserts
Answer
(c) killing snakes
Question 5.
The mongoose wins the battle by
(a) means of poison
(b) its Strength
(c) the help of its paws
(d) tiring the snake
Answer
(d) tiring the snake
(5)
There are two different kinds of camel. One, known as the Dromedary, has only a single hump: the other is called a Bactrian camel and has two humps. The humps help the animal to survive In the desert, by acting as storage containers.
Question 1.
Bactrian camel has
(a) one hump
(b) two humps
(d) three humps
(d) no hump
Answer
(b) two humps
Question 2.
The hump helps the camel to
(a) move In the desert
(b) be useful to man
(c) cant loads
(d) survive In desert
Answer
(d) survive In desert
Question 3.
The hump is a container of
(a) fat
(b) water
(c) bones
(d) muscles
Answer
(a) fat
Question 4.
Dromedary is a kind of
(a) snake
(b) mongoose
(c) camel
(d) ass
Answer
(c) camel
Question 5.
The noun form of different is
(a) differ
(b) differential
(c) difference
(d) differentiate
Answer
(c) difference
