Passage Reading and English Comprehension

THE GIRAFFE

The giraffe is tallest of all living land animals. A male can go up to 18 feet and female up to 15 feet. Such height enables them to escape the competition for ground levl grass that exist among other leaf-eaters. It also gives him a long range of vision. He takes the warning of the approaching enemy early.

Giraffes eat a variety of leaves, but accacia leaves are their favourite diet. In spring when many trees arenot in leaf, they spend 80 percent of the day eating. In summer, when trees are in full leaf, they need only 15 percent. The rest of the timeis spent in resting and quarelling.

A giraffe's long neck is made up like that of man and most other mammals, of only seven vertebrae. The bones are attached to one another with ball and socket joints. These make the neck flexible. It can run at 50 km per hour.

Rising from a lying position is a problem for such a large animal. Si it usually keeps standing for even while it sleeps.

To reach water with such a long neck and legs, a giraffe spreads its front legs wide apart. Then it lowers its neck to drink. This awkward position makes it easy for the lion to attack it.

On the basis of your reading of the above passage fill in the blanks with suitable words:

1996. A giraffe is the ---- of all land animals.

	(a) tallest
	(b) shortest
	(c) average
	(d) thinnest

1997. The height of ---- giraffe can go up to 18 feet.

	(a) male
	(b) female
	(c) both
	(d) none of the above

1998. The ---- of a female giraffe can be up to 15 feet.

	(a) height
	(b) length
	(c) width
	(d) neck

1999. With this height it does't have to --- with other animals

	(a) compete with birds
	(b) compete with other ground level leaf-eaters
	(c) fight with other animals
	(d) compete with monkeys

2000. This enables it to see ----- from a long distance.

	(a) grass
	(b) trees
	(c) approaching enemy
	(d) other animals

2001. It, however, creates problem in reaching --- in tanks

	(a) fruits
	(b) leaves
	(c) water
	(d) milk

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