Section(A):Reading

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Text(A)
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Jaguars
The elegant jaguar is a member of the wild cat family that can be found in the rain forest
regions. It is the largest of all cats in the Americas and is the third largest in the world (behind
the lion and the tiger). They are solitary creatures who tend to live and hunt alone. A male
jaguar will aggressively protect its territory from other males.
Appearance
Jaguars are famous for their beautiful, spotted coats of fur. They can reach up to six feet in
length, from their nose to the tip of their tail, and up to three feet tall at the shoulder. They have
very powerful jaws and sharp teeth - strong enough to crack bones or pierce a turtle shell. Like
most big cats, they can let out a loud and menacing roar…
Diet
Jaguars mostly hunt for prey at night. They are carnivores with a wide range of smaller animals
as potential prey. This extensive list of possible meals includes squirrels, deer and monkeys.
They are also known to eat birds and to snatch fish and turtles from the water.
Habitat
Jaguars are found in rainforests as well as grasslands and woodlands. They spend much of their
time on the ground or the forest floor, using their soft padded paws to stalk quietly through the
undergrowth. They are also capable of climbing trees either to hunt or to rest. Unlike many
other big cats, jaguars are also known to enjoy being around water to hunt, bathe and play.
Interesting Facts
Jaguars have no threat from any natural predators - except for humans. Many are shot and
killed through fear. They are also hunted for their fur. Trade has declined in modern times
despite this fact.

Word Bank
Extensive: Covering or affecting a large area
Stalk: To go through an area in search of prey
Read the text A, then answer the following questions:
1. a. What is the genre of the text?

Informational text
b. Write two features of the chosen genre.

-It has factual information.

-It includes subheadings.
2)Extract from the first paragraph a word that means "angrily"

aggressively

3)From the first paragraph, find an adverb and state its type.

Behind: adverb of place

Aggressively: adverb of manner

4)What do jaguars eat as possible meals?

They eat squirrels, deer and monkeys. They are also known to eat birds and to snatch fish and
turtles from the water
5)Extract a conjunction from the fourth paragraph.

And- as well as

6)Why do jaguars enjoy being around water?

To hunt, bathe and play.

7)What is the importance of using subheadings?

To organise the information inside the text.

8)Find a pronoun and state its type.

They: Subject pronoun

9)Extract from the second paragraph an expanded noun phrase.

Beautiful,spotted coats of fur.

10)Extract an adverb and state its type.

quietly : an adverb of manner

11)Why are pictures and illustrations used in the text?

They attract the reader's attention and make the text more vivid.
 Text(B)
Read the following text, then answer the questions below:

The Planet Mars

Introduction
One of our closest planets is Mars. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on
the Planet Mars? life on Mars? Let's find out!

Appearance
Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet because of its colour. It appears red because of the
rusty iron in the ground. The surface of Mars is covered in towering mountains, extinct
volcanoes and deep craters caused by crashing asteroids and meteorites. It has two moons
named Phobos and Deimos.

Size
Mars is the second smallest planet in our solar system. It is half the size of the Earth as Mars is
a desert planet with no water on its surface. It has about the same amount of dry land as the
Earth.

Time on Mars
Interestingly, A year on Mars is 687 days. That's about twice as long as a year on Earth. This is
because Mars is further away from the sun, so it takes longer to orbit it.
Read the text B, then answer the following questions:
12)What is the purpose of the text?

To give factual information about planet Mars.

13)What are the two moons that planet Mars has?

Phobos and Deimos

14)Link the following two sentences with a suitable coordinating conjunction:

(1)
Mars is the second smallest planet in the solar system. It is half the size of the earth.

Mars is the second planet in the solar system, and it is half the size of the earth.

15) Write the contraction form of "It is."

It's

16)Mention a similarity between text (A) and text (B) in the way in which information is
presented and organized.

Both have subheadings.

17)Find and copy an alliteration from the first paragraph.

Wondered/what

18)Do you think there is life on planet Mars? Why?

Write your opinion and give a reason for it.

19)Extract from the second paragraph a word that means "about to disappear."
………………extinct…………………

20)Extract from the fourth paragraph an adverb and state its type.

Interestingly: Adverb of manner