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The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?

According to the story, the word ‘round’ refers to the different points of time during the fight between the cobra and the mongoose.


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Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order. (11, 16)



























(i) ceased to struggle



● grabbed the snake by the snout



(ii) tried to mesmerize the mongoose



● dragged the snake into the bushes



(iii) coiled itself around the mongoose



● darted away and bit the cobra on the back



(iv) struck the crow



● pretended to attack the Cobra on one side



(v) struck again and missed



● refused to look into the snake’s eyes



(vi) struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack



● sprang aside, jumped in and bit


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(i) What happened to the crow in the end? (16)

(ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)

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Find five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.

Hari leaves for work at nine every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner. Hari’s success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari with a loud bark every day.

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The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.






dived, gliding, sprang, darting, whipped…back, delving






1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began ______ into my pockets for morsels of cake.


2. I saw a cobra _____ out of a clump of cactus.


3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue _____ in and out.


4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose _____ aside.


5. The snake _____ his head _____ to strike at the crow.


6. The birds _____ at the snake.