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2. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements.

a. There are over 5000 lizard species throughout the world.
b. Lizards are cold-blooded reptiles.

c. Lizards help control the plant population.

d. All lizards have four legs.
3. Answer the following questions.

a. How does a lizard escape if it is being attacked?

b. Where do lizards live?
c. What do lizards eat?

d. Which group of lizards have no legs?

C. Read the passage on Travelling and answer the questions that follow.

Travelling is most appropriately acclaimed to be an integral part of education. The
knowledge gathered from books is of theoretical nature and in order to make it
practically useful, we must supplement it by a varied experience of the practical side
of life and nature. Even if looked at from a totally different point of view, it is a fact

that none but the wanderers can thoroughly enjoy home. Travel and home are like
exertion and rest, each being the complement of the other, so that one of the
greatest pleasure of travel is the event of returning home from a journey. On the
other hand, home-abiding men are like frogs in a well. They have no higher

aspirations of any kind and have contempt for all reforms and innovations. Their
mental horizon is so narrow that while they see nothing good or worth imitating in
the world abroad, they have an inordinate pride and vanity regarding the absolute

perfection of their own land. This retards their material and moral progress. Blind
patriotism is unfavourable alike to both individuals and national growth.

1. Put a tick (3) on the correct option.

a. The greatest pleasure of travel is ___________.
i) wandering ii) seeing places iii) returning home

b. Travel and home are like ___________.

i) exertion ii) rest iii) both
c. The mental horizon of home-abiding men is ___________.

i) narrow ii) broad iii) none
d. Travelling is an integral part of ___________.

i) life ii) education iii) pleasure

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