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_v _JThe Banyan Tree, , Working With the Text (Page 131), A .Complete the following sentences., , 1.The old banyan tree “did not belong” to the, grandfather, but only to the, boy, because__., , 2.The small gray squirrel became friendly, , when__ __ _, 3.When the boy started to bring him pieces of, , cake and biscuit, the squirrel, , 4.In the spring, the banyan, , tree_____ Wo, and, , would come there., 5. The banyan tree served the boy as, , 6.The young boy spent his afternoons in the, tree___

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Ans., , 1. the old man was not strong enough to climb it, 2.it found that the boy carried no catapult or, air/gun in his hand, , 3.became bold enough to take pieces of food from, his hand, , 4.was full of small red figs, birds of all kinds, oreading room where he had made a rough, platform to sit and read books, , 6.leaning against the tree, reading story books,

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B.Answer the following questions., , 1.It was to be a battle of champions.’ (8), , (i)What qualities did the two champions have?, Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph, above this line in the text and write them down., Mongoose Cobm

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Ans., , , , (a) a great, , fighter, , (b) very clever, , and swift, , (c) made, calculated, , move, , , , (a) skilled and, experienced champion, , fighter, (b) had a broad hood, , and poisonous teeth, , (c) swift in speed and, , attack

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(ii)What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to, show their readiness for the fight?, , Ans. The cobra produced a hissing sound to, challenge the mongoose to a fight. It raised three, feet of its body off the ground. It spread its broad, hood. The mongoose bushed its tail. The long hair, on its back also stood up.