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enemies. It has two sensitive compound eyes and three ‘simple’ eyes on top of its head, , Therefore, it has a wide range of vision. Even when blinded, it somehow knows that liphy, , means danger and runs to hide itself when, to kitchen light is switched on. Step on it andy,, hard body saves it, The moment the pressure is removed, it runs away. It can get through eye,, the smallest cracks. Freeze it, and it walks away when thawed, Cockroaches are areas, breeders, Females have produced about a hundred baby cockroaches in 303 days. The femg., is generally a good mother. Some species hatch eggs within their bodies to produce |jy,, young. But most species carry 12-40 in neat little purse-shaped bags. Sometimes, the bag jg, mislaid. The eggs hatch anyway and the newborn is able to survive a week without food, Usually, however, the female drops the bag of eggs near a source of food, hiding the bag wit}, dirt., , Because of their ability to survive and their rapid breeding, cockroaches are used j;, , cancer and heart-disease research, Many species eat dead vegetation that would otherwise {i, up the forest. Many of us cannot bear it around us. But our chances of getting rid of it are ver, small. Dh ,, New cockroach-killers keep pouring out of research laboratories. They work at first. Bi, with time, the cockroach learns to live with them-as it has learned to live with everything els, The best weapon that house-owners have against cockroaches is perfect cleanliness. Mar, insects teach us good values. And teach us planning, bees tell us about the virtues of ha, work, grasshoppers sing about the pure joy of living. The cockroach? Nothing except th, living quietly and minding one's business makes you live 350 million years?, , attributes : ascribes, burrows : holes, nibbles ; bite in little bits, termite : white ant starvatio, act of starving, antennae: feelers of insects, affectionately: loving, thawed: melted, , , , 6 ene, A. Tick (W) the correct answer:, 1. He is one of the earth’s creatures,, (a) oldest ©) biggest {| (c) smallest, , te, , , , , , Scanned with CamScanner

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wn, , , , ean lives Without any food or water, aa, , , , , , , , , , +) month eT, , (a) week (b) day (ey ine, , Mts life has helped it keep its place on earth,, (a) day (b) night (©) group, , 4 Femates have produced about a hundred baby cockroaches in day ., w 101 (b) 202 (c) 303 st, , 5S. My, , ~ Many teach us good values, —, W animal i a, a als (b) birds (c) insects, , Villin the blanks :, , 1. Dirty peaiieaiaituic from rt 3 is, , oa. bc, , es me_ofcockroaches help them to feel his way in dark., , S. Neway ‘lookssasi:estans mM?, , 4. Cockroaches have two sensitive : eyes, , 9. The best weapon against cockroaches is perfect C!s aaa! nett, , 6. Ants teach us p ploy whe 2, , 7, ____ tellus sbeak thevi irtues of hard work., , 8. The cockroach has a wide range of, , , , Write True or False:, , ho, , We now have effective cockroach-killers., , Every cockroach can fly., , The newborn of cockroach can survive a week without food., All the cockroaches live in human dwelling., , AARAR, , All species of cockroaches lay eggs which hatch to produce young ones., , Answer the following questions :, , fH eo, , au, , How can you say that cockroach is one of the oldest creatures on the earth?, Explain the eating habits of cockroach., , What is the use of scent glands of a cockroach?, , What is the function of antennae of cockroach?, , How can you say that cockroach is far tougher than a dinosaur?, , Why cockroaches are used in cancer and heart disease research?, , What is it that gives the cockroach a wide range of vision?, , 5, The cockroaches are great breeders. How?, , ww, , Scanned with CamScanner

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Tt Lae ci, , A. Mateh the following words in column with thein meanin, Columal Column Il, take small bites.), , gsincolumn I:, , , , , , 1. Jaboratories a . tb ‘ounad, > blievation bi; put (something) where it may not be found, 5. ° burrows c. producers of el babies/7), , ‘ 4, thawed d. tack offood. ©, 5%. vesearch , . become liquid > ott y : ; oe, 6. nibble {, holes made in the ground by certain animals/3), , ’ 7, “breeders , g. place use for scientific experiments and research.), 8. mislaid h. — studying something in ofder to learn new facts about; ing), , “RB. Write the noun — by adding suitable suffixes of the — verbs : ;, | protect Boro beedipn_ 6. able + teac, 2. starve Clonvadit i 7. convert, 3. vegetate Yeredobinn_ 8. prefer, 4. survive 8 9, remove, : 5, detect 10. possess, , , , @ — Here is someone complaining to the cockroach., Yadav _ 1 Ifeel greatly upset to find you everywhere in our house., Cockroach + [am sorry, Sir. But 1 don't mean any harm. Let me assure you | shal, continue minding my own business., Yadav : That sounds reassuring. But what annoys me the most is the way youhae, made our cupboard you own. ‘, Cockroach : I am sorry to annoy you, Sir. But the reason is I love places that are not, cleaned regularly., @ = Now make up similar dialogues in case of ant and rat., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Ant: a _ al, Rat: _ a, Ant : _ . —, Rat: _ Se, Ants : _ . _, Rat: e :, Ant: . _, Rat’: _ _, , Ant: _ : aed, , , , , , Scanned with CamScanner