The elephant’s long trunk
Activities
A2. Answer the following questions.
i. How did Elephant feel about his small nose?
Your Answer
He felt proud of his small nose.
ii. Why did Elephant feel uncomfortable during mealtime?
Your Answer
He felt uncomfortable because he had to bend down on his knees to reach his food for his great size.
iii. What was Elephant ashamed of?
Your Answer
Elephant was ashamed of his new long nose hanging down to his feet.
iv. How did Elephant kill the bee?
Your Answer
He slapped the bee with his long trunk and killed it.
v. Why was Elephant’s new trunk more useful?
Your Answer
It was more useful because now he could reach food and drink without kneeling down.
A3. Elephant’s long trunk makes it different from other animals. Other animals also have individual feature that make them different from one another. Match the following animals with their special features.
i. Deer
Mane
ii. Zebra
Antler
iii. Lion
Curved tail
iv. Dog
Black and white print
v. Ship
Fin
vi. Camel
Wool
vii. Fish
Hump
A4. Complete the following table with the given words in the box.
Chatter, Roar, Croak, Bleat, Mew, Hiss, Quack, Crow
| Name of animals | Sound made by them |
|---|---|
| i. Cat | |
| ii. Cock | |
| iii. Tiger | |
| iv. Snake | |
| v. Sheep | |
| vi. Monkey | |
| vii. Goose | |
| viii. Frog |