Page 7 - Marvel 11 Reading Book - Demo
P. 7
Passage 2
The elephant’s trunk is a very important part of its body. The trunk has two
parts: the nose and the upper lip. The African elephant has two finger-like
projections at the end of its trunk, but the Asian elephant has only one. There
are no bones in an elephant’s trunk, but there are about 40,000 muscles in it.
The trunk also has two nostrils and the elephant breathes through these. The
elephant does not drink water directly through its trunk. Instead, it first soaks
water into its nostrils and fills its trunk with water. Then it uses the trunk to
blow the water into its mouth. Elephants use the trunk as a hand for picking
up food or another object, too. The elephant can keep other elephants
away by its trunk or can use it as a weapon to fight. It also uses the trunk to
communicate or to smell things.
What do these words refer to in the passage?
1. one : ..............................
2. these : ..............................
3. it : ..............................
4. The word soaks means:
a) throws out b) draws in c) gives out
Mark True (T) or False (F). Write the correct answer for the false one(s).
5. The elephant uses its trunk for many things. .......
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6. The elephant uses its nostrils for breathing and taking in water. .......
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7. The trunks of the African and Asian elephants are exactly the same. .......
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