MODERN VIDYA NIKETAN

GRADE - III
UNSEEN PASSAGE
SUBJECT – ENGLISH
UNSEEN PASSAGE (2020-21)
Name: ________________ Sec: _______ Roll No. ______

 Read the following passage and answer the questions

that follow:

Penguins are birds with black and white feathers. They

have wings, but they cannot fly. Instead, they spend
most of their time gliding and soaring under water.
When they are on land, they waddle back and forth. A
group of penguins that lives together is called a colony.

Penguins live near salt water, so that is what they

drink. They have a special gland in their bodies that
pushes the salt out of their beaks. Penguins find their
food in the water too: fish, shrimp and krill.

Penguins need to watch out for several predators.

Some animals that eat penguins are leopard seals, sea
lions and orcas (killer whales).

Most people think about penguins living in very cold

places like Antarctica, but they also live on the coasts of
South America, Africa, Australia and the Galapagos
Islands.
Q1. How are penguins different from other birds?

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Q2. What do penguins eat?

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Q3. Why do penguins have a special gland?

Q4. Complete the sentences :

i) Some animals that eat penguins are

________________________ .

ii) A group of penguins that lives together is called

_______________________.
Q5. State true / false :-

i) Penguins live only in very cold places. _________

ii) When they are on land, they waddle back and forth.
________

Q6. Fill in the blanks:

i) Penguins live near _______ , so that is what they drink .

ii) Penguins need to watch out for several _________.