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TOBUBE SECONDARY SCHOOL Subject: English Language 553

Class:

CLARWO

Time Ihrs.

Sechin A

Road the persege carefully and

The answer

the questions that follow

Snake

I often wondered why the lizard. should belong to the same class as the We are yet to hear of a lizard
that bites, let alone one that is poisonous. are characteristics often associated with the snake. In fad, in
Africa as long as one can remember, the lizard have remained the only uninvited friend of mon.
contributes to the building of

These

It never

sooner have

house in any way, but no you laid the foundation than it comes bag

of your house baggage

to live there.

When you enter an African compound,

on the walls, on

the

ground

you see lizards and in eques. You just walk into the room without bothering yourself about them. After
all, you see them again. and again.

As a little boy, I watched lizards from time to time There were they

very large ones whose red and blue colours beautified their heads and tails. There was the other types
that was greyish. They are all harmless. They are either basking in the sun feeding on ants, this reducing
to number of pests
in the house. At times, are eat the Crumbs that children. throw about carelessly around the compound,
thereby reducing the dirt in the nobody

environment. So no

is disturbed

by

their presence.

But the presence of a snake

elicits

a different reaction. Anybody that sees a snake in his compound usually raises an alarm. The men quickly
go for sticks.

while the women and children take to their heels. Whatever induces

Such

reactions at the sight of a snake we do not know. Some say it is repulsure while others remember by
reflex that it is venomous. It is after snake has been killed that we may be calm. close to it to ascertain
enough If it is harmful

in the shape

Except for the

Similarity

their heads, the lizard and the snake appear to me

do not

to resemble each

about these two creatures, my Biology any way. When I was ruminating

teacher Cleared the air. He told me that the snake and the lizard belong

to the same class

because both

on their bellies

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in

possess scales, crawl and are cold blooded:

Questions
A Give a title to this passage.

Bhihat puzzled the writer at the beginning of the passage

Gure two reasons why the writer was puzzled

D State

in which people usually react when a snake is seen in an Africion compound.

E What does the expression mean?

cur

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iu

f for each of the following words, find another word or phrase that means the Same and can replace it as
it is used in the passage.

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bothering crumbs

environment

induces

Venomous

ruminating about

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this section.

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Cleared the

Letter writing-topic to unite on from

SECTION B

the Causes.

OR

of Obesichy"
The mother tongue should be used as as the language of instruction.

in our school..

Bhihat puzzled the writer at the beginning of the passage

Gure two reasons why the writer was puzzled

D State

in which people usually react when a snake is seen in an Africion compound.

E What does the expression mean?

cur

20

iu

f for each of the following words, find another word or phrase that means the Same and can replace it as
it is used in the passage.

3325

‫كله حب‬

bothering crumbs

environment

induces

Venomous

ruminating about

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this section.

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Cleared the

Letter writing-topic to unite on from

SECTION B

the Causes.

OR
of Obesichy"

The mother tongue should be used as as the language of instruction.

in our school..

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