Matric Notes Class 9th English Grammar and Composition Comprehension Unsolved  15

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Comprehension Unsolved 15

Q. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given at the end:

Camel is rightly called the “ship of desert”. It is the best means of transport in deserts. Camels go slow. But they go on walking for hours on the burning sand and in the blazing sun. Camels carry heavy loads, much more in weight than any other beast of burden can. While other animal’s feet sink into the sand but nature has made the feet of camel so that it is not at all difficult for it to walk on sand. The camel is superior to all other animals because it can go without food and drink for days and weeks. It can store food and water. Its hump is also a store of food which the camels use when they get not nothing to eat and drink for many days. In deserts only bushes grow here and there and the camel can live on these.

Questions and Answers:

Q1. Why is camel called the ship of desert?

Ans. Camel is called the “ship of desert” because it is the best means of transport in desert.

Q2. Is it for its speed that it is called the ship of desert?

Ans. No, it is not called the ship of desert for its speed.

Q3. What difficulty have other beasts of burden to face while walking on the sand?

Ans. The feet of other beasts of burden sink into the sand.

Q4. Why does a camel walk easily on the soft sand of the desert?

Ans. Nature has made the feet of the camel with the footpad that it in not difficult for it to walk on sand.

Q5. What special quality makes camel superior to other animals used for transport?

Ans. Camel is superior to all other animals because it can go without food and water for days and weeks.

Q6. How does the camel go without food and water for days and weeks?

Ans. The camel has a hump to store food and water.

Q7. What does the camel generally live on?

Ans. The camel generally lives on desert bushes.