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Dhriti Das Purkayastha from Inventure Academy, Bangalore
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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Aryan Sharma from CPGIS, Mumbai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 3

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Plants and animals have the hard job of surviving in a very wild world. How do they do it? There are many ways plants and animals have adapted in order to survive. Camouflage is one way animals adapt to survive. For some animals, this means that their fur, scales, or skin are a similar colour to the land around them. Deer, for example, have brown fur that blends in with the trees, so it’s harder for predators to see them. This saves them from becoming prey to a larger animals. Some animals can change colour to match their environment. Many people think of chameleons when they think of this type of camouflage, but rabbits are a great example as well. Some rabbit’s fur will change colours depending on the season. Their fur might be brown in the spring, summer and fall to match the trees, but the brown fur will fall out and white fur will grow in the winter to blend in with the snow. This way the rabbit is safer from predators year-round.
Some insects, instead of blending in with their environment, look like something else that will deter animals from eating them. A walking stick looks just like a stick so that predators will pass it by without noticing it. Katydids mimic leaves. Some moths and butterflies have designs on their wings that make them look like snakes or owls, to scare away their predators.
For some plants, however, they don’t want to blend in; they want to stand out to survive! Many plants grow flowers with colourful petals to attract bees. The bees help pollinate the flowers so that they can produce new flowers. Instead of hiding, some plants and animals develop structures that aim to hurt anything that tries to hurt them. Some plants develop thorns so that animals will not eat them. Some animals have extremely sharp teeth, horns and claws so they can fight off other animals. Porcupines and hedgehogs have spikes, called quills or spines, covering their backs so animals won’t dare to mess with them, let alone eat them!
Which word in the passage means the same as ‘imitate’?

A Pollinate
B Camouflage
C Mimic
D Blend


hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Vihaan jain from Lancers convent public school, Delhi
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 8

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Ayush Gorain from Sarala Birla Public School, Ranchi
Class : Class 8
In my opinion, the answer could be either option (A), option (B) or option (D). Both option (A) and option (D) imply that the 'little sister' bought a laptop for herself on her birthday, which is a normal thing to do. Option (B) implies that someone else had bought a laptop for her, as a gift. Thus, all three options are correct. Option (B) is given as the answer based on the stereotype that a 'little sister' is young, which is inaccurate as she can also be old and able to earn her own money, and buy herself gifts.

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Pranavi Kasula from Global Indian International School, Singapore
Class : Class 8

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Anika Sahoo from Mothers public school khandagiri, Bhubaneswar
Class : Class 9
The question says "My little sister____ a new laptop" Everyone is saying that it will be option BIf we put it in the sentence, it will be "My little sister 'was bought' a new laptop" which makes no sense, literally or grammatically. It don't think it would be option B, instead it should be option D "My little sister 'had bought' a new laptop"

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Aditri S Madhavan from SBOAJC, Chennai
Class : Class 9

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Tony Thampan from Future Kids, Hyderabad
Class : Class 8
"was bought" is correct in the sense that it was bought for her by someone else, but I feel that "bought" is also correct, implying that she treated herself.

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Anushree Sahoo from Blue Ridge Public School , Pune
Class : Class 8
I answered D option which turned out to be incorrect. Instead, the answer was B which is clearly grammatically wrong.

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Aarya from bvm global, bengaluru
Class : Class 9
I think answers A and B make sense to me, but I unfortunately answered A, which was wrong.

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Gargi Shringarpure from Global Indian International School , Chinchwad Pune
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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Gargi Shringarpure from Global Indian International School , Chinchwad Pune
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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simi2008 from Delhi public school Sushant Lok, Gurgaon
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 5

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RIDHASEN PRIYASEN SHAH from The Rajkumar College, Rajkot, Rajkot
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 6

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RIDHASEN PRIYASEN SHAH from The Rajkumar College, Rajkot, Rajkot
Class : Class 4
pretty hard

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Jia Chikkamath from Euro School, Pune
Class : Class 6
Its definitely fess up

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Zannat from Ambitus World School, Hyderabad
Class : Class 6
fess up

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Kushal from Chirec, Hyderabad
Class : Class 7
fess up

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Siddharth Patel from prarambhika school, Patna
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 7

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Maitri Agarwal from jain heritage a cambridge school, hyderabad
Class : Class 10
OFF is the right answer

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Advaita from GIIS, Kuala Lumpur
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 3

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Musa from Srs gnyan dham school , Vapi
Class : Class 3
Bought is used when you buy something. Brought is wrong.

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Ybbn from Alphabet International School, Chennai
Class : Class 5

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Tapan from San Academy, Chennai
Subject :IEO    Class : Class 4

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Six tons of pure power whacks an ice floe floating in cold Arctic waters. The seal lying on top of the ice doesn't stand a chance. Knocked into the sea, the seal becomes a meal for one of the ocean's top predators–the huge orca, or killer whale.
Orcas hunt everything from fish to walruses, seals, sea lions, penguins, squid, sea turtles, sharks, and even other kinds of whales. Depending on the season and where they are, their diet varies - some orcas eat more fishes and squid than seals and penguins. But wherever they are in any of the world's oceans, average-sized orcas may eat about 500 pounds (227 kilograms) of food a day. Orcas have many hunting techniques, and bumping seals off ice is just one of them.
Often referred to as wolves of the sea, orcas live and hunt together in cooperative pods, or family groups, much like a pack of wolves. They work together as they hunt. Groups of orcas cooperate to herd fish into a compact area so that they're easier to eat. They will also slap their tails onto the water's surface, causing a wave to wash prey, such as penguins or sea lions, off ice floes and into the water. Sometimes, a pod of whales will join forces to surround a larger animal, such as a blue whale. They chase, bite, and wear it down until it becomes a meal.
Orcas' teeth, numbering about 45 and each measuring about 3 inches (7.6 centimetres) long, are shaped for ripping and tearing prey. Orcas do not chew their food. They can swallow small seals and sea lions whole. The prey easily slides down the orcas' throats. Bigger prey is eaten in chunks. Ocras' backs are black and their stomachs are white. Animals looking down on an orca from above, such as a seal on an ice floe, might not see it because the whale's dark back blends with the water below. On the other hand, the whale's white underside blends with the light streaming down into the sea from the surface, making it hard to be spotted from below. The colour pattern of orcas help them sneak up on their prey and attack them. With orcas camouflaged so well, those prey fish, penguins or seals are likely to miss the danger heading their way, as the killer whale once again proves it is the oceans' superbly designed hunter.
In order to catch penguins or sea lions, the orcas __________.

A use their unique calling sound
B slap the water with their tail to create a wave, which washes their prey into the water
C whack the ice so hard that the penguins/sea lions fall down from it
D cooperate with other whales and herd the penguins/sea lions

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