Vocabulary- No Room for a Leopard

Give one word for ‘a deep and narrow valley with steep slides’

• Valley

• Ravine

• Gorge

The lioness _____________ (sitting with limbs bent and body close to the ground) before leaping on her prey

• Bent

• Hid

• Growled

• Crouched

The cheetah ___________ (perched completely still) on the hills, was looking at the camera man.

• Sitting

• Standing

• Crouching

• Poised

“This was a stiff undertaking because there was no path to the top.” What might be the meaning of ‘stiff undertaking’?

Which of the following belongs to the feline family?

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“It was very silent, almost as though the birds and animals knew their trust had been violated.”

In the context of the above sentence, choose the correct meaning of the word ‘violated’.

• Had been saved

• Had been disregarded

The hunters had seen the dead body of the deer and guessed the whereabouts of the leopard.

Give one word for the underlined phrase.

• Sorrel

• Nettles

• Carcass

• Thickets

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.

Marshy lands are always a ______________ for crocodiles.

I did not ______________ (dare to go) any further because I was afraid there would be a snake.

“As we approached, we saw what looked like a ___________ of the leopard.”

• Cave

• Home

• Lair