Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Largest Animal Questions & Answers.
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The Largest Animal Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct option:
1. Whale is the:
(a) longest mammal
(b) largest animal
(c) biggest animal
2. The second largest whale is:
(a) sperm whale
(b) spermaceti
(c) blue whale
3. It is used in making candles and cosmetics.
(a) Crude oil
(b) Spermaceti
(c) Fish
Question 2: Fill in the blanks:
1. The blue whale live fully on plankton.
2. The whales are gigantic creatures.
3. The thick skin of the whale is called blubber.
4. Ambergris is used to manufacture expensive perfumes.
5. The whales do not lay eggs.
Question 3: Name the largest mammal in the world.
Answer: Whale is the largest mammal in the world.
Question 4: What do you come to know about the blue whale in this chapter? Write a summary.
Answer: Blue whale is the largest whale found in the sea. It grows about a hundred feet long. A whale needs two to three tons of food as a single meal. The blue whale live wholly on plankton. The whales are mammals. They come up to the surface of the water when they want to breathe. They do not lay eggs. They give birth to young ones and feed them with their milk.
Question 5: Which is the second largest whale?
Answer: Sperm whale is the second largest whale.
Question 6: Narrate the experience of the escaped man who was swallowed by a whale.
Answer: Once a man was swallowed by a whale. When the whale swallowed the man, it was caught by his companions. When they tore the whale, and took him out, he was in a fainted state, but not dead. His face and hands suffered serious burns, while his clothes and shoes had protected the rest of his body. When he came to senses, he told his friends what happened inside the whale. He walked in the sea giant’s stomach, feeling its walls in the darkness to see if there was any outlet to escape but in vain. He was wondering what to do when the whale began to digest him. His face and hands were burnt by the digestive acids of the whale’s stomach.
Question 7: What is a blubber?
Answer: To protect the whale from the cold, nature has provided it with a thick covering of fat called blubber. Its layer is six to twelve inches thick and it keeps the whale warm in the cold ocean water.
Question 8: How is whale useful to us?
Answer: Whale is useful to us in many ways. Its blubber is used in making soaps and margarine. Whale bones and meat are also useful. Ambergris, obtained from whale’s stomach, is used in manufacturing expensive perfumes. Its oil given to sick children and other invalids.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.