1. “It was to be a battle of champions.” (i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this

Question

1. “It was to be a battle of champions.”

(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.

| Mongoose | Cobra |
| (a) _____ | (a) ____ |
| (b) __ | (b) _____ |
| (c) __ | (c) __ |

(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the *****?

Answer 1

(i)

| Mongoose | Cobra |
| (a) superb fighter | (a) skillful |
| (b) clever | (b) experienced |
| (c) aggressive | (c) swift |

(ii): The cobra ,showing his rebellion,hissed and forked his **, darting in and out,to show his readiness for **. It raised three of its six feet the ground, and spread its broad and spectacled hood. The mongoose bushed his tail. The long hair on his spine stood up.