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Answer the following questions. Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?

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Answer the following question.

Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?

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Golu’s huge uncle hippopotamus had red eyes.

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पाठ 5: Golu Grows a Nose - Exercise [पृष्ठ ३४]

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पाठ 5 Golu Grows a Nose
Exercise | Q 2 | पृष्ठ ३४

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  1. For each word given below choose the correct meaning (as used in the passage) from the options provided: [2]
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      3. undisclosed
      4. skin
    2. contented (line 12)
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      4. container
  2. Which word in the passage is the opposite of ‘easy’? [1]
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    5. How would the tortoise protect itself from the dogs? [2]
  4. Despite the lack of schooling what did Ramu know? How, according to Ramu and Grandfather, should we treat birds and animals? Answer in not more than fifty words. [8]

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