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1. 1.

   Why do Whitaker and his team feel 'instantly revived'?

2. 2.

   The writer has used words like attentive and tenderly to show.....?

3. 3.

   Read the first sentence of para 12. Tell your partner what the writer is trying to tell us.

4. 4.

   The natural phenomena that spoiled the conservation efforts were:

   1. _________________
   2. _________________
5. 5.

   Why has the writer said that the gharial is the 'finest example of a healthy river'?

6. 6.

   Complete these sentences with information found in the text.

   1. The gharial looks different from other crocodiles in having _________________ snout and _________________ jaws. (para 5)
   2. Male gharials grow, at the end of the snout, _________________ through which they produce _________________. (para 5)
   3. The male gharial also uses the snout to produce _________________. (para 6)
   4. Unlike other female crocodiles which have to carry _________________ from the nest to the water, a female gharial just puts her babies outside the nest and moves towards the river. the babies _________________. (paras 9 and 10)
   5. Unlike other crocodiles which live in _________________, gharials live in _________________, eating only _________________. (para12)