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An elephant is a huge, grey An elephant is a huge, grey animal with a long trunk, large animal with a long trunk, large

ears, and two tusks.ears, and two tusks.

Elephants are the largest living land animals. They belong to mammals.

Elephants have big bodies. Their skins are thick and tough. They have four strong big legs, a long trunk, two small eyes, two wide ears, two tusks and a small tail.

Elephants live in groups. Each group consists of 20 to 40 females of all ages. The leader is usually a mature male elephant. The male elephants protect the group.

Elephants are active during both the daylight and the night. However, they normally rest during the hottest hours of the day. During that time, they look for shady place and sleep standing up. When the sun downs, they walk to the nearest river to drink and bath.

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Answer the following questions.Answer the following questions.

1.1. Elephants belong to… .Elephants belong to… . a. reptilesa. reptiles b. farm animalsb. farm animals c. mammalsc. mammals d. human beingsd. human beings

2.2. The following sentences describe about The following sentences describe about an elephant, except … .an elephant, except … .

a. Elephants’a. Elephants’ skins are thick and tough. b. Elephants have four strong big legs. c. An elephant has a long trunk. d. An elephant has two soft tusks.

3. Which elephant leads the group?3. Which elephant leads the group? a. The male elephant.a. The male elephant. b. The weak male elephant. b. The weak male elephant. c. The young male elephant.c. The young male elephant. d. The mature male elephant.d. The mature male elephant.

4. What do elephants do when the sun sets?4. What do elephants do when the sun sets? a. a. They normally rest. b. They look for shady place. c. They sleep standing up. d. d. they drink and bath in river.

5. Elephants live in groups. Each group consists of about …

a. thirteen.a. thirteen. b. thirty.b. thirty. c. sixty.c. sixty. d. fifty.d. fifty.

1.1. What does the text tell us about?What does the text tell us about?

2.2. What is the purpose of the text?What is the purpose of the text?

3.3. ““tthey hey look for shady place and sleep” look for shady place and sleep” what does the underlined word refer to?what does the underlined word refer to?

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5.5. BB