Complete the following sentences.

............

(ii) The writer describes the hill station and valley as...........

(iii) The leopard was successfu in.............but had to flee when.............

(iv) The minivets are easily noticed because ...............

(v)It looks like a fashion display on the slopes when ...............

(vi) During the monsoon season, snakes and rodents are found in roofs and attics because...............

Asked by Monika | 2 years ago |  381

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Solution :-

(i) Bijju is not seen but his voice is heard because of the mist in the surroundings.

(ii)The writer describes the hill station and valley as a paradise that might have been.

(iii)The leopard was successful in attacking one of Bijju's cows but had to flee when Bijju's mother came screaming curses.

(iv) The minivets are easily noticed because of their bright colours.

(v) It looks like a fashion display on the slopes when ground orchids, mauve lady's slipper and the white butterfly orchids bloom.

(vi) During the monsoon season, snakes and rodents are found in roofs and attics because they have been flooded out of their holes and burrows.

Answered by Sakshi | 2 years ago

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