Duck : Short Reading Practice
Passage
Ducks live near water like lakes, ponds, and rivers.
They have webbed feet that help them swim easily.
Ducks use their flat beaks to find food such as plants, insects, and small fish.
They can walk, swim, and fly.
Baby ducks are called ducklings and always follow their mother.
Ducks often quack to talk with each other and stay together safely and happily in groups.
Vocabulary
English English
- near (adj) : not far, short distance between two places
- lake (n) : natural body of water that is bigger than a pond.
- pond (n) : a man mad body of water smaller than a lake
- river ( n) : a long natural body of flowing water
- webbed foot (n) : foot with toes connected to each other with thin skin
- flat beak (n) : duck's mouth having no curves.
- plant (n) : small vegetation
- insect (n) : small animal like ants, flies, crickets..etc.
- duckling (n) : baby duck
- stay together (v) : stay with each other
- safe (adj) : having no harm or danger
English Khmer
- near (adj) : ជិត (នៀ)
- lake (n) : បឹង (ឡេកខឹ)
- pond (n) : ត្រពាំង ឬស្រះទឹក (ផុនដឹ)
- river ( n) : ទន្លេ ឬស្ទឹង (រីវើ)
- webbed foot (n) : ជើងមានម្រាមជាប់គ្នា ( វេបបីដ ហ្វូតថឹ)
- flat beak (n) : ជំពុះទាល (ហ្លាត បីកខឹ)
- plant (n) : រុក្ខជាតិ (ផ្លាណថឹ)
- insect (n) : សត្វល្អិត ( អីនសេកថឹ)
- duckling (n) : កូនទា (ដាក់ឃ្លីង)
- stay together (v) : នៅជាមួយគ្នា (ស្តេ ធូគេឌើ)
- safe (adj) : ដែលមានសុវត្តិភាព (សេបហ្វឹ)
Example
1. There is a pond near my house.
2. Lake is larger than a pond.
3. Mekong is the longest river in Cambodia.
4. Ducks have webbed feet so they can swim easily.
5. Birds use their beaks to pick seed from the ground.
6. My mom waters the plants every morning.
7. Many birds eat insects for food.
9. Duckling is the baby duck.
10. It is safe to drink cooked water.
Comprehension Questions
1. Where do ducks live?
2. Why do babies ducks stay close to their mother?
3. What makes the duck swim easily?
4. What do ducks eat?
5. What are babies ducks called?
True/False Statement
1. Ducks live in dry places like deserts.
2. Ducks live near lakes, ponds, and rivers.
3. Ducks have webbed feet that help them swim.
4. Ducks use sharp teeth to catch food.
5. Ducks eat plants, insects, and small fish.
6. Ducks can only swim but cannot fly.
7. Ducks can walk, swim, and fly.
8. Baby ducks are called ducklings.
9. Ducklings stay far away from their mother.
10. Ducks quack to communicate with each other.
Answer Key
1- False
2- True
3- True
4- False
5- True
6- False
7- True
8- True
9- False
10 - True
0 Comments