Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

 Q. 5. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow: The tree crickets were a band of willing artists who would start singing at almost any time of the day. At the height of the monsoon, the banyan tree was like an orchestra with the musicians constantly tuning up. A small flute in my hand, I would add my shrill piping to that of the crickets and cicadas. But they must have thought poorly of my piping because whenever I played, the insects fell silent!

(i) Who are being talked about in the passage?

(ii) Describe the passage in your own words.

(iii) Make sentences with ‘orchestra’ and ‘tuning up’

Ans. (i) The insects crickets are been talked about in the given passage.

(ii) Tree crickets are insects of the order Orthoptera. These crickets are in the subfamily Oecanthinae of the family Gryllidae. This subfamily contains nine genera. Tree crickets as well as most other crickets have two pairs of 5 wings. The fore wings are located closer to the head and are hard and leathery in appearance. The hind wings are located aft of the fore wings and are the wings it uses for flight. When the cricket is not in flight the fore wings fold back to cover the hind wings. The bodies of tree crickets are long and skinny with a coloration that matches their habitat. They have large powerful legs used for jumping. Their heads contain two antennae which can sense both touch and odour and compound eyes which are inherent in all Orthoptera.

(iii) Orchestra: The orchestra team won the hearse of the audiences in the annual function.

Tuning Up: The Musicians Studdenly started thing up with the beats.

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