Towns for Termite

Towns For Termites

Some insects live together in huge groups called colonies, which are like insect cities. There are four main types of insects which form colonies. One is the termites. The other three are all in the same insect subgroup and are bees, wasps and ants.

Some kinds of termites make their nests inside a huge pile of mud and earth called a termite mound. The termites build the mound from wet mud which goes hard in the hot sun. The main part of the nest is below ground level. It has hundreds of tunnels and chambers where the termites live, feed and breed.

Inside the termite city there are various groups of termites, with different kinds of work to do. Some make tunnel into the soil and collect food such as tiny bits of plants. Others guard the entrance to the nest and bite any animals which try to enter. Some look after the eggs and young forms, or larvae.

Refer the given composition to answer the following questions:

1. Some insects live together in huge groups called ___________.

(A) Cities              (B) Colonies         (C) Countries       (D) counties

2. Which of these live in a colony?

(A) wasps             (B) ants                (C) termites         (D) all of these

3. How many types of insects form colonies?

(A) One                (B) Two                (C) Three              (D) Four

4. What are the nests of the termites called?

(A) Termite mould                           (B) Termite hill

(C) Termite mound                          (D) Termite mount

5. What do termites use to make their nests?

(A) Stones            (B) Wet mud       (C) Hot mud        (D) Sand

6. Where is the main part of the termites’ nests?

(A) On the top                                 (B) Above ground level

(C) At the ground level                   (D) Below ground level

7. How is the nest of the termite?

(A) It has a chamber and a tunnel

(B) It has some chambers and no tunnels

(C) It has hundreds of chambers and tunnels

(D) It has many tunnels and no chambers

8. How do termites work?

(A) Alone                                           (B) In groups

(C) Two at a time                             (D) As per their wish

9. How do they guard the entrance of their nest?

(A) By biting                                     (B) By closing the door

(C) By making the road slippery    (D) By fighting with arms

10. What are larvae?

(A) Old termites                               (B) Fighter termites

(C) Lady termites                             (D) Young ones of termites

Answer keys
(1) (B); (2) (D); (3) (D); (4) (C); (5) (B); (6) (D); (7) (C); (8) (B); (9) (A); (10) (D)