Reading Comprehension

What is the meaning of spank?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

Where was the Kolokolo Bird sitting?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What did he ask his hairy uncle, the Baboon?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

Whom did the Elephant's child meet?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

How was the nose of the Elephant?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What did he ask his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What did everybody do to the Elephant?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What question did he ask during the precession?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What was the name of the Elephant?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What did he ask his tall uncle, the Giraffe?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What is the location of this story?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What was the event that was taking place in the forest?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What did he ask his tall aunt, the Ostrich?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

How did the Elephant's Child behave?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

Who were the aunts and uncles of the Elephant Child?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What type of bananas did the Elephant child take?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What is the meaning of curiosity?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What did the Elephant child get when he asked questions?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

Where did the Kolokolo Bird ask the Elephant's child to go?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What is the meaning of hush?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

Why did they all spank him now?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What type of sugarcane did the Elephant child take?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What is the meaning of boot?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What type of melon did the Elephant child take?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”

What did the Elephant child request them?

Read the passage and answer the following question:
In the High and Far-Off Times the Elephant, Best Beloved had no trunk. He had only a blackish bulgy nose, as big as a boot that he could wriggle about from side to side; but he couldn’t pick up things with it. But there was one Elephant – a new Elephant – an Elephant’s Child – who was full of satiable curtiosity and that means he asked ever so many questions. And he lived in Africa and he filled all Africa with his satiable curtiosities. He asked his tall aunt, the Ostrich, why her tail-feathers grew just so, and his tall aunt the Ostrich spanked him with her hard, hard claw. He asked his tall uncle, the Giraffee, what made his skin spotty and his tall uncle, the Giraffee, spanked him with his hard, hard hoof. And still he was full of satiable curtiosity. He asked his broad aunt, the Hippopotamus, why her eyes were red, and his broa

d aunt, the Hippopotamus, spanked him with her broad, broad hoof; and he asked his hairy uncle, the Baboon, why melons tasted just so, and his hairy uncle, the Baboon, spanked him, wit

h his hairy, hairy paw. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity! He asked questions about everything he saw, or heard, or felt, or smelled, or touched, and all his uncles an
d his aunts spanked him. And still he was full of’satiable curtiosity.
      One fine morning in the middle of the Precession of the Equinoxes
this ‘satiable Elephant’s Child asked a new fine question that he had never ever asked before. He asked,” What does the Crocodile have for dinner? Then everybody said,”Hush!”in a loud and dretful tone, and t
hey spanked him immediately and directly, without stopping, for a long time.
   By and by, when that was finished, he came upon Kolokolo Bird sitting in the middle of a wait-a-bit thorn-bush, and he said,” My father has spanked me, and my mother has spanked me; all my aunts and uncles have spanked me for my ‘satiable curtiosity;and still I want to know what the Crocodile has for dinner!”
  The Kolokolo Bird said, with a mournful cry,” Go to the banks of the great grey-green greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.”