English Grammar - Animal Sounds and Young Ones: 2 MCQs with Answers

The young one of a bear is called a 'cub'. English has separate words for the young ones of different animals, and these are commonly tested in vocabulary questions. 'Cub' is used for the young of a bear, lion, tiger, fox and wolf. A 'calf' is the young of a cow, elephant, whale or buffalo; a 'fawn' is the young of a deer; and a 'foal' is the young of a horse, which is further called a colt if male and a filly if female. Hence the correct answer is 'cub'.

Every animal has its own characteristic sound, and these verbs are frequently asked in vocabulary questions. An ass or donkey brays, so (a) matches with (iii). A duck quacks, so (b) matches with (i). A fly buzzes, so (c) matches with (iv). A bee hums, so (d) matches with (ii). This gives the combination a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii, which is option (3). Other useful examples are — lions roar, dogs bark, cats mew, horses neigh, cows low, sheep bleat, frogs croak and owls hoot.