Stories are often heard of people who died during expeditions into the wild. Few, if any, of these deaths resulted from lack of food in the jungle. More often than not, the victims died of other causes like animal attacks, diseases, exposure to severe wind, rain and cold or accidents.Food plants are readily available in the jungle. They contain essential vitamins and minerals and are rich in protein and carbohydrates. All plants provide enough roughage to keep the body in good working condition. The main skill that one must possess is the ability to know which plants are edible and which are not. Do not assume that the plant that birds or other animals have eaten is safe for human consumption. This may not be. It is wiser to test a new specimen by just nibbling a small amount of it. Should stomach trouble occur, it can then be relieved by drinking plenty of hot water.

Animals roam in the wild. Most of them venture out only at night. They are a source of nourishment. However, trapping or hunting them demands great skill and expertise. The bark of trees, twigs and leaves form an important part of the diet of many animals including several species of deer and goats, squirrels and other small rodents. By studying the marks made by the animal's teeth, one will be able to identify the species of animals available for food. The toothmarks of sheep and goats generally run obliquely while those of the deer run vertically. Stumps with conical tops that looked as if they had been felled by an axe are the work of the beaver and a scattering of nutshells on the ground may indicate the presence of a squirrel.

It is important to be equipped with skills of survival to be prepared for any kind of situation or problem that one may encounter in life.


1.
A person who is lost in a jungle is less likely to die of ______.


(A) food poisoning
(B) cold
(C) dengue fever
(D) hunger


2. Which one of these statements is TRUE ?

(A)
Plants contain fiber.

(B) The parts of plants are rough.
(C) All plants can be eaten.
(D) Birds and mammals eat the same plants.

3. According to the passage, most animals ______.

(A) are ferocious
(B) are nocturnal creatures
(C) have similar ways of eating
(D) attack human beings

4. We will know the species of animal in the jungle by ______.

(A) studying the marks left on their food
(B) observing the change in weather
(C) collecting the barks of trees
(D) looking at the shape of the leaves

5. Conical shaped tree trunks left remaining in the ground show the presence of ______.

(A) squirrels
(B) beavers
(C) deer
(D) goats