Guava is a plant in the myrtle family
(Myrtaceae) genus Psidium. It is native to Mexico and Central America, Northern
South America, parts of the Caribbean and some parts of North Africa and also
some parts of India. The guava tree is not big. It is about 33 feet with
spreading branches. The bark is smooth with green or reddish brown color. The
plants branches are close to the ground. Its young twigs are soft. It has hard
dark elliptic leaves. It is about 2-6 inches long and 1-2 inches wide. The flowers
are white, with five petals and numerous stamens.
Guava
fruit, usually 2 to 4 inches long, is round or oval depending on the species.
Varying between species, the skin can be any thickness, it is usually green
when unripe, but become yellow or maroon when ripe. The flesh of Guava fruit is
sweet or sour. The color of the flesh may be white, pink, yellow or red, with
seed in the central park of the flesh. The seeds are numerous but small. In
some good varietes, they are edible. Actual seed counts have ranged from 112 to
535. Guava fruit is rich with vitamins A and C, omega-3 and omega -6, gatty
acids and high levels of dietary fibre.
1 1. What happens to guava when it is ripe?
a.
The sour
fllesh of the guava changes into sweet
b.
Its green skin can change into yellow or maroon
c.
The guava
fruit usually can reach 2-4 inches long
d.
The seeds
inside the fruit are numerous but small
2. Paragraph 2 tells us about the ….. of guava
a.
Fruitr
b.
Flowers
c.
Leaves
d.
Colour
3 3. “in some good varietes, they are edible
(paragraph 2)
The underlined word means…
a.
Nice to see
b.
Easy to grow
c.
Safe to eat
d.
Hard to cut
4. What is the text about?
a.
Guava plant
b.
Flesh of
guava
c.
Benefit of
guava
d.
Length of
guava
9 Comments:
1.a
2.a
3.b
4.a
1.A
2.A
3.B
4.A
1.a
2.b
What is the writer's intention to write the text?
What's your occupation Demi Yourifian?
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1.a
2.a
3.b
4.a
1.A
2.A
3.B
4.A
Match teh following words wit the correct meaning
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