1. The poem describes different things that are the color red, including sunsets, feelings of bravery, sunburns, roses, cuts, bricks, bands, embarrassment, fireworks, valentines, and more.
2. The passage discusses how red is one of the most beautiful natural phenomena, seen in sunrises and sunsets. It is associated with blood flow and feelings of embarrassment or anger.
3. Red can also serve as a warning signal and make events more attractive, like a marching band dressed in red. It was used by Native Americans to paint their faces and was how they were referred to.
20. Complete this passage with appropriate words from the box below.
at – beat – wore – natural – enchanted – warning – attractive – in – rush
– embarrassed
Red is one of the seven colours of the rainbow. Red is
one of the most beautiful _(1)_ phenomena. Nature has
an _(2)_ paintbrush which plashes the horizon with vivid
colours _(3)_ every sunrise and sunset. Red is a primary
colour. It is associated with a _(4)_ of blood coursing
through our veins which happens when we are _(5)_ or
angry. The thumping _(6)_ of drums in a marching band
is inspiring and if the band is dressed in red, it makes the
occasion even more colourful and _(7)_. During the
frontier days _(8)_ North America, the natives were
referred to as Red Indians, perhaps because they _(9)_
red paint on their faces and bodies. The colour red also
serves as a _(10)_, so it is hard to imagine life without
