Question 1:
“He had the distinction of being the only member of the party to have bagged any game ...” The phrase in italics means
- Grandfather was the most distinguished member of the party.
- Grandfather was the only sportsperson in the party.
- Grandfather was the only successful member of the hunting party.
Answer:
Grandfather was the only successful member of the hunting party.
Question 2:
Complete the following sentence.
Toto climbed up the curtains when
___________________________
Answer:
Timothy lost his temper.
Question 3:
Complete the following sentence.
____________ I became one of the tiger’s favourites.
Answer:
When I came to live with Grandfather,
Question 4:
Complete the following sentence.
Timothy had clean habits, ___________________________
Answer:
and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat.
Question 5:
Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger
- would prefer Mahmoud’s bed to sleep in.
- and the cook would disappear together from the house.
- would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.
Answer:
would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.
Question 5:
When Timothy was about six months old, a change came over him. The phrase in italics means that
- Timothy had grown to his full size.
- Timothy grew more friendly.
- Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous.
Answer:
Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous.
Question 6:
Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment.
Answer:
TRUE
Question 7:
The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger
Answer:
TRUE
Question 7:
Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first class compartment.
Answer:
TRUE
Question 8:
All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well fed and civilised tiger.
Answer:
FALSE
Question 9:
Grandfather suggested that Timothy should be put in another cage. The reason was that
- the tiger had become very bad tempered.
- a leopard in the next cage would constantly rush at Timothy.
- the cage was too small for a full grown tiger.
Answer:
a leopard in the next cage would constantly rush at Timothy.
Question 10:
The tiger was still licking his arm, with increasing relish. The phrase in italics suggests that Timothy
- was good natured
- recognised an old friend
- smelt fresh food.
Answer:
smelt fresh food.
Question 11:
Where was the tiger cub hiding when Grandfather found him?
Answer:
The little tiger cub was hiding among the roots of a banyan tree when Grandfather found him.
Question 12:
What did Toto do to entertain Timothy?
Answer:
Toto pulled Timothy by the tail to entertain him.
Question 13:
What did he do when Timothy lost his temper?
Answer:
When Timothy lost temper, he (Toto) climbed up the curtains.
Question 14:
I became one of the tiger’s favourites. Who is ‘I’ in the statement? Why did he think so?
Answer:
‘I’ in this statement is the narrator. He thought so because Timothy (the tiger) developed a special bond with him when he came to live with his grandfather. He would move slowly towards the narrator, roll over his back, kicking with delight and would pretend to bite the narrator's ankles. The narrator liked all this.
Question 15:
Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day? Where was he during the night?
Answer:
During the day, Timothy remained in the drawing-room. He felt most comfortable on the long sofa. At night he slept in the cook’s quarters.
Question 16:
What was Grandmother’s prophecy about Mahmoud, the cook? Did it come true?
Answer:
Grandmother made a prophecy that Timothy would some day eat up Mahmoud, the cook. But it didn’t come true.
Question 17:
What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?
Answer:
When Timothy was about six months old, a great change came over him. Timothy was no longer friendly. He began to chase a cat or a pet dog for food. He hunted hens and ate them up. He also began to stalk Mahmoud with evil intentions. All this made Grandfather decide to transfer him to the zoo.
Question 18:
Why did Grandfather want Timothy to be put in another enclosure?
Answer:
Timothy was in a zoo in Lucknow. Grandfather went to see him. There a leopard kept frightening Timothy in his enclosure (cage). Grandfather could not tolerate this. So he wanted Timothy to be put in another enclosure.
Question 19:
What shocked Grandfather in the end?
Answer:
The news of Timothy’s death and that the tiger who was licking his hand was not Timothy, shocked Grandfather in the end.
Question 20:
Shoot animals with a camera, not with a gun. Discuss.
Answer:
We should be kind towards animals. Killing animals disturbs the ecological balance. Moreover, there is a danger of them getting extinct. So if we want to shoot them, we should shoot them with a camera rather than a gun. Their beautiful photographs will give us more pleasure.
Question 21:
Keeping pets helps us become more loving and tolerant. It also helps us respect life in any form. Do you agree?
Answer:
Keeping pets is a useful hobby. It makes us more loving and tolerant. It develops in us a habit of respecting life in all forms. I fully agree with this statement. Pets serve as important sources of social and emotional support for their owners. They make their owner’s life happier and more fulfilling. Looking after the needs of an animal makes people more sympathetic and caring. Hence, I fully agree with this statement.
Question 22:
Have you heard of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)? What do they do?
Answer:
Yes, I have heard of the society. They take legal action against those who are cruel to animals.