Question 1:
Complete the following sentences.
The old banyan tree “did not belong” to grandfather,
but only to the boy, because ........................ .
Answer:
his sixty-five years old grandfather could not climb it.
Question 2:
Complete the following sentences.
The small grey squirrel became friendly when
........................ .
Answer:
he found that the boy did not arm himself with catapult or air-gun.
Question 3:
Complete the following sentences.
When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and
biscuit, the squirrel ........................ .
Answer:
grew quite bold and was soon taking food from the author’s hand.
Question 4:
Complete the following sentences.
In the spring, the banyan tree ........................
and ........................ would come there.
Answer:
was full of small red figs, birds of all kinds.
Question 5:
Complete the following sentences.
The banyan tree served the boy as a
........................ .
Answer:
library
Question 6:
Complete the following sentences.
The young boy spent his afternoons in the tree
........................ .
Answer:
when it was not too hot.
Question 7:
“It was to be a battle of champions.”
What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out
words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.
Answer:
Question 8:
“It was to be a battle of champions.”
What did the cobra and the mongoose do to show
their readiness for the fight?
Answer:
The cobra raised itself three feet off the ground. His forked tongue darted in and out. He spread his spectacled hood also. The mongoose bushed his tail. The long hair on his spine stood up.
Question 9:
Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch or did they join in the fight)
Answer:
The spectators were—a myna and a jungle crow. They not only watched the combatants but also took part in the fight.
Question 10:
Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their
actions in the proper order.
Answer:
Question 11:
What happend to the crow in the end?
Answer:
The crow had got bitten by the cobra
Question 12:
What did the myna do finally?
Answer:
In the end the myna hopped cautiously on the ground, looked closely into the bushes from a safe distance and then flew away with a shrill cry of congratulation.
Question 13:
The word ‘round’ usually means a kind of shape. What is its meaning in the story?
Answer:
The word ‘round’ in the story means ‘phase’. It indicates the number of times the fight took place.
Question 14:
Find five words in the following paragraph, which are generally associated with trees. But
here, they have been used differently. Underline the words.
Hari leaves for work at nine
every morning. He works in the local branch of the firm of which his uncle is the owner.
Hari’s success is really the fruit of his own labour. He is happy, but he has a small
problem. The root cause of his problem is a stray dog near his office. The dog welcomes Hari
with a loud bark every day.
Answer:
leaves, branch, fruit, root and bark
Question 15:
Answer:
gliding
Question 16:
Answer:
darting
Question 17:
Answer:
sprang
Question 18:
Answer:
whipped, back
Question 19:
Answer:
dived
Question 20:
Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.
The
cobra struck the crow, his snout th _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ing against its body. (15)
Answer:
thudding
Question 21:
Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.
The
crow and the myna c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in mid-air. (13)
Answer:
collided
Question 22:
Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.
The
birds dived at the snake, but b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d into each other instead. (14)
Answer:
bumped
Question 23:
Answer:
could, could, would, would
Question 24:
Answer:
could, could
Question 25:
Answer:
The tree was more than sixty-five years old.
Question 26:
Answer:
The tree is also around 300 years old.
Question 27:
Answer:
Zeba is as tall as Rani.
Ruby is shorter than Zeba and Rani.
Question 28:
Answer:
Anwar is stronger than Vijay and Akshay.
Vijay is as strong as Akshay.
Question 29:
Answer:
Shimla is as cold as Gangtok.
Srinagar is colder than Shimla and Gantok.
Question 30:
Answer:
Romi’s pencil is as short as Raja’s.
Romi’s and Raja’s pencils are shorter than Mona’s.
Question 31:
Answer:
Delhi is as hot as Nagpur.
Delhi and Nagpur are hotter than Chennai.
Question 32:
Answer:
Every summer I go to my uncle's farm house along with my parents and my little sister. His farm house is located at the outskirts of Delhi. The air there is always fresh as very few vehicles go there. I love the place because my grandparents live there too. They tell me interesting stories. My uncle teaches me new things about farming. But what I enjoy most is spending time on the bank of the river that flows near his house. The water is cool and fresh. I go there for a swim sometimes with my father and uncle.