Answer the following questions.
1. Whom does Golu ask, “why don’t you ever fly like the other
birds?”
Ans: Golu asks this question to his tall aunt, the ostrich.
2. Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?
Ans: Golu’s huge uncle,
the hippopotamus had red eyes.
3. Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because
(i) they were shy.
(ii) the questions were too difficult .
(iii) Golu was a naughty baby.
Ans: (ii) the
questions were too difficult.
4. Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river?
Ans: The mynah bird advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river.
5. Why Golu go to the river?
Ans: Golu went to the
river to find out what the crocodile had for dinner.
6. The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river. Golu
thought it was
(i) a living crocodile .
(ii) a dead crocodile .
(iii) a log of wood .
Ans: (iii) a log of wood.
7. What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real
crocodile?
Ans: He shed crocodile
tears to show that he was a real crocodile.
8. “Come here, little one, and I’ll whisper the answer to you.”
The crocodile said this because
(i) he could not stand up .
(ii) he wanted to eat Golu.
(III) Golu was deaf.
Ans: (ii) he wanted to eat Golu.
9. Who helped Golu on the bank of river?
Ans: The Python helped Golu on the bank of river.
10. Name two things the elephant can do with
his trunk and two he cannot.
Ans: The elephant can drink water and lift a bundle of grass
with his trunk. He cannot taste things and dig soil with his trunk.