Comprehension check… (Part I)
1. “He had the distinction of being the only member
of the party to have bagged any game…” The phrase
in italics means
(i) Grandfather was the most distinguished
member if the party.
(ii) Grandfather was the only sportsperson in
the party.
(iii) Grandfather was the only successful
member of the hunting party.
Mark the right answer.
Ans: (iii) Grandfather was the only successful member of
the hunting party.
2. Complete the following sentences:
(i) Toto climbed up the curtains when
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(ii) ---------------------, I became one of
the tiger’s favourites.
(iii) Timothy had clean habits,
--------------------.
Ans: (i) Timothy lost his temper.
(ii) When I came to live with grandfather.
(iii) and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like
a cat.
Part II
1.Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger
(i) would prefer Mahmoud’s bed to asleep in.
(ii) and the cook would disappear together
from the house.
(iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.
Ans: (iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.
2. When Timothy was about six months old, a
change came over him. The phrase in italics means that
(i) Timothy had grown to his full size.
(ii) Timothy grew more friendly.
(iii) Timothy grew less friendly, in fact
more dangerous.
Ans: (iii) Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more
dangerous.
3. Write ‘True’ or ‘false’ against each of
the following statements.
Ans: (i) Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a
special compartment. (True)
(ii) The compartment in which grandfather and Timothy
travelled had no other passenger. (True)
(iii) Timothy and
Grandfather travelled in a first class compartment. (True)
(iv) All the passengers in the compartment thought that
Timothy was a well fed and civilized tiger. (False)
4. Grandfather suggested that Timothy should
be put in another cage. The reason was that
(i) the tiger had become very bad tempered.
(ii) a leopard in the next cage would
constantly rush at Timothy.
(iii) the Timothy was too small for a full
grown tiger.
Ans : (ii) a leopard in the next cage would constantly
rush at Timothy.
5. The tiger was still licking his arms, with
increasing relish. The phrase in the italics suggests that Timothy
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(i) was good natured.
(ii) recognized an old friend.
Ans : (ii) recognized an old friend.
Exercise…
1. Where was the tiger cub hiding when
Grandfather found him?
Ans: Grandfather
found the tiger cub among the intricate roots of a banyan tree in the forest.
2. (i) What did Toto do to entertain Timothy?
Ans: Toto entertained
Timothy by pulling his tail.
(ii) What did he do when Timothy lost his
temper?
Ans: When Timothy
lost his temper, Toto would climb up the curtain.
3. “I became one of the tiger‘s favourites.’’
Who is ‘I’ in the statement? Why did he think so?
Ans: The author is
‘I’ in the statement. He thought so because Timothy used to play with him.
4. Where was Timothy most comfortable during
the day? Where was he during the night?
Ans: During the
day, Timothy was most comfortable on the sofa in the drawing room. He slept at
night in cook’s quarters.
5. What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the
cook? Did it come true?
Ans: Grandmother’s
prophecy was that one day Timothy would kill the cook. No, it did not come
true.
6. What made Grandfather decide to transfer
Timothy to the zoo?
Ans: Timothy
became dangerous. He began to look at Mahmoud wildly. This made Grandfather
decide to transfer timothy to the zoo.
7. Why did Grandfather want Timothy to be put
in another enclosure?
Ans: Grandfather
saw that a leopard kept frightening Timothy. So Grandfather wanted Timothy to
be put in another enclosure.
8. What shocked Grandfather in the end?
Ans: The news of Timothy’s death shocked Grandfather in
the end.