Unit -01
A TIGER IN THE HOUSE
Ruskin Bond
Speaking, Reading and Writing
C. Converse about these points in the story with your partner. The boy or the girl sitting next to you. Take turns to ask or answer the questions given below. Explain to your partner why you think your answer is correct. Quote from the text if necessary.
1) When did Grandfather discover the tiger
cub? Who named him “Timothy”? Who fed him? What was Timothy’s diet?
Ans: Grandfather found the tiger cub while he
was on a chasing endeavor in the Terai Jungle close Dehra. Grandfather named
the tiger offspring "Timothy". Grandfather's cook Mahmoud took care
of the tiger offspring. At first, Timothy was given just milk. Later on, he was
put on a careful nutritional plan of crude sheep and cod liver oil and later by
an additionally enticing eating routine of pigeons and bunnies.
2) Who were Timothy’s two companions? How did they show him that they were not afraid of him?
Ans: Timothy's two companions were 'Toto',
the monkey, and a little mongrel doggy. 'Toto' the monkey was intense enough
and consistently used to pull the youthful major problem and the other partner
pup by which the tiger was apprehensive at first, yet at last, it permitted the
little dog to slither on his back and rest there which demonstrated that they
were not scared of him.
3) Timothy was more friendly with Toto than
with the puppy. (True / not true)
Ans: Not True.
4) When the boy took Timothy
out for walks? Why did people in the street give them a wide berth?
Ans: Timothy had the size of
a completely mature retriever and was frightened whether he will assault them
and thus at whatever points the boy went for him out for strolls would give
them a wide compartment.
5) Timothy had an air of superiority about
him. (True / not true)
Ans: True
6) Timothy’s wild nature came out gradually.
(True / not true)
Ans: True.
7) Everyone took Grandmother’s warning
seriously. (True / not true)
Ans: True
8) What changes in Timothy made Grand-father
decide to transfer him to a zoo?
Ans: At
the point when Timothy was around a half year old certain progressions came
over him. He became consistently less amicable. At whatever point he was gone
for out for a stroll, he would attempt to take away to follow a feline or
somebody's pet. He began killing creatures in the poultry house and the
grandfather used to see quills everywhere on the veranda the following day
morning. Timothy must be tied up additional after. At last when he began
talking, Mahmoud in the house which resembled a disgusting aim. This above
conduct of Timothy settled on granddad take a choice to move the canine to a
zoo.
9) Why did Grandfather say to the tiger, “Good night Timothy”?
Ans: Grandfather said "Good night
Timothy" since it was at that point getting dim and possibly it was his
last gathering. He actually accepted that the tiger was Timothy.
10) Why did the tiger begin to lick
Grandfather’s hand with more and more relish?
Ans: Tiger felt that the grandfather was a
benevolent individual and he won't do any mischief to him: The grandfather had
put two hands around the tiger's head, stroked its brow, and ticked his ear. He
additionally smacked him over the mouth at whatever point he snarled. At the
point when the leopard in the following enclosure growled at him, the
grandfather shooed the leopard away. Every one of these activities of
grandfather made the tiger lick his hands with increasingly more relish.
11) Why did Grandfather give a scornful look
to the keeper?
Ans: Timothy licked Grandfather's hands and possibly sprang away when a leopard
in the following enclosure growled at him. Grandfather shooed the leopard away,
and the tiger got back to lick his hands, yet from time to time the leopard
would surge at the bars, and the tiger would lurk back to his comer.
E. Supply the missing words in the following sentences.
1) Grandfather knew no one would have a tiger as a contractor.
2) The onlookers thought Grandfather and the tiger were close friends.
3) The tiger was relieved, but the
leopard was tense.
Exercise:
Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate
adverbs or adverb phrases given below
(when, as, while, till(or until) after, since, as long as, whenever, and once)
1) Whenever I
go to the zoo I do not forget to say ‘hello’ to my tiger.
2) He was shocked as I went near
the tiger.
3) As I was relaxed the tiger was also relaxed,
but once I showed the signs of nervousness the tiger
became nervous too.
4) When I
gave my hand to it the tiger began to lick it.
5) I haven’t seen my tiger since it ran
away from our house.
6) While I
was saying “goodbye” to my tiger the superintendent came.
7) As long as I was petting the tiger the leopard in the next cage snarled at
him.
8) “Wait till I ring you up.” the zoo superintendent
said.
9) We waited for the tiger until it was,
dark.
10) They had left before we
reached there.
11) I came just after he had hit all six sixes in that over. I missed it.
Questions ending with Prepositions.
A Preposition shows the relation of one word
to some other word or words in a sentence.
The most important prepositions are: - in, at, by, from, for, of, on, to, up, till, until, with, above, before, behind, between, into, against etc.
Supply the missing
prepositions in the dialogues given below:
1) Grandmother : Where
is Timothy?
Mother : He has gone out.
Grandmother : Gone out? Who with?
Bond : With Mahamoud.
2) Mahmoud : Grandfather
was shouting at me.
Mother : What for?
Mahmoud : For not tying
up Timothy
3)
Bond : Grandfather
has brought home a tiger Cub!
Grandmother : At tiger cub? Where from?
Bond : From the jungle.
4) Superintendent : Sir,
Why are you standing at that cage?
Grandfather : I have been
conversing with Timothy.
Superintendent : Really? For how
long?
