FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - CLASS 07 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - A TIGER IN THE HOUSE

 

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?