Kari was like a baby. What are the main points of comparison?
Kari was like a baby because he has trained to be good just like a baby. He had to be taught when to sit down, when to walk, when to go slow and when to go fast etc. When he was naughty he required to be scolded and if not he would do more mischiefs.
Did Kari enjoy his morning bath in the river? Give a reason for your answer.
Why did Kari push his friend into the stream?
What is “the master call”? Why is it the most important signal for an elephant to learn?
Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time. Why?
Kari helped himself to all the bananas in the house without anyone noticing it. How did he do it?
Kari learnt the commands to sit and to walk. What were the instructions for each command?
The enclosure in which Kari lived had a thatched roof that lay on thick tree stumps. Examine the illustration of Kari’s pavilion on page 8 and say why it was built that way. ephant to learn?
How does Tilloo manage to find his way to the ‘forbidden passage’?
1. The story of an ant’s life sounds almost untrue. The italicised phrase means
(i) highly exaggerated.
(ii) too remarkable to be true.
(iii) not based on facts.
1. From the first paragraph
(i) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as most people believe it is;
(ii) pick out two phrases which describe the desert as specialists see it. Which do you think is an apt description, and why?
What are some of the signs of approaching winter referred to in the text?
Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds?”
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of following statements.
(i) Mr Purcell sold birds, cats, dogs and monkeys.
(ii) He was very concerned about the well-being of the birds and animals in his shop.
(iii) He was impressed by the customer who bought the two doves.
(iv) He was a successful shopowner, though insensitive and cold as a person.
Why did Abbu Khan’s goats want to run away? What happened to them in the hills?
Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?
“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 of 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.
What did Tilloo hope to see once he emerged from his underground home?
Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
“I became one of the tiger’s favourites”. Who is ‘I’ in the statement? Why did he think so?
What did Number One and Number Two suggest should be done about the alien spacecraft?
Why did Grandfather want Timothy to be put in another enclosure?
1. (i) What problems are you likely to face if you keep ants as pets?
(ii) When a group of bees finds nectar, it informs other bees of its location, quantity, etc. through dancing. Can you guess what ants communicate to their fellow ants by touching one another’s feelers?
Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?
“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 of 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.
Was the spacecraft manned or unmanned? How do you know it?
Why, in your opinion, did the man set the doves free?
In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?