1 A Tiger in the House
I. 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
a). When did Grandfather discover the tiger cub?
Ans:-Grandfather discovered the tiger cub on a hunting expedition in Terai Jungle near Dehra
b))Who named him “Timothy”?
Ans:-Grandfather named him as Timothy
c))Who fed him?
Ans:-Grand-mother fed him entirely on milk, given to him in a feeding bottle.
d)What was Timothy’s diet?
Ans:- Timothy’s diet was raw mutton and cod liver oil, as milk proved too rich for him.
e. 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 small mongrel puppy. ‘Toto’ the monkey was bold enough and always used to pull the young tiger by the tail and the other companion puppy by which the tiger was afraid and always used to pull the young tiger by the tail and the other companion puppy by which the tiger was afraid him .
f.Timothy was more friendly with Toto than with the puppy. (True / not true)
g.When the boy took Timothy out for walks Why did people in the street give them a wide berth?
Ans:-When the boy took Timothy out for walks the people in the street gave them a wide berth because by that time he was the size of a full grown retriever
h.Timothy had an air of superiority about him. (True / not true) Ans True
i.Timothy’s wild nature came out gradually. (True / not true) Answer: True.
j.Everyone took Grandmother’s warning seriously. (True / not true) Answer:True
k.What changes in Timothy made Grand-father decide to transfer him to a zoo?
Ans:-When Timothy was about six months old, he grew steadily less friendly. Whenever he went out for a walk he would try to steal away to stalk a cat or someone pet pekinese. Sometimes at night they would hear frenzied crackling from the poultry house and in the morning there would be feathers lying all over veranda. Finally Timothy began to stalk Mahmoud about the house. All these changes in Timothy made grandfather to transfer him to zoo.
l.Why did Grandfather say to the tiger, “Good night Timothy”?
Answer:Grandfather said “Good night” because it was already getting dark and maybe it was his last meeting. He still believed that the tiger was Timothy.
m.Why did the tiger begin to lick Grandfather’s hand with more and more relish?
Answer:As the tiger was very dangerous which was caught two months ago it was licking with more relish as nobody went near him and it was thinking of delicious food.
n.Why did Grandfather give a scornful look to the keeper?
Answer:Timothy licked Grandfather’s hands and only sprang away when a leopard in the next cage snarled at him.
Grandfather shooed the leopard away, and the tiger returned to lick his hands, but every now and then the leopard would rush at the bars, and the tiger would slink back to his comer.
II. Supply the missing words in the following sentences.
1. Grandfather knew no one would have a tiger as a co-traveler.
2. The onlookers thought Grandfather and the tiger were close friends.
3. The tiger was relieved, but the leopard was tense.
i. III Fill in the blanks choosing the appropriate adverbs or adverb phrases given below
(when, as, while, till(or untill) 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 saving ‘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.
ii. IV Questions ending with Prepositions. A Preposition shows the relation of one word to some other word or words ina 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:
Grandmother : Where is Timothy?
Mother : He has gone out.
Grandmother : Gone out? Who with?
Bond: With Mahamoud.
Mahmoud : Grandfather was shouting at me.
Mother : What for?
Mahmoud : For not tying up Timothy
Bond : Grandfather has brought home a tiger cub!
Grandmother : At tiger cub? Where from?
Bond : From the jungle.
Superintendent : Sir, Why are you standing at that cage?
Grandfather : I have been conversing with Timothy.
Superintendent : Really? For how long?
V Look at this newspaper report:
Leopard goes to school in Mysore, shifted to zoo. (Heading of a news item in “Deccan Herald” April-3,2013)
A News Reporter is presenting this news item in a humorous way. But this is a serious matter. You might have read about other incidents like this. We think this is a problem for us. But isn’t it a problem for them too?
Discuss with your teacher why wild animals stray into villages, and even cities. Suggest what we should do about it.
Write down a paragraph on this topic.
[Ruskin Bond: Indian author of British descent. (19.5.1934) Awarded Sahitya Academy Award (1992); Padamshre (1999) for contribution to Children’s Literature. He now lives with his adopted family in Landour, near Mussoorie]
VI. Topic: Why wild animals stray into villages and even cities.
Animals, even we humans belong to animal kingdom. The difference is, we know how to express our views, through speaking, writing etc. Man for his luxurious life started to cut trees, hunt animals to eat, to make decorative materials etc, innumerable animals have become extinct. As the animals had no shelter as there are no forests. So animals are entering into villages and cities. The cause for all these are directly or indirectly beings human.
VII . Choose the correct answer.
1.Grandfather discovered the cub in me ____ jungle.
a) on the road
b) Dehr
c) Total
d) Forest
e) Answer: c) Total
2.Cub was put on a diet of ____ and _____ .
a) milk and food
b) Olive oil and chicken
c) only veg foods
d) raw mutton and cod liver oil
e) Answer:d) raw mutton and cod liver oil
3.Timothy was provided with two companions _____ and _____ .
a) Rabbit and monkey
b) Grandfather and cook
c) Toto and mongrel
d) None
e) Answer:c) Toto and mongrel
4.Timothy slept at night in
a) drawing room
b) besides to grandfather
c) cook’s quarters
d) on the sofa
e) Answer:c) cook’s quarters
5.It was decided to transfer Timothy to a Zoo in
a) Dehradun
b) Lucknow
c) Mysore
d) Hyderabad
e) Answer:b) Lucknow
II.
III. VIII Fill in the blanks.
1. Tiger Timothy was given more tempting diet of ____ and ____ .
2. The author of the lesson is _______ .
3. The favorite place of tiger Timothy was ______ room.
4. Zoo authorities were too glad to receive the tiger because it was ______ and civilized.
5. Keeper said Timothy died of _______ .
Answers:
1. Pigeons, Rabbits
2. Ruskin Bond
3. drawing
4. well fed
5. pneu
1.What was one of the most Timothy’s favourite amusements?
Answer:His favourite amusements was to stalk anyone who would play with him.
2.How was Timothy’s behaviour with the puppy?
Answer:At first Timothy appeared to be quite afraid of the puppy and darted back with a spring if it came too near. He would make absurd dashes at it with his large forepaws and then retreat to a ridiculously safe distance and finally allowed the puppy to crawl on his back and rest there.
3.What were the clean habits that Timothy had?
Answer:Timothy would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat. He slept at night in the cook’s quarters and was delighted at being let out by him in the morning.
4.How was the tiger’s behaviour with the grandfather at the zoo?
Answer:Tiger approached the bars, and allowed grandfather to put both hands around his head. Grandfather stroked the tiger ’s forehead and tickled his ear, and whenever he growled, smacked him across the mouth, which was his old way of keeping him quiet.
5.What was that surprised the grandfather?
Answer:About six months later, when grandfather visited the zoo he made straight to a particular cage in which Timothy had been interned. Grandfather had been stroking and slapping Timothy for about five minutes when he recognized the keeper who had been there when Timothy had first come to zoo. The Keeper said, Timothy died two months ago suffering from pneumonia and this tiger was the one which was trapped in the hills last month and he is very dangerous.
6.How can you say that Timothy had an air of superiority about him?
Answer:Whenever Timothy was taken out for a walk, he pulled hard on his chain and it would be difficult in keeping with him. He would make himself comfortable on long sofa, reclining there with great dignity and snarling at anybody who tried to get him off. This shows his superiority about himself.
7.What did Toto do to entertain Timothy?
Answer:Toto was a monkey. He teased Timothy and pulled his tail.
8.What did he do when Timothy lost his Temper?
Answer:Toto climbed up the curtains and got beyond reach of Timothy when he lost his temper
9.What was grandmother’s prophesy about the cook? Did it come true?
Answer:Grandmother feared that one day Timothy might get violent and eat up Mahmud because Timothy’s behaviour was changing. No, it did not come true.
10.Why did grandfather want Timothy to be put in another enclosure?
Answer:Grandfather saw a leopard in the next cage troubling and frightening him. He thought it was the reason for the bad mood of the tiger. So he wanted Timothy to be put in another enclosure.
11.What shocked grandfather in the end?
Answer:Grandfather was shocked when he came to know that his pet tiger Timothy had died two months back due to pneumonia and the tiger licking his hands was a very dangerous one who was only caught two months back.
12.Why did tiger begin to lick grandfather’s hand with more and more relish?
Answer:As the tiger which was very dangerous caught two months ago was licking with more relish as nobody went near him for the last two months, it may have been thinking of better food.
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