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What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?
“I became one of the tiger’s favourites”. Who is ‘I’ in the statement? Why did he think so?
When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
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.
Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try to reach the surface of the planet?
Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk, and two he cannot.
Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger
(i) would prefer Mahmoud’s bed to sleep in.
(ii) and the cook would disappear together from the house.
(iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.
Mark the right answer.
Why did he buy a young goat?
The tiger was still licking his arm, with increasing relish. The phrase in italics suggests that Timothy
(i) was good natured.
(ii) recognised an old friend.
(iii) smelt fresh food.
Was the customer interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought? If not, why not?
Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger
(i) would prefer Mahmoud’s bed to sleep in.
(ii) and the cook would disappear together from the house.
(iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.
Mark the right answer.
Tilloo pressed the red button and “the damage was done”. What was the damage?
(i) The man insisted on buying the doves because he was fond of birds. Do you agree?
(ii) How had he earned the five dollars he had?
What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook? Did it come true?
From the third paragraph pick out
(i) words associated with cries of birds,
(ii) words associated with noise,
(iii) words suggestive of confusion and fear.
What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following.
(i) Soapy did not want to go to prison.
(ii) Soapy had been to prison several times.
(iii) It was not possible for Soapy to survive in the city through the winter.
(iv) Soapy hated to answer questions of a personal nature.
Name some other creatures that live in anthills.
What was Soapy’s first plan? Why did it not work?