Kari learnt the commands to sit and to walk. What were the instructions for each command?
 

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.

What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?
 

Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day? Where was he during the night?
 

What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?
 

What did Number One and Number Two suggest should be done about the alien spacecraft?

3. Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because
(i) they were shy.
(ii) the questions were too difficult.
(iii) Golu was a naughty baby.

In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why?

Why did Grandfather want Timothy to be put in another enclosure?
 

Where had the spacecraft come from?
 

Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
 

On which planet do Tilloo and his parents live?