A Tiger in the house Questions Answers | Lesson 4 | Class 7 | English

 A Tiger in the house Questions Answers | Lesson 4 | Class 7 | English | Sankardev Shishu Niketan Solutions | Assam

 

A Tiger in the house Questions Answers | Lesson 4 | Class 7 | English

Word Note 

 
(a) sumptuous  - very luxurious, splendid
(b) strolling - walking
(c) retriever -  a type of dog trained to fetch birds which have been
shot   

(d) superintendent- a person with power to manage and control mace.

(e) crouched- to put body close of the ground by blending legs 

(f) smach-  to hit someone or something with the hand.

(g) Reunion - a party of people who have not met each other for
long
(h) distinction - honour
(i) stalk - move secretly towards someone
(j) snarling -  growling with bared teeth
(k) tempting - attractive
(l) retreat - go back
(m) crafty - sly
(n) briskly - rapidly
(o) terrain an area having preponderance of a particular rock.

(p) intricate making a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

 
Working with the text 

A Tiger in the house questions answers Sankardev Shishu Niketan Assam solutions

1 Answer the following questions :

 
(i) By whom was the tiger cub discovered? 

Answer: The tiger cub was discovered by the Narrator's Grandfather.

ii) Where was it discovered?

Answer: The tiger cub was discovered by the narrator's grandfather on a hunting expedition in the Terai jungle near Dehra.

 
iii) What was the name of the tiger cub?

Answer: Timothy was the name of the tiger cub.

 iv) Who named it?

Answer: Timothy was named by narrator's grandfather.

(v) What were the two companions of the tiger cub in grandfather's house? 

Answer: Toto the monkey, and a small mongrel puppy were the two companions of the tiger cub in grandfather's house.

vi) What was the favorite place of the tiger cub in the house? 

Answer: The favorite place of the tiger cub in the house was the drawing room, and he would make himself comfortable on the long sofa,

 
vii) What was the visible change of the tiger cub when it was six months old?

Answer: When timothy was about six months a change came over him, e grew steadily less friendly.

 viii) Why was the tiger transferred to the zoo?

Answer:  When timothy was about six months a change came over him, he grew steadily less friendly. Timothy had to be chained more often. And finally, when he began to stalk Mahmoud with villainous intent, grandfather decided to transferred him to a zoo.

 ix) What annoyed grandfather when he went to meet his tiger in the
Zoo? 

Answer:  The grandfather was annoyed by the leopard when he went to meet his tiger in the Zoo. He was very frustrated by that leopard because whenever timothy came closer to him the leopard would rush at the bars, and the timothy would slink back to his corner.

Working with language 

 
1.Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow:  

 
(a) Give up: abandon
(b) Give off: emit
(c) Give away: distribute
(d) Give out: exhaust
(e) Give over: hand over
(f) Give in: yield 

i) They were give over to the enemy.
ii) The President give away the prizes.
iii) I tried hard but ultimately I had to give up.
iv) He at first opposed the proposal, but at last give in.
(v) This flower give off a sweet smell.
vi) My patience give out at last.

Read the following sentences: 

 
a) I was having my breakfast when the light went out. 
b) She was reading when the teacher came. 

The verbs in italics are in the past continuous tense. Find six examples of
verbs in the past continous tense in the text and write them down.

(a) Grandfather took the opportunity of calling at the zoo to see how Timothy was getting on.

(b) When my grandparents were visiting relatives in Lucknow.

(c) He had been stroking and slapping timothy.

(d) The keeper was observing him with some alarm.

(e) The tiger was still licking his arm, with increasing relish.

(f) When Granfather was strolling down the forest path.

3. The young one of a tiger is called 'cub'. Write what the young ones of the following animals are called- 

 
animals           Young ones
 

lion -  cub
horse - foal
elephant - calf
wolf - pup
fox - kit
buffalo - calf

4. Notice the following sentences-

 
a) He said, "I am reading now".
b) He told that he was reading then. 

The first sentence is in direct speech. Direct speech shows what people
actually said. Reported (or indirect) speech is how we later report this,
making changes to the words the speaker originally said. Second sen
tence is in reported speech. 

Now turn the following sentences into reported speech-

 
(i) The keeper said to grandfather, "Timothy died of Pneumonia two  months ago." 

Answer: The keeper told grandfather that Timothy died of Pneumonia two months ago.

(ii) Grandfather said to the keeper, "The leopard keeps frightening the
tiger" 

Answer: Grandfather told keeper that leopard kept frightening the tiger.

iii) The keeper said to grandfather, "Please continue your conversa-tion." 

Answer:  The keeper requested grandfather to continue their conversation.

(iv) Grandfather said, "Why don't you put him somewhere else?"

Answer: Grandfather asked why don't they put him somewhere else?

 
(v) Grandfather said, "Goodnight, Timothy"

Answer: Grandfather wished goodnight to Timothy.

5. Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.

tickle, smack, ridiculously, intricate, magnificent, steadily, writing

(a) Tickle: lightly touch or prod

Grandfather tickled Timothy under the chin.

(b)  Smack: A Sharp slap or blow.

Leopard smacked Timothy across the face.

(c) ridiculously: Absurdly

That play was so ridiculous 

(d) Intricate: Complicated

I read a book with intricate story.

(e) magnificent: impressively beautiful.

Taj Mahal is a magnificent monument.

(f) steadily: in a regular manner

The state has been steadily developing.

(g) writing : ability of composing words

He is writing a book

 6. Do you have a pet? Write a short paragraph on your pet. 

I Have a pet tiger named Timothy, it was discovered by my Grandfather
on a hunting expedition in the Terai jungle near Dehra. It's colour is orange with black stripped. It is eighteen inches long. Toto the monkey, and a small mongrel puppy are the two companions of the timothy. Timothy's favourite amusements is to stalk anyone who could play with him. His favourite place in the house is drawing room, their he make himself comfortable on the long sofa. Timothy had clean habits, and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat. He slept at night in the cook's quarters. He is happy living with us.

7. Make a visit to the zoo and write a paragraph on it using the following points. You can use some of your own. Paste some pictures of birds and
animals you have seen there.

*your journey to the zoo.
* birds and animals you have seen there.
*the name of the places where they are found. 

* their eating habits. *
*your return journey.

8. Write a short paragraph (in about 30 words) on the tiger cub's habits.

Answer: One of the Timothy's favourite amusement was to stalk anyone who can play with him.  Timothy had clean habits, and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat.

 
9 Mark the correct answer in each of the following: 

 
i) Timothy was put on a diet of raw mutton and cod liver oil because 

a) it was good for him
b) milk proved too rich for Timothy
c) he loved eating meat 

Answer: (b)  milk proved too rich for Timothy

ii) The zoo authorities were glad to receive Timothy because of its 

 
a) eating habits
b) cleanliness
c) well feeding and fairly civilized habits. 

Answer: c) well feeding and fairly civilized habits.

ii) The keeper told the grandfather that his tiger died of 

 
a) Cholera
b) Jaundice
c) Pneumonia 

Answer: c) Pneumonia