A Tiger in the House NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 9

A Tiger in the House NCERT Text Book Questions and Answers
A Tiger in the House Comprehension check (Page 60) 

Question 1.

“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.

Answer:

(ü) Grandfather was the only successful member of the hunting party.

Complete the following sentences.

(i) Toto climbed up the curtains when …………..

(ii) ………………,I became one of the tiger’s favourites.

(iii) Timothy had clean habits, …..

Answer:

(i) the tiger cub lost his temper.

(ii) When I came to live with grandfather

(iii) and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat.

A Tiger in the House Comprehension check (Page 64)

Question 1.

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.

Answer:

(iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.

Question 2.

When Timothy was about six months old, a change came over him. The phrase in italics means that

(i) Timothy had grown to his full size.

(ii) Timothy grew more friendly.

(iii) Timothygrew less friendly, in fact more dangerous.

Answer:

(iii) Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous.

Question 3.

Write True’ or ‘False against each of the following statements,

(i) Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment

(ii) The compartment in which grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other pastenger.

(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first class compartment

(iv) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilised tiger.

Answer:

(i) False

(ii) True

(iii) True

(iv) False.

Question 4.

Grandfather suggested that Timothy should be put in another cage. The reason was that

(i) the tiger had become very ill-tempered.

(ii) a leopard in the next cage would constantly rush at Timothy.

(iii) the cage was too small for a full grown tiger.

Answer:

(ii) a leopard in the next cage would constantly rush at Timothy.

Question 5.

The tiger was still licking his arm, with increasing relish, The phrase in the italics suggests that Timothy

(i) was good natured.

(ii) recognised an old friend.

(iii) smelt fresh food

Answer:

(iii) smelt fresh food.

A Tiger in the House Exercises Question and Answer

Question 1.

Where was the tiger cub hiding when Grandfather found him ?

Answer:

The tiger cub was hiding among the intricate roots of a banyan tree when Grandfather found him.

Question 2.

(i) What did Toto do to entertain Timothy ?

(ii) What did he do when Timothy lost his temper?

Answer:

(i) Toto pulled the tail of the young tiger.

(ii) When Timothy lost his temper, Toto would climb up the curtains,

Question 3.

“I became one of the tiger’s favourites”. Who is ‘l’ in the statement ? Why did he think so ?

Answer:

The creator of the narrative, Ruskin Bond, is identified as 'I' in the statement. Timothy's perceptive gazes on him led him to believe this. He made out that he was biting the author's ankles. It pleased the author. He had earned the tigers' favor in this way.

Question 4.

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

Answer:

Timothy loved spending time in the drawing room during the day. On the large sofa there, he would settle in and become comfy. He would take a dignified seat on the sofa. He spent the night in the kitchen and was overjoyed to be let out in the morning.

Question 5.

What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook ? Did it come true ?

Answer:

Grandmother made a prophecy that Timothy would some day eat up Mahmoud, the cook. No, this prophecy did not come true.

Question 6.

What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo ? ·

Answer:

Timothy was become unfriendlier and riskier. He started to follow Mahmoud about the home like a bad guy. Grandfather took the decision to reset Timothy to 0 as a result.

Question 7.

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

Answer:

He wanted that Timothy should be kept in another enclosure because the leopard kept frighting the tiger.

Question 8.

What shocked Grandfather in the end ?

Answer:

Grandfather had been stroking and slapping Timothy for about five minutes. A keeper told Grandfather that it was not his  Timothy. His Timothy died two months ago. This news shocked Grandfather.

Discuss the following topics in groups :

Question 1.

Shoot animals with a camera, not with a gun.

Answer:

Animals are necessary to keep the environment in balance, hence their existence is crucial. Some animals are friends in today's society, helping us feel less stressed, anxious, depressed, and lonely. Every living thing plays a specific role in the food chain and helps to keep life on our planet alive. The guy had discovered early on that humans are superior to all other animals due to their more sophisticated and complicated minds. We are really close to animals. They are quite helpful to us.

Question 2.

Keeping pets helps us become more loving and tolerant. It also helps us respect life in any from. Do you agree?

Answer:

It is a fact that keeping pets helps us more loving and tolerant . When we keep pets we develop personal relations with them . We fully associate ourselves with them . Sometimes it seems that they become more loving and affectionate than other family members . I do fully agree with this fact and I wish that everybody should promote the hobby of keeping pets .

Question 3.

Have you heard of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) ? What do they do ?

Answer:

An organization that promotes animal welfare is the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. For the pets and street dogs, they have put forth a lot of effort. They suggest that we each get at least one pet. At the very least, we can give them leftover food. Additionally, this Society has established a few hospitals with beds for the care of dogs. There, procedures and immunizations for the sick animals are carried out. Therefore, the main goals of this group are to improve the welfare and treatment of stray animals.