Mention three things we can learn from t | Class 7 English - An Alien Hand Chapter The Tiny Teacher, The Tiny Teacher NCERT Solutions

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

What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?
 

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.

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

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.

“But the cop’s mind would not consider Soapy”. What did the cop not consider, and why?
 

Kari helped himself to all the bananas in the house without anyone noticing it. How did he do it?
 

What changes had occurred, which forced people to live in underground homes?

In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful?

   _The queen ant has a pair of wings, which she casts off before she begins to lay eggs.
   _Eggs hatch and become grubs, grubs change into cocoons, and cocoons break to bring              forth complete ants.

   _The life of an ordinary ant in the anthill is a book which many of us seldom open.

“Come here, little one, and I’ll whisper the answer to you.” The crocodile said this because
(i) he couldn’t stand up.
(ii) he wanted to eat Golu.
(iii) Golu was deaf.
 

 Was the customer interested in the care and feeding of the doves he had bought? If not, why not?

When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
 

How does Tilloo manage to find his way to the ‘forbidden passage’?
 

Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
 

Where had the spacecraft come from?