3. Golu’s relatives did not answer | Class 7 English - An Alien Hand Chapter Golu Grows A Nose, Golu Grows A Nose 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?

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

Describe the stranger who came to the pet shop. What did he want?
 

What did Tilloo hope to see once he emerged from his underground home?
 

Kari was like a baby. What are the main points of comparison?
 

Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following.
(i) Soapy stole a man’s umbrella.
(ii) The owner of the umbrella offered to give it to Soapy.
(iii) The man had stolen the umbrella that was now Soapy’s.
(iv) Soapy threw away the umbrella.
 

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

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

Where was the tiger cub hiding when Grandfather found him?
 

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

How long does it take for a grub to become a complete ant?
 

What do you think the mechanical hand was trying to do?