Where was Timothy most comfortable durin | Class 7 English - An Alien Hand Chapter A Tiger in the House, A Tiger in the House 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?
 

What happened one Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house? What did the lady do? What was the bear’s reaction?
 

Was the spacecraft manned or unmanned? How do you know it?
 

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

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

Did Kari enjoy his morning bath in the river? Give a reason for your answer.
 

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

Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?
 

From the third paragraph pick out
(i) words associated with cries of birds,
(ii) words associated with noise,
(iii) words suggestive of confusion and fear.

Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
 

How do the smaller desert animals fulfil their need for water?