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Answer following questions in short. Q1) How does Tilloo manage to find his way to the ‘forbidden passage’? Ans1) Tilloo has observed that his father uses a security card to open a metal door leading to the forbidden passage. So he gets hold of his father’s security card and managed to find his way to forbidden passage. Q2) What did Tilloo hope to see once he emerged from his underground home? Ans2) Tilloo hoped to see the sun, if it was day or the stars, if it was night. Q3) Why did Tilloo’s father advise him not to try and reach the surface of the planet? Ans3) On the surface of the earth the air was too thin to breathe and the temperature too low to survive. Only a trained and well –equipped person can survive there. An ordinary person would die there. Therefore Tilloo’s father advised him not to try and reach the surface of the planet. Q4) What changes had occurred, which forced people to live in underground homes? Ans4) The people were forced to live in ...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Where was the little tiger cub hiding when Grandfather found him? Ans1) The little tiger cub was hiding among the intricate roots of a banyan tree, when grandfather found the little tiger cub. Q2) What did Toto do to entertain Timothy? Ans2) Toto was a monkey. He teased Timothy and pulled his tail. Q3) What did he do when Timothy lost his temper? Ans3) Toto climbed up the curtains and got beyond reach of Timothy, when he lost his temper. Q4) Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day? Where was he during the night? Ans4) During the day Timothy felt most comfortable on the long sofa in the drawing room. At night he slept in the quarters of the cook, Mahmoud. Q5) What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook? Did it come true? Ans5) Grandmother feared that one day Timothy might get violent and kill and eat up mohmoud  because Timothy’s behaviour was changing. Q6) What made Grandfather decide to tra...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up? Ans1) The lady found the bear cub in the forest. It was very small and at the verge of death due to hunger. It was brought up on milk by the lady and her cook. Q2) What did the bear eat? There were two things he was not allowed to do. What were they? Ans2) The bear ate bread, porridge, potatoes, cabbages and turnips. But he liked fruits the most. He was not allowed to touch or disturb the beehives. He was also not allowed to climb up the apple tree to eat apples. Q3) When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why? Ans3) When the bear created trouble with the beehives, he was tied up with a chain as a punishment. Apart from this, he was only kept on chain during the night and on Sundays. Q4) 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? Ans4) One Sunday when the lady was going to her...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Why did Abbu Khan’s goats want to run away? What happened to them in the hills? Ans1) Abbu Khan’s goats always wanted to live on the grassy hills slopes. They loved their freedom. They were of the best mountain breed. They did not like to be tied to some tree or pole in Abbu khan’s compound. So they wanted to run away. Q2) Abbu khan said, “No more goats in my house ever again.” Then he changed his mind. Why? Ans2) Abbu khan loved his pets and could not live without them. Moreover he was very old and lonely. So he changed his mind and bought a young goat. Q3) Why did he buy a young goat? Ans3) Abbu khan thought that a young goat would stay with him much longer. She would love him as well as the food that he would give her. She would never leave him. Q4) Why did chadani hate the rope around her neck? Ans4) Chadani hate the rope around her neck because it stopped her from running to the hills. She desperately wanted to go...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Why is Mr Purcell compared to an owl? Ans1) Mr. Purcell was a short man with big tummy, red cheeks, a tight, melon stomach and magnified eyes and he sat on the top of a high stool which gave him the look of an owl. Q2) Do you think the atmosphere of Mr Purcell’s shop was cheerful or depressing? Give reasons for your answer? Ans2) The atmosphere of Mr. Purcell’s shop was depressing. There were continuous cries of frightened birds and animals. They tried to move endlessly in restricted cages. It gave the shop a depressing atmosphere. Q3) Describe the stranger who come to the pet shop. What did he want? Ans3) The stranger’s look was peculiar. He was wearing a loose suit and shiny shoes. He had a shuttling glance and his hair was cut very short. He appeared to be a poor man. He wanted something in a cage. Q4) The man insisted on buying the doves because he was fond of birds. Do you agree? Ans4) I think the stranger was not...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) Whom does Golu ask, “why don’t you ever fly like other birds”? Ans1) Golu asked this question to the ostrich. Q2) Which uncle of Golu had red eyes? Ans2)The hippopotamus, Golu’s huge uncle, had red eyes. Q3) Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because . Ans3) Golu’s relatives did not answer because the questions were too difficult. Q4) Who advised Golu to go the Limpopo river? Ans4) The mynah bird advised Golu to go the Limpopo river. Q5) Why did Golu go to the river? Ans5) Golu went to the river to know what the crocodile had for his dinner. Q6) The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river. Golu thought it was? Ans6) Golu thought it was a log of wood. Q7) What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile? Ans7) To show that it was a real crocodile,he shed crocodile tears Q8) Who helped Golu on the bank of the river? Ans8) The python helped Golu on the bank of th...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) What are some of the signs of approaching winter? Ans1) Some of the signs of the approaching winter are - birds start flying to south, people need warm new coats and dead leaves fall. Q2) What was Soapy’s first plan? Why did it not work? Ans2) Soapy’s first plan was to enter in some fine restaurant and have dinner there. As he had no money, they would hand him over to a cop. And the judge would sentence him for three months in the prison on Blackwell’s Island.This plan could not work because as soon as Soapy stepped inside a fine restaurant, the head waiter saw his shabby clothing and immediately pushed him out. Q3)   “But the cop‘s mind would not consider Soapy”. What did the cop not consider, and why? Ans3) The cop did not consider Soapy as the culprit who threw a stone on the glass window of the shop. Because he thought that if this man had thrown the stone, he would not stop there to talk to cops. Q4) “we ha...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) A camel can do without water for days together. How? Ans1) Camels sweat very little; therefore they can do without water for days together. We need sweat to cool our body. Camels can tolerate a high body temperature so they don’t need to sweat. So, they can retain the water for a long period of time. Q2) How do smaller desert animals fulfill their need for water? Ans2) The smaller desert animals either get the water they need from plant juices or they eat other animals and get the water from their body. Q3) In a desert the temperature rises during the day and falls rapidly at night. Why? Ans3) The air in desert lands is extremely dry. The moistures in the air acts as a cover to protect the lands from the hot rays of the sun. In desert lands , this protective covering is absent. Therefore, the land get heats up quickly during the day due to the sun’s rays and cools down rapidly at night. Q4) What is an Oasis? Ans4) A gr...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) How did Kari enjoy his morning bath in the river? Ans1) Kari lay for a long time in the river and on the sand and let the author rub his back. Also, he squealed with pleasure when his friend rubbed water down his back. Q2) Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time. Why? Ans2) Kari liked to eat only the most delicate and tender twigs. So his friend had to climb all kinds of trees to get twigs and saplings for him. Also, Kari did not touch twigs that got mudded.  Hence, collecting good twigs for Kari took a long time. Q3 Why did Kari push his friend into the stream? Ans3) A boy was drowning in the river. Kari himself could not pull the boy from the river bed, so he pushed his friend into the stream. Q4) How did the author compare the Kari with a baby? Ans4) The author compares Kari with a baby because Kari needed training to be good just like a baby. If he was naughty, author had to scold him. He understood wor...

Answer following questions in short. Q1) In what ways is an ant’s life peaceful? Ans1) Ant’s live together in peace and harmony. They do their own work and do not interface in the other’s work.  They never fight with other ants of the same group. So their life is peaceful. Q2) How long does it take for a grub to become a complete ant? Ans2) It takes five to six weeks for a grub to become a complete ant. Q3) Why do the worker ants carry the grubs about? Ans3) Worker ants carry the grubs about for daily exercise and sunshine. Q4) What different jobs are learnt by new ants? Ans4) The new ants learn the duties of workers, cleaners, soldiers, and builders from old ants. Q5) Name some other creatures that live in ant hills? As5) The greenfly, beetles, lesser breeds of ants, etc . …… some of the creatures who live in anthills. Q6)   Mention three things we can learn from the “tiny teacher”. Ans6) We can learn - hard work, sense of duty and ...