“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.

Complete the following sentences.

(i) Toto climbed up the curtains when _____________________________________

(ii) _________________ I became one of the tiger’s favorites.

(iii) Timothy had clean habits, __________________________________________

Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger

(i) Would prefer Mahmud’s bed to sleep in.

(ii) And the cook would disappear together from the house.

(iii) Would one day make a meal of Mahmud.

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) Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous