NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English An Alien Hand Chapter 9 A Tiger In The House

“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

Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements.

A.

(i) Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment.

B.

(ii) The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger.

C.

(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first class compartment.

D.

(iv) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilised tiger.

Grandfather suggested that Timothy should be put in another cage.

The reason was that

(i) The tiger had become very bad tempered.

(ii) A leopard in the next cage would constantly rush at Timothy.

(iii) The cage was too small for a full grown tiger.

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.

Shoot animals with a camera, not with a gun.

Where was the tiger cub hiding when Grandfather found him?

Keeping pets helps us become more loving and tolerant. It also helps us respect life in any form. Do you agree?