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1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened) 

2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge. (sudden feeling of fear) 

3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him. (to be extremely startled) 

4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that. (sudden sensation of fear) 

5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end. (to make someone very frightened) 

6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors. (unable to move or act) 

7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle. (to stay completely still)

1. Meena asked her friend if she thought her teacher would come that day.

2. David asked his colleague where he would go that summer.

3. He asked the little boy why he was studying English.

4. She asked me when we were going to leave.

5. Pran asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.

6. Seema asked her how long she had lived there.

7. Sheila asked the children if they were ready to do the work.

The Doctor heard the familiar sound of the rats. He thought it was the regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. He heard the sound thrice. The sound stopped when the doctor resumed his seat in the chair with many thoughts passing through his mind. The sound stopped because the rats might have seen the snake.

Einstein is remembered as a “world citizen” as much as a genius scientist because of his efforts towards world peace and democracy, and for his crusade against the use of arms.

Einstein was deeply shaken by the disaster in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He wrote a public missive to the United States President. He proposed the formation of a world government to stop the nuclear weapons.

(i) Einstein’s playmates thought that he was boring.

(ii) Einstein’s headmaster thought that he was stupid and would never succeed at anything in life.

(iii) Einstein’s mother thought that he was a freak.

(i) The narrator says the above lines.  

(ii) In the above lines, ‘him’ refers to the sloth bear and ‘her’ refers to the narrator’s wife.  

(iii) The incident referred to here is as follows: Two years ago the narrator and his  companions were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore. They saw some people  shooting at wild pigs, to keep them away from the fields. Suddenly, a black sloth bear came  out. One of the narrator’s companions shot it on the spot. As they were looking at the fallen animal, they were surprised to see that the black fur on its back started moving, leaving the  body. They realised that it was a baby bear that had been riding on its mother’s back. The  narrator succeeded in capturing it. He carried it to Bangalore and gifted it to his wife.

We thought that everything was over when suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun. Now I will not shoot a sloth-bear wantonly but, unfortunately for the poor beast, one of my companions did not feel that way about it, and promptly shot the bear on the spot. 

(i) (a) Rana does her homework punctually. 

(b) It rains heavily in Mumbai in June. 

(c) He does his work properly. 

(d) The dog serves his master faithfully. 

(ii) (a) We should never get down from a moving train. 

(b) I was badly in need of support after my poor performance. 

(c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her immediately.

An Orphaned Cub – para 3

Bruno’s Food-chart – para 6

An Accidental Case of Poisoning – para 8

Playful Baba – para 12

Pain of Separation – para 14

Joy of Reunion – para 16

A Request to the Zoo – para 18

An Island in the Courtyard – para 21

Bruno was not happy at the zoo. He was fretting. The narrator's wife came to see him after three months. He recognised her and howled with happiness. On seeing Bruno's deep attachment towards the narrator's wife, Bruno was allowed to go back to Bangalore. There, an island was made for Bruno, keeping all its needs in mind.

There are four characters in the narrative. They are Jerome (the narrator), George, Harris and Montmorency (the dog).