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1.

“He stood on his head in delight.” (i) Who does ‘he’ refer to? (ii) Why was he delighted?

Answer» (i) ‘e’reerstothebearruno M
(ii) runoasdelihtedtoseethenarrator’sieaterthreemonthsosearation
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2.

Given in the box are some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the headings. An Orphaned Cub, Bruno’s Food-chart, An Accidental Case of Poisoning, Playful Baba, Pain of Separation, Joy of Reunion, A Request to the Zoo, An Island in the courtyard

Answer» An Orphaned Cub – para 3 runo’sood-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
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3.

Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then, did he have to be sent away?

Answer» Yes, Bruno was a loving and playful pet. Everybody in the family was attached to it, eseciallythenarrator’siethadtobesentaaytoaoobecauseitasettintoobi to be kept at home.
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4.

(i) Complete the following sentences, using a suitable adverb ending in –ly. (a) Rana does her homework ___. (b) It rains ___in Mumbai in June. (c) He does his work ___. (d) The dog serves his master ___. (ii) Choose the most suitable adverbs or adverbial phrases and complete the following sentences. (a) We should ___get down from a moving train. (never, sometimes, often) (b) I was ___in need of support after my poor performance. (badly, occasionally, sometimes). (c) Rita met with an accident. The doctor examined her ___. (suddenly, seriously, immediately

Answer» 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 want only 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 timely.
(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.
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5.

A grasshopper, who was very hungry, saw her and said, “When did you get the corn? I am dying of hunger.” She wanted to dry them. It was a cold winter’s day, and an ant was bringing out some grains of corn from her home. She had gathered the corn in summer. “ I was singing all day,” answered the grasshopper. “If you sang all summer, ” said the ant, “you can dance all winter.” “What were you doing?” asked the ant again. The grasshopper replied, “I was too busy.” “I collected it in summer,” said the ant. “What were you doing in summer? Why did you not store some corn?”

Answer» tasacoldinter’sdayandanant was bringing out some grains of corn from her home. She had gathered the corn in summer. She wanted to dry them. A grasshopper, hoaseryhunrysaherandsaid“hendidyouetthecornamdyinohuner” “collecteditinsummer”saidtheant“hatereyoudoininsummerhydidyounot storesomecorn”herasshoerrelied“astoobusy”“hatereyoudoin” asedtheantaain“assininallday”anseredtherasshoer“yousanall summer”saidtheant“youcandanceallinter”
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