The Cat
Textual
Questions & Answers
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Unit-1
1. Choose
the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) Most people think that the cat is
(i) wise
(ii) unintelligent
(iii) clever
(iv) intelligent
Ans: (ii) unintelligent
b) The cat cares little for
anything but mice and
(i) soup
(ii) juice
(iii) water
(iv) milk
Ans: (iv) milk
(c) One can see the cat as he
really is in the
(i) morning
(ii) night
(iii) afternoon
(iv) evening
Ans: (iv) evening
2.
Complete the following sentences with information from the text
(a) The cat really has
more character than most human beings.
(b) The cat sometimes watches a mouse-hole for
an hour or two just to keep himself from dying of boredom.
(c) All day long the cat allows
himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the
house.
3. State whether the following statements are True or False.
Provide sentences / phrases / words in support of your answer.
(a) The cat is not fond of
ease.
Ans: False , Supporting Statement: “Most
people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of ease and ... ...
... milk.”
(b) The cat has no athletic
skills.
Ans: False , Supporting Statement: “He or she is an
athlete an acrobat and a grim fighter.”
(c) The cat takes things very
easily.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “All
day long the cat loafs about the house, takes things easy and allows himself to
be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.”
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Unit-2
4. Choose
the correct alternative to complete the following sentences
(a) The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members
and noisily
(i) purrs
(ii) howls
(iii) barks
(iv) mews
Ans: (i) purrs
(b) With tears of rage and pain
in his eyes, the guest affects to be very much
(i) amused
(ii) annoyed
(iii) unhappy
(iv) upset
Ans: (i) amused
(c) The guest hands down the
cat a bit of
(i) meat
(ii) fruit
(iii) fish
(iv) vegetable
Ans: (iii) fish
5. Fill
in the chart with information from the text:
|
a) the guest calls
the cat |
“Poor pussy! Poor pussy!” |
|
b) part of the guest’s
body that the cat rakes |
Leg |
|
c) the thing from
which the cat stays at a safe distance |
The guest’s boot |
6. Answer the following
questions:
(a) When does the cat make an
appearance to get his share of food?
Ans: The cat makes an appearance to get
his share of food when the family sits down to tea.
(b) Who is the cat particularly
civil to?
Ans: The cat is particularly civil to the
guest at the table.
(c) How does the cat receive the bit of fish handed
down by the guest?
Ans: The cat gingerly receives the bit of
fish handed down by the guest.
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Unit-3
7. Choose
the correct alternative to complete the following sentences:
(a) The cat saunters down his own
(i) courtyard
(ii) front yard
(iii) backyard
(iv) shipyard
Ans: (iii) backyard
(b) The cat skips to the roof
of an empty
(i) room
(ii) shade
(iii) floor
(iv) corridor
Ans: (ii) shade
(c) Exiled in a new land, the
cat would have to learn new
(i) history
(ii) manners
(iii) culture
(iv) geography
Ans: (iv) geography
8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) When the family gathers round
the fire, the cat goes out of the room.
(b) The cat droops his head nearly
to his paws and he sends across a call to his kindred.
(c) Cats go for sport to the suburban
backyards as they get older.
11. Join the following pairs of sentences into a single sentence:
(a) He is wise. He is brave.
Ans: He is wise and brave.
(b) My grandfather lives in a
big house. The house is by the river.
Ans: My grandfather lives in a big house
that is by the river.
(c) I got a new book. I felt
happy.
Ans: I felt happy because I got a new
book.
(d) Muskan is sick. She could
not attend the function.
Ans: Being sick, Muskan could not attend
the function.