Mukesh Starts a Zoo Questions & Answers

UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE READ

A. Write T (true) or F (false) in front of the following sentences.

1. Mukesh was dazzled by the colourful birds. (True)
2. He was charmed by the reptiles. (False)
3. He was awestruck by the big cats. (True)
4. He was charmed by the gibbons and chimps. (True)
5. Dolly wanted to start a Zoo i Dehradun. (False)
6. Mukesh caught the gecko. (False)
7. Teju was made the head keeper of the zoo. (True)
8. Teju was sure that his grandmother would lend them her parrot. (False)

B. Answer the following questions.

1. How was lizard caught?
Ans. Teju caught the lizard in a shoe box by using a stick to tip it off the wall.

2. Why did Teju say that his grandmother's parrot was religious?
Ans. Teju said that his grandmother's parrot was religious because it knew a lot of prayers and chants.

3. Why did Mukesh call his dog a wild dog?
Ans. Mukesh called his dog a wild dog because hi was black and had yellow eyes.

4. What animal did the boys want Koki to lend or rent them?
Ans. The boys wanted Koki to lend or rent the white rabbit to them.

5. Why did Mukesh want Sitaram's donkey?
Ans. Mukesh wanted Sitaram's donkey as it was related to others asses, donkeys and mules.

6. Why did Teju want to paint black stripes on the donkey?
Ans. Teju wanted to paint black stripes on the donkey so that it looked like a zebra.

7. Why did Mukesh not like Teju's idea?
Ans. Mukesh does not like Teju's idea because it was cheating and he wanted a proper zoo.

8. What did Koki and Dolly do on the day the zoo opened?
Ans. Koki and Dolly were selling home-made tickets to the occasional passer-by or parent who happened to look in.

9. What duty did Mukesh and Teju have that Saturday afternoon?
Ans. Mukesh and Teju were excorting visitors around the zoo, lecturing them on wild dogs and wild asses.

10. Why were the lizards looking rather sluggish?
Ans. The lizards were looking rather sluggish as they had been generously fed on beetles and other insects.

C. Answer the following in one or two words or phrases.

1. Who was allowed in free?
Ans. Children.

2. What was the price of a ticket?
Ans. Fifty paise each.

3. How many adults came to the zoo?
Ans. Twenty adults.

4. Where was Teju's grandmother that afternoon?
Ans. In the temple.

5. How much money did children collect?
Ans. Ten rupees.

6. Where did the black dog want to go?
Ans. To the rabbit.

7. Where did the parrot go once it got free?
Ans. To the nearby orchard.

8. Who was Koki?
Ans. Teju's sister.

D. Think and answer these questions.

1. Why was it necessary to make enclosure for the animals?
Ans. It was necessary to make enclosure for the animals because it protects the visitors from the animals and it also prohibits the animal to go out of the zoo.

2. What was the dog's 'evil intent'?
Ans. The dog's evil intent was to get at the rabbit.

3. Why was the parrot the "star attraction" of the zoo?

Ans. The parrot was the 'star attraction' of the zoo because it was a religious parrot. It knew many prayers and chants.

4. Why did Teju's grandmother not notice that the parrot in the cage was a new one?
Ans. Teju's grandmother did not notice that the parrot in the cage was a new one because she was short sighted and the new parrot was also look like grandmother's parrot.

5. What was the 'sad state of affairs' that Teju tried to remedy?

Ans. The 'sad state of affairs' that Teju tried to remedy was that the new parrot didn't pray and was instead making rude noises and even searing occasionaliy.

6. How did Teju help the new parrot?

Ans. Teju helped the new parrot by teaching them Granny's prayers.

E. Now that you have read, enjoyed and understood the lesson, match the following to find out the meanings of these words.

1. fascinated	a. once in a while
2. awestruck	b. unselfishly, ready to give things or money to others
3. poultry	c. behaving strangely due to great fear
4. jaundice	d. attracted as it was something not seen every day
5. occasionally	e. using bad words
6. appropriately	f. a variety of different kinds of lizards (here)
7. generously	g. admired, respected and even feared the beauty of
8. assortment	h. sorted out something that had gone wrong
9. panic-stricken	i. not being able to see things that are far away
10. short-sighted	j. farm birds like hens, ducks, turkeys and gees
11. swearing	k. properly
12. remedied	l. when the white part of the eyes and the skin turn yellow due to a disease

Answer:-

Spelling And Vocabulary

A suffix is a group of letters added at the end of a ord to change it from one part of speech to another. It is also used to change the meaning of the word.

The suffix -ful often means 'full of' + the meaning of the adjective.

The suffix -less means 'without' + the meaning of the adjective.

A. Add 'ful' or 'less' to the words given in the brackets. Change spellings as required.

You lost your watch! How careless of you! (care)
The winter flowers made the mughal Gardens look so beautiful. (beauty)
The forests near the palace were very peaceful. (peace)
Now that you have a new watch, please be careful with it. (care)
A microwave oven is a useful kitchen aid. (use)
The artificial bird could sing no more It was useless. (use)

B. A simile is a figure of speech which compares tow unlike things to each others. Match the following to form similes.

1. as brave as	a. gold
2. as cunning as	b. the sky
3. as deaf as	c. a pancake
4. as flat as	d. a feather
5. as good as	e. the hills
6. as high as	f. a lion
7. as hungry as	g. a fox
8. as light as	h. a doorpost
9. as old as	i. a mouse
10. as quite as	j. a wolf

Answer:-

as brave as a lion
as cunning as fox
as deaf as a doorpost
as flat as a pancake
as good as gold
as high as the sky
as hungry as a wolf
as light as a feather
as old as the hills
as quite as a mouse

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