A Tiger in the House Class 7 Worksheet English An Alien Hand

Q.1. How long the little tiger was?
(a) fourteen inches long
(b) sixteen inches long
(c) fifteen inches long
(d) eighteen inches long

Correct option is (d)
The little tiger was about eighteen inches long.

Q.2. Timothy was initially brought up entirely on ________.
(a) Vegetables
(b) Cod-liver oil
(c) Raw meat
(d) Milk

Correct option is (d)
Timothy was initially brought up entirely on milk given to it in a feeding-bottle by the cook. But the milk proved too rich for it and it was put on a diet of raw-mutton and cod-liver oil.

Q.3. How old was Timothy when he incurred a change?
(a) Ten months old
(b) Two months old
(c) Nine months old
(d) Six months old

Correct option is (d)
The tiger-cub changed when he was about six months old. He became steadily less friendly and wilder.  Finally, when he began to stalk Mahmoud, the cook, about the house with what looked like an antagonistic intent, grandfather decided to transfer him to a zoo.

Q.4. Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day? Where was he during the night?

Timothy was most comfortable on the long sofa in the drawing room during the day which was his favourite place in the house. He slept at night in the cook’s quarters.

Q.5. Why was the tiger in Timothy's cage enjoying grandfather's visit?

The tiger in Timothy's cage was a ferocious, bad-tempered tiger. When grandfather was stroking the tiger, the tiger started licking it so that it could prey upon him and would be able to feed on fresh flesh.

Q.6. What was Timothy’s favorite amusement?

Timothy used to play with the monkey and the puppy. But his favorite amusement was to stalk anyone who would play with him.

Q.7. What was grandfather’s reaction when he came to know that his own tiger was dead?

Grandfather was spell-bound. He could think of nothing to say. To his amazement, the tiger was still licking his arm with increasing taste. With great difficulty, he withdrew his hand from the cage.

Q.8. Have you heard of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)? What do they do?

SPCA is a very important society which works for the street dogs and pets. Its main objective is that we cannot bring every pet into our homes but at least we can adopt one dog each. It is a very simple concept. We can just offer them table waste or left-over food. Automatically every day at a fixed time it will reach your doorsteps. This society has also opened many bedded hospitals for the care of the dogs and operations are also carried out. The operations are done as well as vaccinations are carried out.

Q.9. Timothy was most comfortable:
(a) on the long sofa
(b) in the drawing room
(c) In the carpet
(d) On the long bench

Correct option is (a)
Timothy was most comfortable on the long sofa.

Q.10. Grandfather went in search of the ________.
(a) owner
(b) keeper
(c) superintendent
(d) animals

Correct option is (c)
Grandfather went in search of the Superintendent of the zoo.