Worksheet with Solutions: Travelling with Grandfather's Zoo | Class 6 English Alive PDF Download

Multiple Choice Questions

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Answer: C) A parrot
Explanation: Grandmother insists on bringing her pet parrot, Popeye, along for the journey.

Q2: Who had a teenaged tiger as their pet?
A) Grandfather
B) Grandmother
C) The narrator
D) Aunt Mabel

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Answer: A) Grandfather
Explanation: The narrator mentions that the teenaged tiger, Timothy, belongs to Grandfather.

Q3: What does Chips, the squirrel, discover to be abundant on the train?
A) Roasted peanuts
B) Fresh fruits
C) Cheese sandwiches
D) Chocolate bars

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Answer: A) Roasted peanuts
Explanation: Chips discovers that many passengers have bought large quantities of roasted peanuts on the train.

Q4: How does Grandfather manage to calm down the passengers when they discover the python?
A) He catches the python and puts it back in the tiffin basket.
B) He assures them that the python is harmless and had already eaten its dinner.
C) He calls for the train authorities to remove the python.
D) He ignores the situation and goes back to sleep.

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Answer: B) He assures them that the python is harmless and had already eaten its dinner.
Explanation: Grandfather reassures the passengers by explaining that the python is harmless and had already eaten.

Q5: What does Aunt Mabel find inside the tiffin basket when she opens it at the new house?
A) A roast chicken
B) An apple
C) The python
D) Sandwiches

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Answer: C) The python
Explanation: Aunt Mabel finds the python inside the tiffin basket when she opens it.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: Before the train moved out of the Dehra station, Popeye had nipped ___ fingers and tweaked a ticket inspector's ear.

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Answer: two
Explanation: The text mentions that Popeye had nipped two fingers and tweaked a ticket inspector's ear.

Q2: Chips, the squirrel, discovered that almost all passengers had bought large quantities of ___ before the train pulled out.

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Answer: roasted peanuts
Explanation: Chips discovers that many passengers had bought large quantities of roasted peanuts.

Q3: The python snuggled itself into the tiffin basket and managed to finish all the ___.

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Answer: dinner
Explanation: The python finished all the dinner that was packed in the tiffin basket.

Q4: Grandfather assured the passengers that the python was harmless and had already eaten its ___.

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Answer: dinner
Explanation: Grandfather reassured the passengers that the python had already eaten its dinner.

Q5: Aunt Mabel fainted away when she saw the python in the tiffin basket and Grandfather promptly picked it up and placed it over a branch of a ___ tree.

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Answer: guava
Explanation: Grandfather places the python over a branch of a guava tree.

Match the Column

4. Python                                                            D. Found curled up in the washbasin
5. Grandmother                                             E. Fainted away upon seeing the python

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Answer:
2 (B)
1 (A)
3 (C)
4 (D)
5 (E)

True or False

Q1: Grandfather and the narrator decided to bring the python along for the journey. (True/False)

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Answer: False
Explanation: Grandmother insisted on leaving the python behind, and Grandfather let it loose in the garden.

Q2: Grandfather was the one who discovered the python curled up in the washbasin. (True/False)

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Answer: True
Explanation: Grandfather discovered the python curled up in the washbasin.

Q3: Aunt Mabel was excited to find the python in the tiffin basket. (True/False)

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Answer: False
Explanation: Aunt Mabel fainted away upon seeing the python in the tiffin basket.

Q4: The narrator's Aunt Mabel was not afraid of reptiles. (True/False)

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Answer: False
Explanation: Aunt Mabel was terrified of all reptiles, particularly snakes.

Q5: Grandfather successfully managed to keep the python hidden from Grandmother throughout the journey. (True/False)

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Answer: False
Explanation: Grandmother discovered the python in the tiffin basket, and Grandfather's attempt to keep it hidden failed.