I.
Answer the
following questions.
1. “I
got him for
her by accident”
(a) Who
says this ?
Ans : The author
says this.
(b) Who
do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer
to ?
Ans: “Him “ refers to
the baby bear
and ‘her’ to
the author’s wife.
(c) What
is the incident
referred to here ?
Ans: The incident
referred to here
is how the
author caught the
bear after its
mother had been
shot.
2. “He
stood on his
head in delight”
(a) Who
does ‘he’ refer to ?
Ans : ‘He’
refers to the
baby bear.
(b) Why
was he delighted ?
Ans : He
was delighted to
see the author’s
wife after a
long gap.
3. “We
all missed him
greatly; but in
a sense we
were relieved”
(i)
Who
does ‘we all’ stand
for?
Ans : We all’ stands
for the family
members and friends
of the author.
(ii)
Who did
they miss ?
Ans: They missed
Baba the baby
bear.
(iii)
Why did
they nevertheless feel
relieved ?
Ans: They nevertheless felt
relieved because the
bear had grown
big and it
was not easy
to keep him
at their residence.
II.
Answer the
following questions in 30 to 40
words each.
1. On two
occasions Bruno ate/ drank
something that should
not be eaten /
drunk. What happened to
him on these
occasions?
Ans : In
the first case
Bruno ate barium
carbonate kept to
kill rats. Paralysis occurred
to him and
he was taken
to vet’s place. Medicine was
injected and he
got well. Again
he drank engine
oil but it
did him no harm.
2. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet ? Why, then did he have to be sent away?
Ans : Yes, Bruno
was a loving
and playful pet.
But it had
to be sent
away because it had grown
big and it
was difficult to
keep him at
home.
3.How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved ?
Ans : They brought
Bruno home and
had to make
a special arrangement
for him . they
made an island
surrounded by dry
pit of six
feet wide and
seven feet deep. There
Bruno was placed.
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