NCERT Solutions for Class 7 English (An Alien Hand) Chapter 9 A Tiger in the House

Q.1: “He had the distinction of being the only member of the party to have bagged any game...”
The phrase in italics means
(i) Grandfather was the most distinguished member of the party.
(ii) Grandfather was the only sportsperson in the party.
(iii) Grandfather was the only successful member of the hunting party.

Ans : The phrase in italics means that the grandfather was the only successful member of the hunting party. 

Q.2: Complete the following sentences.
(i) Toto climbed up the curtains when 
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(ii) ___________________________________
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I became one of the tiger’s favourites.


(iii) Timothy had clean habits, ______________
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Ans : (i)Toto climbed up the curtains when Timothy lost its temper because Toto pulled it by the tail.
(ii) One of Timothy’s favourite amusements was to stalk anyone who would play with him, and so, when I came to live with Grandfather, I became one of the tiger’s favourites.
(iii) Timothy had clean habits, and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat. 

Q.3: Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger
(i) would prefer Mahmoud’s bed to sleep in.
(ii) and the cook would disappear together from the house.
(iii) would one day make a meal of Mahmoud.

Ans : Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger would one day make a meal of Mahmoud. 

Q.4: When Timothy was about six months old, a change came over him.
The phrase in italics means that
(i) Timothy had grown to his full size.
(ii) Timothy grew more friendly.
(iii) Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous

Ans : The phrase in italics means that Timothy grew less friendly, in fact more dangerous. 

Q.5: Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements.
(i) Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment. ________
(ii) The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger. ________
(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first class compartment. ________
(iv) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilised tiger. ________

Ans : (i) False
It was not a special compartment. It was a first class compartment.
(ii) True
(iii) True
(iv) False
The zoo authorities thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilised tiger.