The cat | Andrew Barton Paterson | The cat unit 1 | Class X |Question and answers | importance of questions and answers of The cat | comprehension exercises | madhyamik | English Madhyamik | English Text Book| The cat| unit 1

1.       Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :

(a)    Most people think that the cat is

(i)                  wise

(ii)                unintelligent

(iii)               clever

(iv)              intelligent

Ans:-(ii)   unintelligent

(b)   the cat cares little for anything but mice and

(i)                  soup

(ii)                juice

(iii)               water

(iv)              milk

(v)                Ans:-(iv) milk

(c)    One can see the cat as he really is in the

(i)                  morning

(ii)                night

(iii)               afternoon

(iv)              evening

(v)                Ans:-(iv) evening

(vi)               

2. state wheather the following statements are true or false. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:

(a) the cat is not fond of ease

Ans: false , supporting statement :-most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of ease

(b) the cat has no athletic skills

Ans: false , supporting statement :-he or she is an athlete an acrobat and a grim fighter

(c) the cat takes things very easily

Ans: true , supporting statement :-all day long the cat loafs about the house, takes things easy and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.

3.  complete the following sentences with information from the text

(a) the cat really has more character than .....most human beings

(b) the cat sometimes watches......a mousehole ......from boredom

(c) all day long the cat allows himself to be....pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.