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MCQ | The Cat (Prose) Andrew Barton Petarson â Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- Most people think that the cat is [ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āϞā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϞ ] â
(A) wise [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠]
(B) clever [ āĻāϤā§āϰ ]
(C) unintelligent [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻšā§āύ ]
(D) intelligent [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ]
Ans: (C) unintelligent [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻšā§āύ ]
- The cat cares little for anything but mice and [ āϝā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āϤāĻž āĻšāϞ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ ] â
(A) soup [ āϏā§āϝā§āĻĒ ]
(B) juice [ āϰāϏ ]
(C) water [ āĻāϞ ]
(D) milk [ āĻĻā§āϧ ]
Ans: (D) milk [ āĻĻā§āϧ ]
- One can see the cat as he really is in the [ āϝ⧠â āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠] â
(A) morning [ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠]
(B) afternoon [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ⧠]
(C) night [ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ⧠]
(D) evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
Ans: (D) evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
- Sometimes the cat watches [ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϞāĻā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠] â
(A) the squirrel â hole [ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ]
(B) the mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ]
(C) the snake â hole [ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ]
(D) the hole in the wall [ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ]
Ans: (B) the mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ]
- In the story the cat is compared with a [ āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ] â
(A) rat [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(B) human being [ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(C) the author [ āϞā§āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(D) dog [ āĻā§āĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
Ans: (B) human being [ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
6 . A cat is not a / an [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻāύ ] â
(A) fighter [ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž āύāϝāĻŧ ]
(B) swimmer [ āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ ]
(C) athlete [ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āύāϝāĻŧ ]
(D) acrobat [ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻļāϞ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ ]
Ans: (B) swimmer [ āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ ]
- A cat is a fighter with [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϞ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ] â
(A) ferocity [ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(B) mildness [ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(C) generosity [ āύāĻŽā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
(D) indifference [ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
Ans: (A) ferocity [ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
- In the daytime the cat mostly remains [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ] â
(A) in the jungle [ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠]
(B) in the backyard [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠]
(C) on the roof [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻž āĻĻā§ ]
(D) in the house [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠]
Ans: (D) in the house [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠]
- To idle the time away a cat [ āĻ āϞāϏ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ ] â
(A) sleeps [ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
(B) walks lazily [ āĻ āϞāϏāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ ]
(C) watches a mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ⧠āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻā§ ]
(D) eats food [ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
Ans: (C) watches a mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ⧠āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻā§ ]
- Here the author hightlights a catâs [ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻ āϤā§āϞ⧠āϧāϰā§āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ ]
(A) intelligence [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāϤā§āϤāĻž ]
(B) foolishness [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ ]
(C) idleness [ āĻāϞāϏā§āϝ ]
(D) ferocity [ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϰāϤāĻž ]
Ans: (A) intelligence [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāϤā§āϤāĻž ]
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- The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻž āĻāώ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ ] â
(A) purrs [ āĻāϰāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠]
(B) barks [ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠]
(C) howls [ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻā§ ]
(D) mews [ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰ⧠]
Ans: (A) purrs [ āĻāϰāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠]
- With tears of rage and pain in his eyes , the guest affects to be very much [ āĻā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻ āϝā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ ] â
(A) amused [ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(B) annoyed [ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(C) unhappy [ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(D) upset [ āĻŽā§āώāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϰ ]
Ans: (A) amused [ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
- If there is a guest at the table the cat is [ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ â
(A) uncivil to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠]
(B) indifferent [ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ )
(C) rude to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠)
(D) civil to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
Ans: (D) civil to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
- The cat wants [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
(A) the guest to give him something to eat [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāĻ ]
(B) the guest to leave the house [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻ ]
(C) the guest to fondle him [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻ ]
(D) none of the above [ āĻāĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āύāϝāĻŧ ]
Ans: (A) the guest to give him something to eat [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāĻ ]
- The guest hands down the cat a bit of [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āύ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāϰ⧠] â
(A) fruit [ āĻĢāϞ ]
(B) fish [ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ]
(C) vegetable [ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ ]
(D) meat [ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏ ]
Ans: (B) fish [ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ]
- After becoming raked the real intention of the guest is to [ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ , āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϏāϞ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϞ â
(A) take the cat on his lap [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϞ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(B) kick it out [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(C) remain indifferent [ āύāĻŋāϏā§āĻĒā§āĻš āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ ]
(D) be calm and quiet [ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ ]
Ans: (B) kick it out [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
- The cat saunters down his own [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ ] â
(A) courtyard [ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠]
(B) backyard [ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠]
(C) shipyard [ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
(D) front yard [ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠]
Ans: (B) backyard [ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠]
- The cat skips to the roof of an empty [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āϝā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻž ] â
(A) room [ āĻāϰā§āϰ ]
(B) floor [ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ ]
(C) shed [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ ]
(D) corridor [ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§āĻĻāĻžāϰ ]
Ans: (C) shed [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ ]
- Exiled in a new land , the cat would have to learn new [ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āύāϤā§āύ ] â
(A) history [ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ ]
(B) manners [ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ ]
(C) culture [ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ ]
(D) geography [ āĻā§āĻā§āϞ ]
Ans: (D) geography [ āĻā§āĻā§āϞ ]
- True life for cats begin [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϏāϞ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ ] â
(A) in the morning [ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠]
(B) at night [ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠]
(C) in the evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
(D) in the afternoon [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠]
Ans: (C) in the evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
- The cat walks in a slow relaxed manner like a [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§â
(A) panther [ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠]
(B) tiger [ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠]
(C) lion [ āϏāĻŋāĻāĻšā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠]
(D) cow [ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠]
Ans: (A) panther [ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠]
- The cats are [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ ] â
(A) ports person [ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
(B) grim singers [ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ ]
(C) meek fighters [ āĻā§āϤ⧠āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
(D) grim fighters [ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
Ans: (D) grim fighters [ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
- From top of the shed the cat gives a call to his [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ ] â
(A) family members [ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϞā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ ]
(B) kindred [ āĻāĻĒāύāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ ]
(C) foes [ āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ ]
(D) masters [ āĻŽāύāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϰ ]
Ans: (B) kindred [ āĻāĻĒāύāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ ]
- In the evening , outside the house the cat becomes [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ] â
(A) gentle [ āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§ ]
(B) fighter [ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
(C) mediator [ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϏā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠]
(D) hunter [ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ ]
Ans: (B) fighter [ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
- When the family moves to some other place , the cat [ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϝāĻāύ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ ] â
(A) goes with them [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
(B) leaves the place permanently [ āĻāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
(C) finds out some other place [ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻā§ ]
(D) remains in the same place [ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ]
Ans: (D) remains in the same place [ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ]
Answer the following questions : T or F | The Cat (Prose) Andrew Barton Petarson â Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- The cat is not fond of ease . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž Supporting Statement :
Ans . False ; Supporting Statement : Most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal , fond of ease and caring little for anything but mice and milk . 2. The cat has no athletic skills . [ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϏā§āϞāĻ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āύā§āĻ ||
Supporting Statement :
Ans . False ; Supporting Statement : He or she is an athlete , an acrobat and a grim fighter .
3 . The cat takes things very easily . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϝ⧠â āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻšāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ ]
Supporting Statement :
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 .
- Just like human beings they have their pastimes to avoid boredom . [ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠, āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰāĻ āĻ āĻŦāϏāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āĻĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
Supporting Statement :
Ans . True ; Supporting Statement : To pass the time away he sometimes watches a mouse â hole for an hour or two just to keep himself from dying of boredom .
- Both in the day and night a cat remains the same . [ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠, āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻ āϰāĻāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
Supporting Statement :
Ans . False ; Supporting Statement : But watch him as the shades of evening fall .
Short questions and answers | The Cat (Prose) Andrew Barton Petarson â Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- How is a cat described by the author ? [ āϞā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . A cat has really more character than most human beings . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĒ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ||
- What happens to a cat at the fall of the evening ? [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . At the fall of the evening , a catâs true nature is seen . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ||
- What do people think of the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ ? ]Â
Or , What do most people think about the cat ? [ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āϞā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ ?Â
Ans . The cat is unintelligent , fond of ease and caring only about mice and milk . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϞ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāϤā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āύ , āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻĻā§āϧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĨ¤ ]
- When does the cat make an appearance to get his share of food ? [ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . When the family sits down to tea , the cat does so . [ āϝāĻāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻāĻž āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āύ , āϤāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŽ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- Who is the cat particularly civil to ? [ āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans , The cat is particularly civil to the guest at the table . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ ||
- How is a guest normally treated at the table by the family ? [ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . A guest is normally treated with the best food by the family . [ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- How does a cat try to get food from a guest ? [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠? ]
Ans . A cat tries to get food from a guest by scratching his legs . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
- What does the guest wish to do with the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans . The guest wishes to kick the cat out of the window . [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- What does a cat do when the tea â time is over ? [ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]
Ans . A cat casually goes out of the room . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ||
- With whom is the movement of the cat in the evening compared ? [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . The movement of the cat is compared with that of a panther . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- When does true life begin for the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāύ ? ]Â
Ans . In the evening , when the cat goes out of the room , true life begins for him . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏ⧠, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āϤāĻāύ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ ||
- Why does a cat move noiselessly ? [ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻž āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans . A cat is to remain alert of his enemies . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ ]
- Why does a cat stretch himself a few times ? [ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§ ? ]Â
Ans . He thus sees if every muscle is in full working order .. [ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώāĻŽ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- How do the cats look in the evening ? [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻā§ ? ]Â
Ans . In the evening the cats look like grim fighters . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- Where does an old cat go for sport ? [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . An old cat goes to the suburban backyards for sport . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻļāĻšāϰāϤāϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ||
- What is the catâs adventure compared to ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āϏā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ? ]Â
Ans . The catâs adventure is compared to the adventures of King Arthurâs Knights . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻžāϰā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- Why does the cat walk stealthily on the other side of the fence ? [ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āύ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ ? ]
Ans . The cat walks stealthily because of his enemies . [ āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- What is always spoken as a reproach against cats ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϏā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . They are more fond of their home than of the people in it . [ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āϞā§āĻāĻāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]
Answer the following questions | The Cat (Prose) Andrew Barton Petarson â Madhyamik English Question and Answer | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ :
- How is the cat compared to human beings at the beginning of the prose piece â The Cat â ? [ â āĻĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ â āύāĻžāĻŽāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ? ]Â
Ans . A cat has more character than most human beings . A cat gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life . He is an athlete , an acrobat and a grim fighter . [ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŖ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ | āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϤā§āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ , āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻļāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāύ āϏāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- What does a cat do all day long ? [ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans . All day long a cat loafs about the house . He allows himself to be pestered by the attention of its people . His pastime is to watch a mouse â hole for an hour or two . [ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻžāύāĻāĻžāϰ āϞā§āĻāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĻāϰāϝāϤā§āύā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻļāĻ āĻšāϞ āĻāĻ āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āϧāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- How does a cat pass away the time ? [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . To pass away the time a cat sometimes watches a mouse hole for an hour or two . It is only to keep himself from dying of boredom . [ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāϧā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ â āĻĻā§ â āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĨ¤ ]
- How does a cat show his appearance to the family members at the tea â table ? [ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϞā§āĻāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . The cat purrs noisily . Besides he rubs himself against the legs of the family members . In this way he tries to make his presence noticeable . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻāĻž āϞā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ ||
- Why is a cat particularly civil to a guest at the table ? [ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻŽā§āϰāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . The guest is likely to have the best food . The cat knows it and wants to have his share . So , to please the guest , he is particularly civil to him . [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ | āϤāĻžāĻ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻŽā§āϰāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
- How does the cat receive the bit of fish handed down by the guest ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύā§āϝāĻŧ āϝā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Ans . The cat gingerly receives the bit of fish from the guest . However , the look in his eyes warns the guest because the guest is slow to understand the catâs wish . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋ āϏāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāϰā§āĻāĻž āύā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
- What is the expression of the guest when scratched by the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Ans . When scratched by the cat the guest feels anger and pain . He however cannot express his anger in front of the delighted family members . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āύ āĨ¤ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- How do you know that the cat understands the anger of the guest ? [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāϞ⧠āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans . The cat understands the anger of the guest . So he maintains a safe distance from the guestâs boot . Before eating he retires to a safe place where the guestâs boot wonât reach . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĻā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻŦā§ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŽ āĻĻā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦā§ āϏāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ ]
- What does a cat do after going out of the room ? [ āĻāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠?Â
Ans . The cat saunters down the backyard . He jumps to the top of the fence to drop on the otherside , Trotting across he skips to the roof of an empty shed . ( āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻšā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ ā§ āĨ¤ āĻĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āϏ⧠āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĨ¤
- What does a cat do on the top of the shed ? [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans . On the top of the shed the cat arches his back and rakes his claws once or twice . Then he stretches himself and lowers his head to send across a call to his kindred . [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§ â āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ ]
- What is a cat normally unwilling to do ? [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ? ]Â
Ans . A cat doesnât like to leave his country , the land where all his friends are and where he knows every landmark . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž , āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- When a family moves to some other place , what does a cat do ? [ āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans . When a family moves to some other place , the cat prefers to stay at the old house and attach himself to the new tenants . He is unwilling to leave his known place . [ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϤā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ | ]
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- With whom is the movement of the cat in the evening compared ? [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : The movement of the cat is compared with that of a panther . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- When does true life begin for the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāύ ? ]Â
Answer : In the evening , when the cat goes out of the room , true life begins for him . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϝāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϏ⧠, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āϤāĻāύ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ ||
- Why does a cat move noiselessly ? [ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻĢā§āϰāĻž āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Answer : A cat is to remain alert of his enemies . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ ]
- Why does a cat stretch himself a few times ? [ āĻā§āύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§ ? ]Â
Answer : He thus sees if every muscle is in full working order .. [ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏ⧠āĻĻā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώāĻŽ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- How do the cats look in the evening ? [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻā§ ? ]Â
Answer : In the evening the cats look like grim fighters . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āϞāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- Where does an old cat go for sport ? [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : An old cat goes to the suburban backyards for sport . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻļāĻšāϰāϤāϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āĻāύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ||
- What is the catâs adventure compared to ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āϏā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ? ]Â
Answer : The catâs adventure is compared to the adventures of King Arthurâs Knights . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻĨāĻžāϰā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻžāύā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- Why does the cat walk stealthily on the other side of the fence ? [ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āύ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ ? ]
Answer : The cat walks stealthily because of his enemies . [ āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āύāĻŋāĻāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĨ¤ ]
- What is always spoken as a reproach against cats ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻĻā§āώāĻžāϰā§āĻĒā§āϰ āϏā§āϰ⧠āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻā§ āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : They are more fond of their home than of the people in it . [ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž āϞā§āĻāĻāύā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- How is a cat described by the author ? [ āϞā§āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Answer : A cat has really more character than most human beings . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĒ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ||
- What happens to a cat at the fall of the evening ? [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : At the fall of the evening , a catâs true nature is seen . [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻž āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āϏāϤā§āϝāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ||
- What do people think of the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώ āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ ? ]Â
Or , What do most people think about the cat ? [ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āϞā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ ?Â
Answer : The cat is unintelligent , fond of ease and caring only about mice and milk . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϞ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāϤā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§āύ , āĻāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻĻā§āϧā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĨ¤ ]
- When does the cat make an appearance to get his share of food ? [ āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : When the family sits down to tea , the cat does so . [ āϝāĻāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻāĻž āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāϏā§āύ , āϤāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāϰāĻāĻŽ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- Who is the cat particularly civil to ? [ āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Ans , The cat is particularly civil to the guest at the table . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻŦāϏāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ ||
- How is a guest normally treated at the table by the family ? [ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : A guest is normally treated with the best food by the family . [ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- How does a cat try to get food from a guest ? [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠? ]
Answer : A cat tries to get food from a guest by scratching his legs . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
- What does the guest wish to do with the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Answer : The guest wishes to kick the cat out of the window . [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāύāĻžāϞāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- What does a cat do when the tea â time is over ? [ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻļā§āώ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]
Answer : A cat casually goes out of the room . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ||
MCQ | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύ | The Cat (Prose) Andrew Barton Petarson â Madhyamik English Suggestion :
- If there is a guest at the table the cat is [ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āύ āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ â (A) uncivil to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠] (B) indifferent [ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ) (C) rude to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠) (D) civil to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
Answer : (D) civil to him [ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĻā§āϰāϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
- The cat wants [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ ](A) the guest to give him something to eat [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāĻ ] (B) the guest to leave the house [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻ ](C) the guest to fondle him [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻ ] (D) none of the above [ āĻāĻĒāϰā§āϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āύāϝāĻŧ ]
Answer : (A) the guest to give him something to eat [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāĻ ]
- The guest hands down the cat a bit of [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āύ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻāϰ⧠] -(A) fruit [ āĻĢāϞ ](B) fish [ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ](C) vegetable [ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋ ](D) meat [ āĻŽāĻžāĻāϏ ]
Answer : (B) fish [ āĻŽāĻžāĻ ]
- After becoming raked the real intention of the guest is to [ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ , āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāϏāϞ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻšāϞ â (A) take the cat on his lap [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āϞ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ] (B) kick it out [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ](C) remain indifferent [ āύāĻŋāϏā§āĻĒā§āĻš āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ ] (D) be calm and quiet [ āĻļāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ ]
Answer : (B) kick it out [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
- The cat saunters down his own [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ ] â (A) courtyard [ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠](B) backyard [ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠] (C) shipyard [ āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ ](D) front yard [ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠]
Answer : (B) backyard [ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻ ā§āύ⧠]
- The cat skips to the roof of an empty [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϞāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āϝā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻž ] â (A) room [ āĻāϰā§āϰ ] (B) floor [ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ ] (C) shed [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ ](D) corridor [ āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻžāύā§āĻĻāĻžāϰ ]
Answer : (C) shed [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ ]
- Exiled in a new land , the cat would have to learn new [ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āύāϤā§āύ ] â (A) history [ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ ] (B) manners [ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ ] (C) culture [ āϏāĻāϏā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ ](D) geography [ āĻā§āĻā§āϞ ]
Answer : (D) geography [ āĻā§āĻā§āϞ ]
- True life for cats begin [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϏāϞ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ ] -(A) in the morning [ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠] (B) at night [ āϰāĻžāϤ⧠] (C) in the evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ] (D) in the afternoon [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϞ⧠]
Answer : (C) in the evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
- The cat walks in a slow relaxed manner like a [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§â (A) panther [ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠] (B) tiger [ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠] (C) lion [ āϏāĻŋāĻāĻšā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠] (D) cow [ āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠]
Answer : (A) panther [ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠]
- The cats are [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāϰāĻž āĻšāϞ ] â (A) ports person [ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ] (B) grim singers [ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ ] (C) meek fighters [ āĻā§āϤ⧠āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ] (D) grim fighters [ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
Answer : (D) grim fighters [ āĻāϝāĻŧāĻāĻāϰ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
- From top of the shed the cat gives a call to his [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ ] â (A) family members [ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϞā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ ] (B) kindred [ āĻāĻĒāύāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ ](C) foes [ āĻļāϤā§āϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ ] (D) masters [ āĻŽāύāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϰ ]
Answer : (B) kindred [ āĻāĻĒāύāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ ]
- In the evening , outside the house the cat becomes [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻāϰā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ] â (A) gentle [ āĻŦāĻŋāύāϝāĻŧā§ ] (B) fighter [ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ] (C) mediator [ āĻŽāϧā§āϝāϏā§āĻĨāϤāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ⧠] (D) hunter [ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ ]
Answer : (B) fighter [ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ]
- When the family moves to some other place , the cat [ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϝāĻāύ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ ] â (A) goes with them [ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ] (B) leaves the place permanently [ āĻāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ] (C) finds out some other place [ āĻ āύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻā§ ] (D) remains in the same place [ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ]
Answer : (D) remains in the same place [ āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ]
- Most people think that the cat is [ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āϞā§āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϞ ] â (A) wise [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠] (B) clever [ āĻāϤā§āϰ ] (C) unintelligent [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻšā§āύ ] (D) intelligent [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ]
Answer : (C) unintelligent [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻšā§āύ ]
- The cat cares little for anything but mice and [ āϝā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāϰ āĻā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϤāĻž āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āύāĻž āϤāĻž āĻšāϞ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϰ ] â(A) soup [ āϏā§āϝā§āĻĒ ] (B) juice [ āϰāϏ ] (C) water [ āĻāϞ ] (D) milk [ āĻĻā§āϧ ]
Answer : (D) milk [ āĻĻā§āϧ ]
- One can see the cat as he really is in the [ āϝ⧠â āĻā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤ āϰā§āĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠] â (A) morning [ āϏāĻāĻžāϞ⧠] (B) afternoon [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāϞ⧠] (C) night [ āϰāĻžāϤā§āϰ⧠] (D) evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
Answer : (D) evening [ āϏāύā§āϧā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
- Sometimes the cat watches [ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϞāĻā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠] -(A) the squirrel â hole [ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ] (B) the mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ] (C) the snake â hole [ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ] (D) the hole in the wall [ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ]
Answer : (B) the mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ ]
- In the story the cat is compared with a [ āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ] â (A) rat [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ] (B) human being [ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ] (C) the author [ āϞā§āĻāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ] (D) dog [ āĻā§āĻā§āϰā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
Answer : (B) human being [ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
19 . A cat is not a / an [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻāύ ] -(A) fighter [ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž āύāϝāĻŧ ] (B) swimmer [ āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ ](C) athlete [ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āύāϝāĻŧ ](D) acrobat [ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻļāϞ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ ]
Answer : (B) swimmer [ āϏāĻžāĻāϤāĻžāϰ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ ]
- A cat is a fighter with [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻšāϞ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž ] -(A) ferocity [ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ] (B) mildness [ āύāĻŽāύā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ](C) generosity [ āύāĻŽā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ] (D) indifference [ āĻāĻĻāĻžāϏā§āύāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
Answer : (A) ferocity [ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϰāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ ]
- In the daytime the cat mostly remains [ āĻĻāĻŋāύā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ] â (A) in the jungle [ āĻāĻā§āĻāϞ⧠] (B) in the backyard [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύ⧠] (C) on the roof [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻž āĻĻā§ ] (D) in the house [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠]
Answer : (D) in the house [ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠]
- To idle the time away a cat [ āĻ āϞāϏ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ ] â (A) sleeps [ āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ ] (B) walks lazily [ āĻ āϞāϏāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ ] (C) watches a mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ⧠āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻā§ ] (D) eats food [ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ ]
Answer : (C) watches a mouse â hole [ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤ⧠āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻā§ ]
- Here the author hightlights a catâs [ āĻāĻāĻžāύ⧠āϞā§āĻāĻ āϤā§āϞ⧠āϧāϰā§āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ ] (A) intelligence [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāϤā§āϤāĻž ] (B) foolishness [ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ ] (C) idleness [ āĻāϞāϏā§āϝ ] (D) ferocity [ āĻšāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϰāϤāĻž ]
Answer : (A) intelligence [ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāĻŽāϤā§āϤāĻž ]
- The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻž āĻāώ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§ ] â (A) purrs [ āĻāϰāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠] (B) barks [ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠](C) howls [ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĻā§ ] (D) mews [ āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰ⧠]
Answer : (A) purrs [ āĻāϰāĻāϰ āĻāϰ⧠]
- With tears of rage and pain in his eyes , the guest affects to be very much [ āĻā§āĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻ āϝā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ ] â (A) amused [ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ] (B) annoyed [ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ] (C) unhappy [ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ] (D) upset [ āĻŽā§āώāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻžāϰ ]
Answer : (A) amused [ āĻŽāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ ]
Answer the following questions | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻā§āĻļāύ | The Cat (Prose) Andrew Barton Petarson â Madhyamik English Suggestion :
- What is the expression of the guest when scratched by the cat ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : When scratched by the cat the guest feels anger and pain . He however cannot express his anger in front of the delighted family members . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻ āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āύ āĨ¤ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύāύā§āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāĻāĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ āύāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- How do you know that the cat understands the anger of the guest ? [ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϤā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāύāϞ⧠āϝ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧠? ]Â
Answer : The cat understands the anger of the guest . So he maintains a safe distance from the guestâs boot . Before eating he retires to a safe place where the guestâs boot wonât reach . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĨā§āĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻĻ āĻĻā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦ āĻŦāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏ⧠āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻŦā§āĻ āĻā§āϤ⧠āĻĒā§āĻāĻā§āĻŦā§ āύāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŽ āĻĻā§āϰāϤā§āĻŦā§ āϏāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ ]
- What does a cat do after going out of the room ? [ āĻāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠?Â
Answer : The cat saunters down the backyard . He jumps to the top of the fence to drop on the otherside , Trotting across he skips to the roof of an empty shed . ( āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāϤā§āĻŦāϰ⧠āĻšā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻ āύā§āϝāĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ ā§ āĨ¤ āĻĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšā§āĻāĻā§ āϏ⧠āϞāĻžāĻĢ āĻŽā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻž āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§ āĨ¤
- What does a cat do on the top of the shed ? [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Answer : On the top of the shed the cat arches his back and rakes his claws once or twice . Then he stretches himself and lowers his head to send across a call to his kindred . [ āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻŽāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§ â āĻāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āύāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻļāϰā§āϰāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āύā§āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻĒāύāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ ]
- What is a cat normally unwilling to do ? [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ? ]Â
Answer : A cat doesnât like to leave his country , the land where all his friends are and where he knows every landmark . [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻž , āϝ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻŦāύā§āϧā§āĻŦāĻžāύā§āϧāĻŦ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϝā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϏ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤā§āϝā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĨ¤ ]
- When a family moves to some other place , what does a cat do ? [ āϝāĻāύ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Answer : When a family moves to some other place , the cat prefers to stay at the old house and attach himself to the new tenants . He is unwilling to leave his known place . [ āϝāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ āύā§āϝāϤā§āϰ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ , āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžāϤā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āύā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ | ]
- How is the cat compared to human beings at the beginning of the prose piece â The Cat â ? [ â āĻĻā§āϝ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻ â āύāĻžāĻŽāĻ āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻļā§āϰ āĻļā§āϰā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ ? ]Â
Answer : A cat has more character than most human beings . A cat gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life . He is an athlete , an acrobat and a grim fighter . [ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āώā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŖ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§ | āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāύ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āϤā§āĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ , āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻļāϞ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāύ āϏāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ āϝā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- What does a cat do all day long ? [ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§ āĻāϰ⧠? ]Â
Answer : All day long a cat loafs about the house . He allows himself to be pestered by the attention of its people . His pastime is to watch a mouse â hole for an hour or two . [ āϏāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāύ āϧāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϏ⧠āϏā§āĻāĻžāύāĻāĻžāϰ āϞā§āĻāĻāύāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĻāϰāϝāϤā§āύā§āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻā§āϤ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻŦāϏāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻļāĻ āĻšāϞ āĻāĻ āĻĻā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āϧāϰ⧠āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāϰ āύāĻāϰ āϰāĻžāĻāĻž āĨ¤ ]
- How does a cat pass away the time ? [ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : To pass away the time a cat sometimes watches a mouse hole for an hour or two . It is only to keep himself from dying of boredom . [ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āĻŽāϧā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻĻā§āϰā§āϰ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ â āĻĻā§ â āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻŽāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻŽāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĨ¤ ]
- How does a cat show his appearance to the family members at the tea â table ? [ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϞā§āĻāĻāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ ? ]Â
Answer : The cat purrs noisily . Besides he rubs himself against the legs of the family members . In this way he tries to make his presence noticeable . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰāĻāϰ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āϤāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏ⧠āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻĻāϏā§āϝāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāĻāĻž āϞā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻāϰ⧠āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ ||
- Why is a cat particularly civil to a guest at the table ? [ āĻāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύāĻŽā§āϰāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Answer : The guest is likely to have the best food . The cat knows it and wants to have his share . So , to please the guest , he is particularly civil to him . [ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ | āϤāĻžāĻ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āύāĻŽā§āϰāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰ⧠āĨ¤
- How does the cat receive the bit of fish handed down by the guest ? [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āύā§āϝāĻŧ āϝā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āύ ? ]Â
Answer : The cat gingerly receives the bit of fish from the guest . However , the look in his eyes warns the guest because the guest is slow to understand the catâs wish . [ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋ āϏāύā§āϤāϰā§āĻĒāĻŖā§ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻā§āĻāϰā§āĻāĻž āύā§āϝāĻŧ āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻā§āϰ āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻŦāĻļā§āϝ āĻ āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻā§ āϏāϤāϰā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ āϤāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāϤ⧠āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύ āĨ¤ ]
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Madhyamik English
The Cat
Andrew Barton Paterson
Comprehension Exercises
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
Ans : (iv) milk
(c) One can see the cat as he really is in the
(i) morning
(ii) night
(iii) afternoon
(iv) evening
Ans : (iv) evening
2. 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 mouse-hole for an hour or two, just to keep himself from dying of boredom.
(c) All day long the cat allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.
3. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer :
(a) The cat is not fond of ease. False
S S : Most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of ease and caring little for anything but mice and milk.
(b) The cat has no athletic skills. False
S S : He or she is an athlete an acrobat and a grim fighter.
(c) The cat takes things very easily. True
S S : 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.
Comprehension Exercises
4. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(a) The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily
(i) purrs
(ii) howls
(iii) barks
(iv) mews
Ans : (i) purrs
(b) With tears of rage and pain in his eyes, the guest affects to be very much
(i) amused
(ii) annoyed
(iii) unhappy
(iv) upset
Ans : (i) amused
(c) The guest hands down the cat a bit of
(i) meat
(ii) fruit
(iii) fish
(iv) vegetable
Ans : (iii) fish
5. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
(a) the guest calls the cat poor pussy! poor pussy!
(b) part of the guest’s body that the cat rakes leg
(c) the thing from which the cat stays at a safe distance the guest’s boot.
6. Answer the following questions :
(a) When does the cat make an appearance to get his share of food?
Ans : When the family sits down to tea, the cat does so.
(b) Who is the cat particularly civil to?
Ans : The cat is particularly civil to the guest at the table.
(c) How does the cat receive the bit of fish handed down by the guest?
Ans : A guest is normally treated with the best food by the family.
Comprehension Exercises
7. Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences :
(a) The cat saunters down his own
(i) courtyard
(ii) front yard
(iii) backyard
(iv) shipyard
Ans : (iii) backyard
(b) The cat skips to the roof of an empty
(i) room
(ii) shade
(iii) floor
(iv) corridor
Ans : (ii) shade
(c) Exiled in a new land, the cat would have to learn new
(i) history
(ii) manners
(iii) culture
(iv) geography
Ans : (iv) geography
8. Complete the following sentences with information from the text :
(a) When the family gathers round the fire, the cat casually goes out of the room.
(b) The cat droops his head nearly to his paws and sends a call to his kindred.
(c) Cats go for sport to the suburban backyards as they get older.
9. Fill in the chart with information from the text :
(a) The cat has many enemies. – He looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly.
(b) He wants to see if every muscle is in full working order. – The cat stretches himself a few times.
(c) The cat knows his friends and every landmark. – The cat doesn’t like to leave his country and the land.
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