Class-7 Supplementary Reader (An Alien Hand) Chapter-2, Bringing up Kari, Additional Exercises / NCERT/CBSE

 

Bringing up Kari

Exercises

Match these words with their meanings:

Word: Meaning

Lasso -  small  axe  

Luscious - rope with a noose at the end 

Hatchet -   cry/trumpet

Mutilated - tasty  and sweet smelling  

Squeal -  torn awkwardly/disfigured

Ans-

Word: Meaning

Lasso -   rope with a noose at the end

Luscious - tasty  and sweet smelling  

Hatchet - small  axe   

Mutilated -  torn awkwardly/disfigured

Squeal -  cry/trumpet

 

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Five years, five-month-old, sixteen kilogram, nine-year-old, signals and sounds

 

 

1)    Kari, a five-month-old baby elephant, lives and grows up with his nine-year-old friend and keeper.

2)    Kari eats just about sixteen kilograms of delicious twigs a day.

3)    He masters all signals and sounds he is taught.

4)    An elephant takes five years to learn the master call.

 

Sate whether these statements are true or false:

 

1)    Kari is playful and sensitive. (True)

2)    Kari saves a boy from drowning. (True)

3)    Kari is fond of ripe mangoes. (False)

4)    Kari is a slow learner. (False)

5)    Kari took three weeks to learn ‘Dhat’. (True)

6)    Kari learned ‘Mali’ after three lessons (True)

 

 

Answer the following questions.

Q1.  The enclosure in which Kari lived had a thatched roof that lay

on thick tree stumps. Examine the illustration of Kari’s pavilion on page 8 and say why it was built that way.

Ans- Kari lived in a pavilion, under a thatched roof which rested on thick tree stumps so that it could not fall in when Kari bumped against the poles as he moved about.

2.   Did Kari enjoy his morning bath in the river? Give a reason for your answer.

Ans- Kari used to enjoy his morning bath in the river because before bath his care-taker used to rub him with the clean sand of the river for an hour. After that he would lie in the water for a long time and he would squeal with pleasure as the care-taker rubbed water down his back. If a twig is mutilated an elephant would not touch it

3.  Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time. Why?

Ans- Finding good twigs for Kari took a long time because he liked only luscious twigs that are to be cut with very sharp hatchet. The care-taker had to climb all kinds of trees to get the most delicate and tender twigs.

4.  Why did Kari push his friend into the stream?

Ans- Kari pushed his friend into the stream to save the boy who was lying flat on the bottom of the river.

5. Kari was like a baby. What are the main points of comparison?

Ans- Kari was like a baby.  He had to be trained to be good and if you did not tell him when he was naughty, he was up to more mischief than ever. He was to be taught when to sit down, when to walk, when to go fast, and when to go slow.

6.   Kari helped himself to all the bananas in the house without anyone noticing it. How did he do it?

Ans- Kari was fond of bananas. He used to stretch out his trunk to window of dining-room and helped himself to all the bananas in the house without anyone noticing it.

7.   Kari learnt the commands to sit and to walk. What were the instructions for each command?

Ans- Kari learnt the commands to sit and to walk. If we say ‘Dhat’ and pull him by the ear, he will gradually learn to sit down. Similarly, if we say ‘Mali’ and pull his trunk forward, he will gradually learn that it is the signal to walk.

 

 

 8.  What is “the master call”? Why is it the most important signal for an elephant to learn?

Ans- The master call is a strange hissing, howling sound, as if a snake and a tiger were fighting each other.

It is the most important signal for an elephant because once the elephants hear this sound, they will pull down all trees in front of them and scare all the animals like monkeys and stags. Even the tigers feel scared of elephants. They make an easy way for home even in the wild.

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