Q.14. Answer the following questions in one sentence: (Any 5)
1. Who runs as still as water?
2. Who are known as the 'fire brigade'?
3. What happened when the dad tried to step on the ladder?
Where was Mr. Gessler's shop located?
5 What do snakes generally eat?
Answers
1) A quiet person may be very profound, as in Susie rarely says much, but still waters run deep. The physical observation in this term dates from ancient times, but it has been used figuratively since about 1400. Anthony Trollope amplified it in He Knew He Was Right (1869): “That's what I call still water.
2) a group of firefighters, especially as formed temporarily or called upon to assist a fire department in an emergency.
3) According to Plan A, father would have reached the tree top with the help of the ladder. However, the ladder slipped and father fell on the ground. The moment the father reached the tree top, the cat jumped and touched the ground and was again out of father's reach.
4) Mr. Gessler lived in London in his shoe shop.
5) Some eat warm-blooded prey (e.g., rodents, rabbits, birds), while others eat insects, amphibians (frogs or toads), eggs, other reptiles, fish, earthworms, or slugs. Snakes swallow their food whole. The most popular pet snakes usually eat prey such as mice, rats, gerbils, and hamsters.