Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow. I was lying on a ridge scanning with field glasses a rock cliff opposite me for the most sure-footed of all Himalayan goats. On a ledge halfway up the cliff, a tahr (a mountain goat) and her kid were lying asleep. Presently the tahr got to her feet, stretched herself, and the kid immediately began to feed. After a minute, the mother freed herself and took a few steps along the ledge. She poised for a moment, then jumped down on to another narrower ledge some twelve to fifteen feet below her. As soon as it was left alone, the kid started running backwards and forward, stopping every now and then to peer down at its mother. But the kid was unable to summon the courage to jump down to the mother. For below the narrow ledge, was a sheer drop of a thousand feet. I was too far away to hear whether the mother was encouraging her young. But from the way her head was turned, I believe she was doing so. The kid was now getting more and more agitated. Fearing that it would do something foolish, the mother went to what looked like a mere crack in the vertical rock face. She climbed it and reached her young. Immediately on doing so she lay down, presumably to prevent the kid from feeding. After a little while she got to her feet again and allowed the kid to drink for a minute. Once again she poised carefully on the brink, and jumped down. The kid again ran backwards and forward above her. Seven times in the course of the next half-hour, this procedure was gone through. Finally the kid, abandoning itself to its fate, jumped and landed safely beside its mother. The kid was rewarded by being allowed to drink its fill. (Adapted from Snippets (online) W.M. Hoerr, 1954, pp. 115–116 ; Living in Amazement-The Evolution-Path/snippetsevolution-path.com) 1. Which of the following best describes the tahr as a surefooted mountain goat? (a) the mother was encouraging her young (b) poised carefully on the brink, and jumped down (c) it was safe to follow where she led (d) Seven times … this procedure was gone through 2. Which of the following can replace "abandoning itself to its fate"? (a) making the most of the situation (b) taking the bull by the horns (c) resigning to one’s luck (d) compromising with the situation 3. How was the kid encouraged to follow its mother? 4. Select the pair of words that tell us how the mother taught the kid: (a) with agility and surefootedness (b) with severity and punishment (c) with patience and perseverance (d) with praise and reward 5. The mother goat feared that the kid "would do something foolish" like (a) drink more milk than required (b) throw itself off the cliff (c) follow her down the vertical rock face (d) continue to pace up and down indefinitely
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(i) The sentence that best describes the tahr as a surefooted mountain goat is - poised carefully on the brink, and jumped down. So, Option B is the right answer.
(ii) The phrase that can replace “abandoning itself to its fate” is - resigning to one’s luck. So, the correct option here is C.
(iii) The kid was encouraged to follow its mother. The young tahr is found to be scared of jumping down on a narrow ledge which his mother is trying to teach. He is seen panicking and moving forward and backwards all the time. His mother repeats the jumping action several times to encourage and ensure him about the safety in this step. After seven times, the kid gathers courage, jumps following his mother and lands beside her safely on the ledge.
(iv) The pair of words that tell us how the mother taught the kid is – with patience and perseverance & with praise and reward. The right options are C and D.
(v) The mother goat feared that the kid “would do something foolish” like - throw itself off the cliff. Option B is the right answer.
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