Question

Though Grandfather provided the household with as large a variety of pets as one could wish for, my favourite

was the little black goat who followed me home from the mustard fields one day

Each year, before the monsoon rains came, the little Song River was a narrow stream. I liked watching the fields

and tea gardens.

I had been sitting on the bank of a small irrigation canal, gazing at a couple of fishermen fishing in the muddy

water, when I felt something bump my elbow. Looking around, I found at my side a little goat, jet black and soft

as velvet with lovely grey eyes.

She continued to look at me. I looked in my pockets for nourishment and, finding a ginger biscuit, held it out to

her. A little later, when I got up to leave, the goat rose too. She started following me unsteadily.

I set out for home at a brisk pace, feeling sure that I would soon leave the little goat behind. But her legs were

stronger than I had supposed. There was nothing I could do but carry her home and present her to Grandfather.

“Not another pet!” said Grandmother When she saw the goat in the verandah. It was easy to understand

Grandmother’s objections. The recent destructiveness of Toto, our monkey who had torn curtains and broken

dishes had set Grandmother dead against having anymore pets. Grandfather, by my side, had to pretend that he

had purchased the goat as an investment.“Goat’s milk is very good for your health,” he told Grandmother.

The prospect of milk made Grandmother more tolerant of the new pet, even though she knew it would be some

time before the goat could give any.

My goat was soon named Tinker Bell, after the fairy in Peter Pan. I tied a little bell to her neck so I would always

know by its tinkling where she was.

A) Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option. 1x2=2

1. Who was Toto?

a) Monkey

b) Goat

c) Cow

2. Where was the narrator sitting when the goat came near to him?

a) On the bank of irrigation canal.

b) In the backyard

c) In the mustard field.

B) Answer the following questions. 2x2=4

1. How did grandfather persuade Grandmother to keep the goat?

2. Why did the child tie a little bell to the neck of the goat?​

Answer 1

1. a) Monkey

2. c) In the mustard field.

1.It is true that Toto had a very fertile and mischievous brain. He was always up to one mischief or the other. His fingers were quick and wicked. His presence was kept a secret to grandmother. He bit the ornamental wall-paper to pieces. The peg had been pulled out of the socket. The school blazer of the narrator was in shreds. But grandfather was pleased with Toto's performance.

Answer 2

Answer:

1)monkey

2)inmustard field