EXERCISE-3

◆Read the extract and answer the questions:

★All the members of Ram Singh's family went running out to see, and there he was, a tall man with broad shoulders, red cheeks and nose and wheatish complexion. He was dressed in a warm, thick long woollen coat, tight trousers, big leather-boots and a brown fur cap.

Que:1. What was the appearance of Alibhai?

Ans:Alibhai was a tall man with broad shoulders, red cheeks and nose and wheatish complexion.

2. Who was the guest of Ram Singh?

Ans:Alibhai was the guest of Ram Singh.

3. Give the name of some dresses mentioned in this extract.

Ans:a warm, thick long woollen coat, tight trousers, big leather-boots and a brown fur cap are the name of some dresses mentioned in this extract.


★Alibhai was a traveller, who covered long distances on foot, in the Himalayan Mountains. He loved to observe nature. He went from village to village, town to town in the mountains, selling dried apricots, herbs and medicines and precious stones he had collected during his travelling.

1. Who was a traveller?

Ans:Alibhai was a traveller.

2. What did Alibhai sell in villages of the Himalayas?

Ans: In villages of the Himalayas, Alibhai sold dried apricots, herbs and medicines and precious stones.

★Alibhai continued, "The huge bear, three times the size of the  mother leopard, stood up on his hind legs. He stretched out his big paws with strong, sharp nails. He showed his teeth and growled. The mother snow leopard looked at him for a second, snarled and with a leap knocked down the black monster. The whole valley echoed with the sounds of their fight. The snow leopard was swift and jumped about from side to side tearing away big pieces of black furry skin of the bear. The bulky and slow bear failed to injure his enemy. The fight lasted for about ten minutes.

1. What did the huge bear do in fighting?

Ans:  In fighting, the huge bear stood up on his hind legs. He stretched out his big paws with strong, sharp nails. He showed his teeth and growled.

2. Who was more powerful during the fighting? How?

Ans: The snow leopard was more powerful during the fighting because she tore away big pieces of black furry skin of the bear. The bulky and slow bear failed to injure her.

3.find out the synonym from the extract: 
A)growled with showing(bared) teeth. 
B) huge or heavy.

Ans: 
A)snarled  
B) bulky.