A Day In The Zoo
Textual Questions & Answers
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Exercise 1
Tick the
correct Answer from the given alternatives:
1. The average day in a zoo
begins just before –
(a) dusk
(b) dawn
(c) afternoon
(d) evening
Ans: (b) dawn
2. The birds searching the dewy
grass on the lawn were –
(a) peahens
(b) peacocks
(c) robins
(d) thrushes
Ans: (a) peahens
3. Stephen with a broom in his
hand was guarding over the –
(a) bears
(b) gorilla
(c) apes
(d) armadillo
Ans: (c) apes
4. The name of the black Celebes
ape was –
(a) Etam
(b) Jeremy
(c) Mike
(d) Stephen
Ans: (a) Etam
5. The reptiles dozed in the
temperature of –
(a) sixty degrees
(b) seventy degrees
(c) eighty degrees
(d) ninety degrees
Ans: (c) eighty degrees
Exercise 2
Answer to the following questions within fifteen words.
1. How does the sky look as one
is awakened by the birdsong?
Ans: The sky appears slightly tinged with yellow as one is
awakened by the birdsong at dawn.
2. How do the parrots and
parakeets salute the people?
Ans: The parrots and parakeets salute the people with a
cacophony of sounds.
3. What do all the animals do
at the start of a new day?
Ans: All the animals, excited and eager at the start of a new
day, bustle about the cages.
4. As the light fades, where
does the robin fly off to?
Ans: When light fades, the robin flies off to roost in the
mimosa tree.
Exercise 3
Answer the following questions within twenty five words:
1. What work do Jeremy and Mike
do in the gorillas’ cages?
Ans: Both Jeremy and Mike are busy in cleaning inside the gorilla’s
cages. They sweep up the mess on the floor. Then they scatter fresh white
sawdust. They assure that everything is all right.
2. Describe the state of the
frogs and snakes in the reptile house.
Ans: In the reptile house, the frogs and snakes doze in a
pleasant temperature of eighty degrees. Snakes remain calm with lidless eyes.
Frogs make gulping sounds.
3. What would one see and hear
while lying in bed at night?
Ans: While lying in the bed at night one would see through the
windows the moon separating itself from the shadow of the trees. One would hear
the lions cough.
Exercise 4
Classify the underlined adverbs according to their functions in
the chart given below.
(a) I have already done the job. ← Adverb
of Time
(b) Bappa can go anywhere for his works. ← Adverb
of Place
(c) Puja often comes to my place. ← Adverb
of Frequency
(d) Nargis sings sweetly. ← Adverb of Manner
(c)
Exercise 5
Underline the clauses in the following sentences and state what
kind of clauses they are.
(a) As he was not there, I spoke to his brother.
Ans: ‘As he was not there’ → Adverb clause of reason
‘I spoke to his
brother’ → Principal Clause
(b) The house where Nazrul was
born is in Churulia.
Ans: ‘where Nazrul was born → Adjective / Relative Clause describing
the antecedent, ‘the house’
‘The house is in
Churulia’ → Principal Clause
(c) She said that she would
return soon.
Ans: ‘that she would return soon’ → Noun Clause as an object to
the verb ‘said’
‘She said’ → Principal
Clause
(d) Have you read the book
which you borrowed from me?
Ans: ‘Have you read the book’ → Principal Clause
‘which you borrowed
from me’ → Relative / Adjective Clause describing the antecedent, ‘book’
Exercise 6
Identify the following sentences as Simple, Complex, or Compound
sentence.
(i) He is too tired to walk
alone.
Ans: Simple Sentence
(ii) I have a friend who lives
in Mumbai.
Ans: Complex Sentence
(iii) Priyam wrote a letter but
he got no reply.
Ans: Compound Sentence
(iv) Being ill, I could not
attend school.
Ans: Simple Sentence
(v) She told me that she would
enter a house which is believed to be haunted.
Ans: Complex Sentence
(vi) The sun shines brightly
and the flowers bloom.
Ans: Compound Sentence