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Question 14 Marks

“The train will soon be here,” said Suraj.
“Yes, my friend. And if we don’t drive the leopard out of the tunnel it will be run over and killed. I can’t let that happen.” “But won’t it attack us if we try to drive it out?” asked Suraj, beginning to share the watchman’s concern.
“Not this leopard. It knows me well. We have seen each other many times. It has a weakness for goats and stray dogs, but it ufill not harm us. Even so, I’ll take my axe with me. You stay here; Suraj.”
Q.1. What was the watchman’s concern?
Q.2. Complete the sentence with a suitable reason.
Sunder Singh was sure that the leopard inn the tunnel would not attack him and suraj because __________ .
Q.3. Select the sentences that are true from those given below.
A. Suraj wants to see leopards in the jungle.
B. Suraj is concerned about Sunder Singh’s safety.
C. The leopard in the tunnel attacks goats and stray dogs.
D. Sunder Singh wants to protect Suraj.
E. Sunder Singh knows all about the animals in the jungle.
Q.4. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
Sunder Singh decides to take his axe with him. This tells us that he was __________ .
$\quad$(a) violant
$\quad$(b) cautions
$\quad$(c) bold
$\quad$(d) afraid

Answer

1. The watchman heard the noise of the leopard in the tunnel. His concern was that if he did not drive the leopard out, it would be run over by the train.
2. Sunder Singh knew that the leopard has weakness for goats and stray dogs.
3. Sentences B, C, D and E are true.
4. B. cautious

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Question 24 Marks

Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow:
Suraj had to turn and look back at the opening to reassure himself that there was still daylight outside. Ahead of him, the tunnel’s other opening was just a small round circle of light.
The tunnel was still full of smoke from the train, but it would be several hours before another train came through. Till then, the cutting belonged to the jungle again.
Suraj didn’t stop, because there was nothing to do in the tunnel and nothing to see. He had simply wanted to walk through, so that he would know what the inside of a tunnel was really like.
Q.1. Write whether the following statement is true or false.
Suraj looked back at the opening of the tunnel to check if the train was coming.
Q.2. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence given below.
Suraj did not stop anywhere in the tunnel because __________.
A. there was nothing to see in the tunnel
B. the tunnel was damp and sticky
C. he was in a hurry to get out of the tunnel
D. it was time for another train to come
Q.3. What does the sentence Till then, the cutting belonged to the jungle again’ mean?
Q.4. Suraj wanted to know the inside of the tunnel. What character trait of Suraj is highlighted here?

Answer

1. False
2. there was nothing to see in the tunnel
3. It means that the cleared path through which the train travelled would return to its normal state, becoming part of the jungle once more.
4. The character trait of Suraj being highlighted here is that he is bold and curious.

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Question 34 Marks

They drank their tea, listening to the sharp notes of the tailor bird and the noisy chatter of the seven sisters. As the brief twilight faded, most of the birds fell silent. Sunder Singh lit his oil lamp, and said it was time for him to inspect the tunnel. He moved off towards the tunnel, while Suraj sat on the cot, sipping his tea.
In the dark, the trees seemed to move closer to him. And the nightlife of the forest was conveyed on the breeze the sharp call of a barking deer, the cry of a fox, the quaint tonk-tonk of a nightjar, there were some sounds that Suraj didn’t recognise sounds that came from the trees, creakings and whisperings, as though the trees were coming to life, stretching their limbs in the dark, shifting a little, flexing their fingers.
Q.1. What happened as twillght faded?
Q.2. Which bird’s call is described as “quaint tonk-tonk”?
$\quad$(a) Owl
$\quad$(b) Nightjar
$\quad$(c) Tailorbird
$\quad$(d) Pigeon
Q.3. The forest breeze carried the call of a ____________ deer.
Q.4. Suraj recognised every sound in the forest. (True/False)

Answer

1. Most birds fell silent.
2. (b) Nightjar
3. Barking
4. False (Some sounds were unfamiliar to him and came from the trees.)

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Question 44 Marks

Every day, before the train came through, he would walk the length of the tunnel. If all was well, he would return to his hut and take a nap. If something was wrong, he would walk back up the line and wave a red flag, and the engine driver would slow down. At night, the watchman lit an oil lamp and made a similar inspection of the tunnel. Of course, he would not stop the train if there was a porcupine on the line.
But if there was any danger to the train, he’d go back up the line and wave his lamp to the approaching engine. If all was well, he’d hang his lamp at the door of his hut and go to sleep. He was just settling down on his cot for an afternoon nap when he saw the boy emerge from the tunnel. He waited until Suraj was only a metre or so away and then said, “Welcome, welcome. I don’t often have visitors. Sit down for a while, and tell me why you were inspecting my tunnel.”
Q.1. What did the watchman do if something was wrong?
$\quad$(a) Sit in his hut
$\quad$(b) Wave a red flag
$\quad$(c) Sleep
$\quad$(d) Run away
Q.2. What did he light at night?
Q.3. The watchman would not stop the train if there was a ____________ on the track.
Q.4. The watchman hung his lamp outside his hut when all was well. (True/False)

Answer

1. (b) Wave a red flag
2. He lit an oil lamp to check the tunnel at night and guide the train if needed.
3. porcupine
4. True (He did this to show the tunnel was safe)

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Question 54 Marks

A second or two later, the steam engine shot out of the tunnel, snorting and puffing like some green, black, and gold dragon, some beautiful monster out of Suraj’s dreams. Showering sparks left and right, it roared a challenge to the jungle.
Q.1. What is the meaning of “snorting” in the passage?
Q.2. What is the tone of the phrase “roared a challenge to the jungle”?
$\quad$(a) Sad
$\quad$(b) Playful
$\quad$(c) Bold and powerful
$\quad$(d) Quiet and soft
Q.3. The steam engine was red and white (True/False)
Q.4. The steam engine shot out of the ____________ snorting and puffing

Answer

1. The meaning of “snorting” in the passage is making a loud, forceful sound while bregathing out, showing the engine’s power and energy.
2. (c) Bold and powerful
3. False (The steam engine is described as green, black, and gold, not red and white)
4. tunnel

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