6. A TIGER COMES TO TOWN-II || NIOS - SECONDARY COURSE || ENGLISH-202 CLASS-X

 INTEXT QUESTIONS 6.1 

Answer the following questions. 

1. ‘Do you mean to say you are going in as you are, without arms or protection.’ they asked him. ‘Yes, that’s what I’m going to do. We have no time to waste.’

a. Where did the above conversation take place? 

b. Who were the ‘they’ being referred to? 

c. Who were ‘they’ talking to? 

d. Why did they want to know if he was going unarmed?

e. Why do you think he said, ‘We have no time to waste.’?

ANS: a. The above conversation took place outside the Headmaster’s room. 

b. The teachers who had gathered outside the Headmaster’s room were the ‘they’ being referred to in the conversation. 

c. They were talking to the tiger’s Master. 

d. They felt that a tiger was a ferocious animal and could attack the Master. They could not imagine him facing a tiger without any weapon for self defence. 

e. The tiger had woken up. If he was kept locked for too long he could get irritated. It was not good to try an animal’s patience. He could become dangerous and harm the Headmaster. 

2. Where was the tiger all this time?

Ans: The tiger was in the Headmaster’s room all this time.  

3. The Headmaster was already nervous. Which actions of the tiger further added to his fear?

Ans: Seeing that the tiger had woken up, put his legs on the table, stretched himself and given out a growl made the Headmaster more nervous. 

4. What did the tiger want to tell the Headmaster?

Ans:He wanted to assure the Headmaster that he was not going to harm him.
 

5. Give two reasons why the people outside did not allow the Master to go in.

Ans: The people outside did not allow the Master to go in because he was planning to go without any arms for self protection. They feared the tiger could kill him. 

6. The Master’s attempts to go in are compared to: 

a. life 

b. suicide ✅

c. death 

d. war 

7. Which statement made by the Master confused the Chairman of the Tiger Committee?

Ans:The Master’s statement that he knew how to tame a tiger and that after all it was he who was risking his life, confused the Chairman of the Tiger Committee. He wondered how a sensible person could risk his life. 

8. When the Chairman asked the Master to sign an affidavit before he was allowed to enter the room, he was trying to put a condition on his entry. Which of the following statements correctly interprets the condition? 

a. that the Master shall not take the tiger away 

b. that he must pay an entry fee 

c. that everybody outside would share the responsibility of his action 

d. that he would not hold anybody responsible for whatever happened to him ✅

INTEXT QUESTIONS 6.2 

Answer the following questions. 

1. ‘All right, give me a piece of paper and tell me what to write.’ 

a. Who is the speaker in the above line? 

b. Who is he/she talking to?

c. Why does he/she ask for a piece of paper?

Ans: a. The tiger’s Master is the speaker in the above line. 

b. He is talking to the Magistrate. 

c. He asks for a piece of paper so that he can write the affidavit which he has been asked to write.  

 2. Why wasn’t the Master happy to write the affidavit?

Ans: He was unhappy to write the affidavit because he was sure he could bring out the tiger without causing any harm to anyone. He wrote it because no one believed him.

3. In what language did the Master write the affidavit? Why did he do so?

Ans: He wrote the affidavit in Sanskrit. He did so because Sanskrit is the language of the Gods and of our scriptures. It is also considered the mother of all languages. He wanted to prove to the learned teachers and Magistrate how hollow their own learning was. Despite their high qualifications and degrees they could not read and understand the language which was the mother of many languages. If they could not understand a human language, how could they understand a tiger’s nature. 

4. Why wasn’t the Magistrate happy to see the affidavit? Why did he finally accept it?

Ans: The Magistrate was not happy to see the affidavit because it was written in Sanskrit which he could not read. So, he was unable to make out what was written in it. He finally accepted it because Sanskrit is one of the official languages of India and being a Government officer he could not have refused it . 

5. What advice did the Master give the tiger before leaving? Choose the correct option from the ones given below.

a. Growl and make a noise to show your anger. 

b. Chase the teachers and children to create a sensation. 

c. Stare hard at the Magistrate. 

d. Don’t look at human beings if you want peace of mind.✅

 

TERMINAL QUESTIONS

1 Given below is a summary of the story you have read so far. Complete the summary with the help of the words and phrases given in the box .

Stretched                  nervous                 entering the room                 woke up from his sleep                           arrived              outside the room                  an affidavit                            put to risk                                               something happened to him          tame a tiger          growl             in the attic

 

After some time the tiger _woke up from his sleep _. He kept his legs on the table,Stretched himself and gave out a soft growl  .The Headmaster who was sitting crouched in the attic became more  nervous . Meanwhile,  outside the room there was a commotion. The Magistrate too had arrived  . He stopped the Master from entering the room  . When the Master said that he knew how to tame a tiger    and that it was his life which was being put to risk , the Magistrate asked him to sign an affidavit   that he would hold no one responsible in case something happened to him  .

2. Read the following statements. State whether they are true or false by ticking the correct option given against each statement. Give reasons for your answer.

a. The tiger had entered a house. True/False

b. The tiger sat under the table because he was frightened of the headmaster. True/False c. The tiger was roaming around without his Master. True/False

d. The Master had no difficulty in entering the room. True/False

e. The Chairman asked the Master to sign an affidavit. True/False

f. The Master wrote the affidavit in English. True/False

g. The Headmaster tried to scare the tiger with a rod. True/False

h. The Magistrate helped the Master to bring the tiger out. True/False

i. The Master was a learned man. True/False

j. The Magistrate fined the Master for being careless. True/False

Ans:a. False (The tiger had entered a school.)

 b. False (The tiger sat on the floor in front of the table. The Headmaster was scared of the tiger.)

 c. True (The tiger had come out on the street on his own.) 

d. False (He had a lot of difficulty in entering the room because the teachers and the Magistrate would not allow him to go in without a weapon.) 

e. True (He asked him to write an affidavit saying that he alone would be responsible for the outcome.) f. False (He wrote in Sanskrit.) 

g. False (He did not try to scare the tiger. He climbed up into the attic to save himself.) 

h. False ( He did not allow the Master to enter the room till he had signed the affidavit.) 

i. True (The Master was well versed in Sanskrit.) j. False (He did not give him any punishment.) 

3. The Master deliberately wrote the affidavit in Sanskrit. The Magistrate could not read or understand Sanskrit. He was angry. He could have ordered the Master to write it again in English or Hindi but he did not do so. Why? (Hint: The Master was annoyed when some teachers called the tiger a brute and also when he was prevented from going into the room by the Magistrate despite his assurance that the tiger would not harm anyone. He knew that neither the teachers nor the Magistrate understood the tiger. By writing in a language which he knew the Magistrate could not understand he was in a way mocking their limited knowledge and understanding.)

Ans:The Magistrate did not insist on asking the Master to write the affidavit in English because: a. Sanskrit isnot only the language of the scriptures but alsoone of theofficial languages of India. Being a government employee holding a responsible post, he could not show disrespect to the law of the country. b. He felt that if he confessed his ignorance, he would be laughed at. 

4. Which incident in the story did you find funny and why?Write your answer in 30 – 40 words in the space provided below. We all look at an issue from our own perspective. Our perspectives differ on account of our temperament, awareness, needs, experience, level of maturity, status, etc. After reading both Parts I and II of the story we saw how different people, including the Magistrate reacted towards the tiger.

Ans:The tiger saw the headmaster stuck to the attack.

The headmaster trembled when the tiger stretched

himself and roared. This is the funniest part of the

story.

5. Do you think the Magistrate was right in not allowing the master to enter the Headmaster’s room? 6. Complete the table below by summarising some of the actions and behaviour of different people towards the tiger.

Ans:The Magistrate was right in not allowing the Master to enter the room without any protection because he was holding a position of responsibility. It was his duty to ensure the safety of people.