MCQs
Question 1.
Dad thought that he was:
(a) infallible
(b) an expert climber
(c) super human
(d) none of the above
Answer
(b) an expert climber
Question 2.
The phrase “A climber like me” expresses:
(a) his pride
(b) his self confidence
(c) his belief
(d) his will power
Answer
(b) his self confidence
Question 3.
Dad was planning to:
(a) bring the tree down
(b) cut the branch
(c) bring the cat down
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer
(c) bring the cat down
Question 4.
The poem is:
(a) a mockery on Dad
(b) a humorous poem
(c) a failure on the folly of Dad
(d) popular -with the kids
Answer
(b) a humorous poem
Question 5.
The problem with the cat was:
(a) that it got stuck in the tree
(b) that it was sleeping in the tree
(c) that it never wished to come down
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer
(a) that it got stuck in the tree
Question 6.
Dad told everyone that
(a) he would not solve the problem
(b) he would solve the problem alone
(c) he cannot solve the problem
(d) none of the above
Answer
(b) he would solve the problem alone
Question 7.
The poem is:
(a) educative
(b) serious
(c) sad
(d) humorous
Answer
(d) humorous
Question 8.
Mum’s reactions were
(a) natural
(b) right
(c) wrong
(d) funny
Answer
(a) natural
Question 9.
The ultimate winner was:
(a) Dad
(b) Mum
(c) cat
(d) the child
Answer
(c) cat
Question 10.
The tree was:
(a) tall
(b) unsteady
(c) short
(d) dangerous
Answer
(b) unsteady
Question 11.
How many times does the narrator’s father try to climb the tree?
(a) once
(b) thrice
(c) twice
(d) never
Answer
Answer: (b) thrice
Question 12.
From where did the narrator’ father got the ladder?
(a) from the shop
(b) made himself
(c) from shed
(d) from his house
Answer
Answer: (c) from shed
Question 13.
What happens after the poet’s father fall off the ladder?
(a) he gives up
(b) he gets up and goes to take rest
(c) he gets up and plans for other trick
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (c) he gets up and plans for other trick
Question 14.
What does mother warn him?
(a) to give up
(b) to bring the cat down immediately
(c) to pick fruit
(d) not to fall again
Answer
Answer: (d) not to fall again
Question 15.
How does father react at mother’s advice?
(a) he finds it a funny joke
(b) he takes it seriously
(c) he obeys her advice .
(d) he doesn’t listen to her
Answer
Answer: (a) he finds it a funny joke
(1)
This morning a cat got
Stuck In our tree.
Dad said. “Right. just
Leave It to me.”
Question 1.
The family found a cat
(a) that was hurt
(b) In their house
(c) that was stuck in their tree
(d) that was hungry
Answer
(c) that was stuck in their tree
Question 2.
Dad said that things would be put right by
(a) the family
(b) him
(c) his wife
(d) the cat
Answer
(b) him
Question 3.
Give the synonym for stuck
(a) freed
(b) trapped
(c) slept
(d) struck
Answer
(b) trapped
(2)
“Fall ?“ scoffed Dad.
“A climber like me?
Child’s play, this s!
You wait and see.”
He got out the ladder
From the garden shed.
It slipped. He landed
In the flower bed.
Question 1.
The father was sure of his
(a) good climbing skills
(b) victozy
(c) defeat
(d) power
Answer
(a) good climbing skills
Question 2.
The father brought the ladder from
(a) the garden
(b) the shed
(c) the kitchen
(d) the room
Answer
(b) the shed
Question 3.
The climbing attempt was
(a) a failure
(b) successful
(c) dangerous
(d) cancelled
Answer
(a) a failure
(3)
“We’ll try Plan B. Stand
Out of the way !
Mum said. “Don’t fall
Again. O.K. ?“
Question 1.
Dad instructs the members of the family to
(a) go Inside the house
(b) stand out of the way
(c) sit on the bench
(d) throw a rope
Answer
(b) stand out of the way
Question 2.
Mother advises Dad
(a) to Jump properly
(b) to be sensible
(c) not to fall again
(d) not to climb
Answer
(c) not to fall again
Question 3.
Dad was like
(a) king Bruce’s Spider who tried
(b) a weeping donkey again and again
(c) a fish out of water
(d) a child who fell repeatedly
Answer
(a) king Bruce’s Spider who tried
(4)
Dad landed wallop
Back on the deck.
Mum said, “Stop it.
You’ll break your neck !”
Question 1.
landed wallop means
(a) land on the wall
(b) land on the top
(c) fell heavily
(d) safe landing
Answer
(c) fell heavily
Question 2.
He landed on the
(a) tree
(b) floor
(c) flower bed
(d) sea
Answer
(b) floor
Question 3.
Mum again advised him
(a) to rest
(b) not to try climbing again
(c) to go inside
(d) to call the cat
Answer
(b) not to try climbing again
(5)
Then he climbed up high
On the garden wall.
Guess what?
He didn’t fall!
Question 1.
Dad again climbed to reach.
(a) the branch
(b) the cat
(c) the tree
(d) the leaves
Answer
(b) the cat
Question 2.
Mum was afraid that he would again
(a) try
(b) fall
(d) shout
(d) swing
Answer
(b) fall
Question 3.
Dad climbed up on the garden wall
(a) high
(b) low
(c) straight
(d) clumsily
Answer
(a) high
(6)
The cat gave a yell
And sprang to the ground.
Pleased as Punch to be
Safe and sound.
Question 1.
The cat yelled as the jump
(a) hit her badly
(b) was hard
(c) broke her
(d) frightened her
Answer
(d) frightened her
Question 2.
The cat landed
(a) safe and sound
(b) clumsily
(c) to frighten
(d) to rush home
Answer
(a) safe and sound
Question 3.
The cat was pleased as
(a) Dad
(b) Punch
(c) anyone else
(d) ever
Answer
(b) Punch
(7)
The tree was wobbly,
The tree was tall.
Mum said, For goodness’
Sake don’t fall ?
Question 1.
Why was the tree not easy to climb?
Answer
The tree was tall but weak and unsteady.
Question 2.
What was Mum’s fear?
Answer
Mum’s fear was that Dad would fall.
Question 3.
Did her fear prove to be true?
Answer
Yes. Her fear proved true.
(8)
‘Never mind,” said Dad.
Brushing the dirt
Off his hair and his face
And his trousers and his shirt,
Question 1.
How was Dad feeling?
Answer
Dad was feeling embarrassed at his fall.
Question 2.
How had Dad got dirt all over him?
Answer
Dad had been trying to climb up the tree. In that process, he had fallen In the flower bed. So there was dirt all over him.
Question 3.
Name the poem from which the passage has been taken.
Answer
The name of the poem Is ‘Dad and the Cat and the Tree’.
(9)
“Fall again?” said Dad.
“Funny joke 1”
Then he swung himself up
On a branch. It broke.
Question 1.
What was ‘Funny joke’?
Answer
According to Dad, his idea of falling again was a funny joke.
Question 2.
Why did he swing himself up on a branch?
Answer
He swung himself up on a branch In order to climb the tree.
Question 3.
What does the word ,lt’ refer to in the last line?
Answer
The word ‘it’ refers to the branch on which Dad had swung himself.
(10)
“Rubbish ? said Dad.
“Now well try Plan C.
Easy as winking
To a climber Like me T”
Question 1.
What was Rubbish?
Answer
Mum had given a warning to Dad. It was not to by to climb the tree again. Dad said the warning was Rubbish.
Question 2.
What was the plan C’?
Answer
The plan C was to climb the garden wall and from there jump on the tree.
Question 3.
Give the meaning of the last two lines.
Answer
Dad calls himself a great climber. He says to execute the plan C was as easy for him as to make an eye-lid move.
(11)
He gave a great leap
And he landed flat
In the crook of the tree-trunk-
Right on the cat!
Question 1.
Where was Dad when he gave a leap?
Answer
Question 2.
Why did he take the leap?
Answer
He took the leap to get on the tree.
Question 3.
What was the result of the leap?
Answer
He reached the tree but the cat had Jumped down. He had Jumped (leapt) to save the cat.
(12)
So it’s smiling and smirking
Smug as can be,
But poor old Dads
Still
Stuck
Up
The
Tree
Questions 1.
Who was smiling and smirking?
Answer
The cat was smiling and smirking.
Question 2.
Where was Dad?
Answer
Dad was In the crook of the tree.
Question 3.
Point out the Irony of the situation.
Answer
The Irony of the situation is that Dad had come up the tree to save the cat. Now the cat had come down of Its own and bad was trapped in the tree.
Question 1.
Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall ?
Answer:
Dad thought himself as a great climber. That is why he was sure that he would not fall.
Question 2.
Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best?
Answer:
It is : “A climber like me ?/ Child’s play, this is !”
Question 3.
Describe plan A and its consequences.
Answer:
Plan A was to climb the tree with the help of a ladder. Dad could not climb successfully as the ladder fell. Then he landed on the flower bed.
Question 4.
Plan C was a success. What went wrong then ?
Answer:
Plan C of Dad was a success as he was able to climb on the garden wall. But he landed upon the cat. As a result of it, he was stuck up on the tree.
Question 5.
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
Answer:
The phrase is : “Pleased as Punch to be/safe and sound.”
Question 6.
Describe the Cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
Answer:
In the beginning of the poem the cat is stuck up on the tree. But Dad is proudly standing on the ground.. While at the end of the poem, Dad is stuck up on the tree and cat is smiling and ‘smirking on the ground.
Question 7.
Why and when did Dad say each of the following ?
(i) Fail ?
(ii) Never mind
(iii)Funny joke
(iv) Rubbish
Answer:
(i) This word is uttered by Dad when mother shows fear about falling of Dad. Father is very confident of climbing. That is why he is scoffing at mother.
(ii) Dad uttered Never mind to hide his embarrassment. He said so when he fell on the flower bed from the ladder. :!!
(iii) Mother said to Dad, “Don’t fall again.” This seemed quite absurd to him. Then he said what a funny joke it was.
(iv) Dad got angry when mother asked him to be careful. She was afraid that he might not break his neck. So, Dad said “Rubbish’ in an angry mood.
Question 8.
Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines which make you laugh.
Answer:
I liked the poem very much because it is so humorous. These lines made me laugh.
The cat gave a yell
And sprang to the ground,
Pleased as punch to be Safe and sound.
But poor old Dad’s
Still
Stuck
Up
The
Tree!
Dad and the Cat and the Tree Introduction
This is a humorous poem about a cat which got stuck upon the tree. Dad thought that it is a “child’s play” to free the cat. He tries but falls again and again. Ultimately he is able to be on the tree. But he lands flat on the cat. The cat jumps on the ground. But Dad is now stuck on the tree.
Dad and the Cat and the Tree Word notes
Dad and the Cat and the Tree Complete hindi translation
Have you ever……. ……….find out. (Page 107)
क्या आपने कभी पेड़ पर चढ़ती एक बिल्ली देखी है ? कभी कभी बिल्ली इतना ऊपर चढ़ जाती है और पेड़ में फंस जाती है। बेचारी बिना सहायता के नीचे नहीं आ सकती। आप उसकी सहायता किस प्रकार करेंगे? निश्चित रूप से, कविता में पिताजी की तरह नहीं। क्या पिता जी एक अच्छे आरोही हैं ? उनकी योजनाएं क्या थी? कविता को पढ़िये और जानिये।
1. This morning…. …………..me.(Page 107)
इस सुबह एक बिल्ली ।
हमारे पेड़ में अटक गई।
पिताजी ने कहा,
“ठीक है यह मुझ पर छोड़ दो।”
2. The tree…. ………………fall (Page 107)
पेड़ हिल रहा था
पेड़ लम्बा था माँ ने कहा,
“ईश्वर के लिए आप मत गिरना।”
3. “Fall?”…….. ………………wait and see. (Page 107)
“गिरना?” पिता जी ने डाँटा,
मेरे जैसा आरोही ?
यह बच्चों का खेल है!
इंतजार करो और देखो।”
4. He got. ………bed. (Page 107)
वह सीढ़ी लाये
बगीचे के गोदाम से।
वह फिसल गई।
वे फूलों की क्यारी में गिरे।
5. “Never………..shirt. (page 108)
“कोई बात नहीं,” पिता जी ने कहा
अपने बालों और चेहरे से अपनी पतलून और कमीज से,
गन्दगी को साफ करते हुए।
6. “We’ll………O.K? (page 108)
हम उपाय ‘ब’ की कोशिश करेंगे
रास्ते से दूर हट जाओ!
माँ ने कहा, “गिरना मत
दुबारा, ठीक है न?”
7. “Fell……………….It broke.(page 108)
“दुबारा गिरूँगा?” पिता जी बोले
“मजाकिया चुटकला है!”
तब उन्होंने अपने को टहनी पर झुलाया।
वह टूट गई।
8. Dad. landed…………me! (page 108)
पिता जी जोर से गिरे
डैक के ऊपर।
माँ के कहा, “बस करो,
आप अपनी गर्दन तुड़वा लोगे!”
9. “Rubbish!”………….. me (page 109)
“क्या बकवास है!” पिताजी ने कहा,
“अब उपाय सी (c) पर काम करेंगे।”
मेरे जैसे चढ़ने वाले के लिए
आँख झपकने की तरह आसान है।”
10. Then he………………. fall (page 109)
तब वह ऊँचे चढ़े
बगीचे की दीवार पर।
अनुमान लगाओ कि क्या हुआ?
वह गिरे नहीं!
11. He gave………..cat! (page 109)
वह जोर से उछले
और सीधे पेड़ के
तने के झुके हिस्से में
सीधे बिल्ली पर जा गिरे!
12. The cat……sound (page 109)
बिल्ली जोर से चिल्लाई
और मैदान पर कूदी,
सुरक्षित व स्वस्थ ।
बहुत खुश होते हुए।
13. So it’s………….Tree (page 109)
इसलिए वह व्यंग्यात्मक हँसी से मुस्कुराई
अपनी उपलब्धि पर संतुष्ट थी,
पर बेचारे पिता जी
शांति
अटके रहे
पेड़ पर ऊपर!
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