The Cat Questions and Answers Class 10, Lesson 7 are arranged according to question types and trends found in the previous Madhyamik Exams or in different Test Papers.
The Cat Questions and Answers Class 10 is a very important Textual Seen Lesson for the Madhyamik Exam. The Cat Questions and Answers Class 10 for Reading Comprehension (Seen) from Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3 have been prepared in the following.
Questions and Answers The Cat Class 10 Reading Comprehension (Seen):
⬤ Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives:
⬤ Complete the following sentences with information from the text.
⬤ Complete the chart with information from the text:
⬤ State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
⬤ Answer the following Questions:
Unit 1: The Cat Questions and Answers Class 10
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.Most people think taht the cat is an ………………….. You can see the cat as he really is. ( Textbook, Unit 1, Page – 53)
Question Type 1:Choose the correct alternatives
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. The writer of the given passage is-Ⓐ Nayantara SehgalⒷ R. K. NarayanⒸ Lucy Maud MontgomeryⒹ Andrew Barton Paterson
2. Most people think that the cat is a/an-Ⓐ timid creatureⒷ unintelligent creatureⒸ docile creatureⒹ ferocious creature
3. Most people think that the cat is fond of-Ⓐ meat and milkⒷ fish and miceⒸ mice and milk Ⓓ rice and egg
4. The cat is an athlete, an acrobat and a/an-Ⓐ swift fighterⒷ acrobatic fighterⒸ trained fighterⒹ grim fighter
5. The cat is fond of-Ⓐ easeⒷ comfortⒸ difficultyⒹ laziness
6. The catch watches a mouse-hole as-Ⓐ a necessityⒷ a pastimeⒸ a priorityⒹ an entertainment
7. One can find a cat as he really is-Ⓐ at morning Ⓑ at noonⒸ at nightⒹ in the evening
8. The writer says that a cat has really more character than-Ⓐ A all human beings Ⓑ a few human beingsⒸ almost all human beingsⒹ Dany human being
9. To get rid of his boredom, a cat passes time by-Ⓐ watching human beingsⒷ keeping watch on a houseⒸ watching a mouse-holeⒹ fighting
10. The cat gets a great deal of satisfaction-Ⓐ out of fightingⒷ out of killingⒸ out of jumpingⒹ out of life
11. The personality of the cat is-Ⓐ as strong as the most human beingsⒷ not as strong as the most human beingsⒸ less strong than the most human beingsⒹ stronger than the most human beings
12. The cat has-Ⓐ great athletic skillsⒷ a nice postureⒸ a great eyesightⒹ no athletic skills at all
13. A cat gets out of life-Ⓐ Asatisfaction Ⓑ solaceⒸ hatredⒹ disgust
14. “He or she is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter”-Here ‘he or she’ refers to-Ⓐ the acrobatⒷ the fighterⒸ the catⒹ the mouse
15. The cat has the qualities of-Ⓐ a magicianⒷ a jugglerⒸ an acrobatⒹ a clown
16. Throughout the day the cat loafs about-Ⓐ the houseⒷ the parkⒸ the streetⒹ the playground
17. The cat likes to be pestered by-Ⓐ other animalsⒷ fellow catsⒸ the people of the housesⒹ passers-by
18. The cat begins to reveal his true self in the-Ⓐ morningⒷ afternoonⒸ eveningⒹ night
19. The cat does not care very much for anything except-Ⓐ milkⒷ waterⒸ miceⒹ mice and milk
20. The act is a Ⓐ serious fighter Ⓑ gentle fighterⒸ amiable fighterⒹ pleasant fighter
21. The cat loafs about the house-Ⓐ in the morning Ⓑ at noonⒸ for an hour or twoⒹ all day
22. What does a cat have more than most human beings-Ⓐ characterⒷ dignityⒸ lifeⒹ enjoyment
23. The cat is a-Ⓐ merry fighter Ⓑ grim fighterⒸ timid fighterⒹ quarrelsome fighter
24. The cat allows himself to be-Ⓐ pattedⒷ comfortedⒸ pesteredⒹ attended25. The cat has the skill of-Ⓐ an athleteⒷ an acrobatⒸ a grim fighter Ⓓ all of the above
26. The attention of the people in the house-Ⓐ pesters the cat and he dislikes itⒷ pesters the cat but he allowsⒸ makes the cat proud and he likesⒹ encourages the cat to loaf about the house
Answer:
1. Ⓓ Andrew Barton Paterson 2. Ⓑ unintelligent creature 3. Ⓒ mice and milk 4. Ⓓ grim fighter 5. Ⓐ ease 6. Ⓑ a pastime 7. Ⓓ in the evening 8. Ⓒ almost all human beings 9. Ⓒ watching a mouse-hole 10. Ⓓ out of life 11. Ⓓ stronger than most human beings 12. Ⓐ great athletic skills 13. Ⓐ satisfaction 14. Ⓒ the cat 15. Ⓒ an acrobat 16. Ⓐ the house 17. Ⓒ the people of the house 18. Ⓒ evening 19. Ⓓ mice and milk 20. Ⓐ a serious fighter all day 21. Ⓓ all-day 22. Ⓐ character 23. Ⓑ grim fighter 24. Ⓒ pestered 25. Ⓓ all of the above 26. Ⓑ pesters the cat but he allows it
Question Type 2:Complete the following sentences
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text:1. The cat sometimes observes ………………………………….2. The cat gets great satisfaction………………………………….3. According to most people, the cat is ………………………………….4. The cat cares the most ………………………………….5. It is believed that the cat is fond of ………………………………….6. The cat cares little for ………………………………….7. A cat has really more character than ………………………………….8. The qualities of a cat are those of ………………………………….9. Common idea about the cat is dismissed if one sees it ………………………………….10. The cat loves to be ………………………………….
Answer:1. a mouse-hole for an hour or two.2. out of life.3. an unintelligent animal.4. for mice and milk.5. ease and caring.6. anything but mice and milk7. most human beings.8. an athlete, an acrobal and a grim fighter.9. in the evening.10. pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.
Question Type 3:Complete the following Chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| The Cat | |
|---|---|
| Did What | When |
| 1. loafs about the house | [a] ____________________ |
| 2. ________________ | [b] when he feels bored |
| 3. ________________ | [c] in the evening |
Answer:
| [a] all day long |
|---|
| 2. watches a mouse-hole for an hour or two |
| 3. shows his true self |
Question Type 4:True or False with supporting answers
D. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide Supporting sentences/phrases/words in support of your answers.
1. The cat’s favourite prey is the mouse.2. The cat is unhappy with his life.3. The cat is very coward.4. Very few human beings have as colourful personality as a cat.5. The cat never wants to have the attentions of the people.6. People in general wrongly assess the cat’s character.
Answer:
1.True; Supporting Statement: … caring little for anything but mice and milk.
2.False; Supporting Statement: … and gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life.
3.False; Supporting Statement: He- or she- is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter.
4.True; Supporting Statement: But a cat has really more character than most human beings.
5. False; Supporting Statement: … and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house.
6.True; Supporting Statement: People get this idea that this sort of thing is all that holds life for a cat. But watch him as the shades of evening fall.
Question Type 5: Questions and Answers The Cat Class 10
E. Answer the following questions:
1.What is the general opinion of people about the cat?
Ans: People generally think that the cat is an unintelligent animal. He is fond of ease. He cares for only mice and milk. Besides, he is quite physically fit and a serious fighter.
2. What does the cat do throughout the day?
Ans: Throughout the day the cat loafs about the house. He takes everything easy. He allows the people of the house to give attention to him and thus to annoy him.
3. What does the cat do to relieve his boredom?
Ans: The cat watches a mouse-hole for and hour or two.
Unit 2: The Cat Questions and Answers Class 10
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance ………………….. the guest’s boots before eating his food. ( Textbook, Unit 2, Page – 55 – 56)
Question Type 1:Choose the correct alternatives
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.
1. While rubbing himself against the legs of the family members, the cat purrs-Ⓐ noisilyⒷ silentlyⒸ joyfullyⒹ sorrowfully
2. The cat expects from the guest- Ⓐ the best things, offers to himⒷ the poor thing, given to himⒸ the costly thing, given to himⒹ the gift, given to him.
3. While stroking the cat, the guest-Ⓐ stoops downⒷ stands upⒸ sings to the catⒹ pinches the cat
4. The guest hands down the cat a bit of-Ⓐ meatⒷ fishⒸ fruitⒹ vegetable
5. The cat receives the food from the guest-Ⓐ gladlyⒷ carefully and silentlyⒸ angrilyⒹ sorrowfully
7. The cat is civil to the-Ⓐ hostⒷ tenantⒸ landlordⒹ guest
8. The cat scratches the guest with his-Ⓐ teethⒷ pawⒸ nailsⒹ claw
9. The cat receives the bit of fish-Ⓐ carelesslyⒷ gingerlyⒸ sincerelyⒹ seriously
10. The cat rubs himself against the legs of the family members and noisily-Ⓐ purrsⒷ howlsⒸ mewsⒹ barks
11. The cat scratches the guest in the-Ⓐ hand Ⓑ knee Ⓒ head Ⓓ leg
12. With tears of rage and rage in his eyes, the guest appears to be very much-Ⓐ worriedⒷ sadⒸ amusedⒹ upset
13. The cat purrs noisily and-Ⓐ knocksⒷ BrubsⒸ hitsⒹ smites-himself against the legs of the family members.
14. The guest strokes the cat saying-Ⓐ ‘Rich Pussy!’ Ⓑ ‘Lovely Pussy!’Ⓒ ‘Poor Pussy!’Ⓓ ‘Wicked Pussy!’
15. Initially, at the tea table, the cat appears-Ⓐ well manneredⒷ annoyingⒸ disturbingⒹ fierce
16. The guest actually wishes to-Ⓐ feed the catⒷ kick the cat out of the windowⒸ stroke the cat affectionatelyⒹ ignore the cat
18. The cat is particularly civil to the guest because-Ⓐ the guest is known to himⒷ the guest is new to himⒸ it is not easy to disturb the guest.Ⓓ the guest gets the best share of food
19. When the guest is raked, the family members are-Ⓐ shockedⒷ disturbedⒸ pleasedⒹ indifferent
20. The cat gets from the guest-Ⓐ a piece of meatⒷ a bit of fishⒸ a loaf of breadⒹ a few biscuits
21. Having his share the cat-Ⓐ sits beside the guestⒷ retires to a safe distance from the guestⒸ goes out of the roomⒹ sits on the guest’s lap
22. When the family sits down to tea, the cat-Ⓐ plays with themⒷ passes his time on the roofⒸ waits to get his shareⒹ sits quietly under the table
23. The guest in the family-Ⓐ strikes the catⒷ loves the catⒸ strokes the catⒹ kicks the catAnswer:1. Ⓐ noisily 2. Ⓐ the best things, offered to him 3. Ⓐ stoops down 4. Ⓒ fish 5.Ⓑ carefully and silently 6. Ⓒ civil 7. Ⓓ guest 8. Ⓓ claw 9. Ⓑ gingerly 10. Ⓐ purrs 11. Ⓓ leg 12. Ⓒ amused 13.Ⓑ rubs 14. Ⓒ ‘poor pussy!’ 15. Ⓐ well-mannered 16. Ⓑ kick the cat out of the window 17. Ⓒ purrs noisily and rubs himself 18.Ⓓ the guest gets the best share of food 19.Ⓒ pleased 20. Ⓑ a bit of fish 21. Ⓑ retires to a safe distance from guest 22. Ⓒ waits to get his share 23. Ⓒ Ostrokes the cat
Question Type 2:Complete the following sentences
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text.1. If there is a guest at the table …………………….. 2. The cat puts up his claw …………………….. 3. The cat is particularly civil to the guest at the table because …………………….. 4. The cat retires to a safe distance after getting his share because …………………….. 5. The guest might kick the cat out of the window because …………………….. 6. The cat firmly rakes the guest in the leg when …………………….. 7. Having heard the cat has stuck his claws into the guest, the family members delightedly …………………….. 8. Being hurt by the cat the angry guest actually wants to …………………….. 9. Before eating the food offered by the guest, the cat …………………….. 10. The look in the cat’s eyes warn the guest …………………….. 11. Being tired the cat ……………………..
Answer.1. The cat is particularly civil to him.2. and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in his leg.3. the guest is likely to have the best of what is offered.4. he does not want to be booted out.5. the cat scratches his leg.6. the guest strokes at his back without giving him food.7. insisted the guest give the cat food.8. kick the cat out of the window.9. retires to a safe distance from the guest’s boot.10. not to be so slow to understand what the cat wants the next time.11. puts up his claw and rakes the guest in his leg.
Question Type 3:Complete the following Chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1. _______________ | 1. The cat is particularly civil to the guest. |
| 2. ________________ | 2. The cat firmly rakes the guest in the leg |
| 3. The guest might kick the cat out of the window. | 3. ________________ |
| 4. The cat wants his share | 4. ________________ |
Answer:
| Cause |
|---|
| 1. The guest is likely to have the best of what is offered. |
| 2. The cat gets tired of the guest’s behaviour. |
| Effect |
|---|
| 3. After receiving the food the cat retires to a safe distance from the guest’s boot. |
| 4. The cat puts in an appearance when the family sits down to tea. |
Question Type 4:True or False with supporting answers
D. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer.
1. The cat is particularly modest to the guest for his own interest.2.Being hurt by the cat the guest is actually angry but dares not express it.3. The family becomes angry with the cat when he hurts the guest.4.The cat carefully receives the food from the guest but warns him through his look.5. The guest actually does not want to give the cat food even after being hurt by him.
Answer.1. True; Supporting Statement: If there is a guest at the table the cat is particularly civil to him, because the guest is likely to have the best of what is offered.
2. True; Supporting Statement: The guest dares not what he would like to do – kick the cat out of the window.
3. False; Supporting Statement: The delighted family remarks, “Isn’t it sweet of him? Isn’t he intelligent? He wants you to give him something to eat.”
4.True; Supporting Statement: The cat gingerly receives it, with a look in his eyes that says, “Another time, my friend, you won’t be so slow to understand.”
5. True; Supporting Statement: So, with tears of rage and pain in his eyes, he affects to be very much amused and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down.
Question Type 5: Questions Answers
E. Answer the following questions:
1. Why is a cat particularly civil to a guest?Ans: A cat knows well that a guest is likely to have the best of food. He wants to have a share of it. So he behaves in this way.
2. What does the cat do if the guest is slow to understand the wish of the cat?Ans: The cat then puts up his claws and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in his leg.
3. What does the guest do after the reaction of the delighted family?Ans: The guest subdues his real emotion and intention. He pretends to be very much amused. He gives the cat a bit of fish from his plate.
4. Why does the cat retire to a safe distance from the guest’s boot?Ans: After getting the food from the guest the cat does so because he knows that the guest wants to kick him out of the window.
Unit 3: The Cat Questions and Answers Class 10
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
When the family has finished tea and gathers round the fire ………………….. enjoys life in his own way. ( Textbook, Unit 3, Page – 57 – 59)
Question Type 1: Questions and Answers The Cat Class 10
A. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives.1. The cat skips to the roof of an empty-Ⓐ roomⒷ shedⒸ floorⒹ corridor
2. Exiled in a new land, the cat would have to learn a new-Ⓐ HistoryⒷ mannersⒸ cultureⒹ geography
3. The cat’s movement becomes-Ⓐ blitheⒷ litheⒸ quickⒹ slow
4. The cat moves like a-Ⓐ tigerⒷ leopardⒸ cheetahⒹ panther
5. The manner in which the cat moves is-Ⓐ stealthyⒷ noiselessⒸ noisyⒹ brisk
6. The life for the cat begins after-Ⓐ the family has retired to bedⒷ the family has finished tea and is gathered by the firesideⒸ the guest has leftⒹ the family relaxes
7. The cat’s enemies are-Ⓐ dogsⒷ small boysⒸ dogs and small boys with stonesⒹ guests at the tea table
8. Cats give special importance to-Ⓐ the guestsⒷ the new tenantsⒸ his own kindredⒹ the family it stays with
9. To his own backyard the cat-Ⓐ jumpsⒷ marchesⒸ walks slowlyⒹ walks quickly
10. The cat casually goes out of the room when the family gathers round the fire after finishing-Ⓐ breakfastⒷ lunchⒸ dinnerⒹ tea
11.On the top of the shed, the cat rakes his claws-Ⓐ onceⒷ twiceⒸ once or twiceⒹ more than twice
12. As they get older cats to go in for sport to-Ⓐ the suburban backyardsⒷ the urban backyardsⒸ the backyardⒹ the front yard
13.Cats go to the suburban backyards for-Ⓐ workⒷ sportsⒸ leisureⒹ none of the above
14.Cats are more fond of-Ⓐ homeⒷ abroadⒸ front yardⒹ backyard
15. When a family moves, a cat-Ⓐ moves out with themⒷ stays with themⒸ stays without themⒹ makes them stay back
16. By nature, the cat is-Ⓐ dependentⒷ independentⒸ intelligentⒹ cunning
17. The cat knows every landmark of-Ⓐ every countryⒷ a new countryⒸ his own countryⒹ the new tenants’ country
18.To the cats, the backyards are-Ⓐ resting placesⒷ hunting groundⒸ playgroundⒹ nurseries
19. In the evening the cats are-Ⓐ lively sportspersonsⒷ gallant adventurersⒸ meek creaturesⒹ grim fighters
20.Cats have a more gallant adventure than-Ⓐ Robin Hood’s gang of outlawsⒷ a troop of armed soldiersⒸ King Arthur’s knightsⒹ a group of brave boys
Answer :
1. Ⓑ shed 2. Ⓓ geography 3. Ⓑ lithe 4. Ⓓ panther 5. Ⓑ noiseless 6. Ⓑ the family has finished tea and is gathered by the fireside 7. Ⓒ dogs and small boys with stones 8. Ⓑ the new tenants 9. © walks slowly 10. Ⓓ tea 11. Ⓒ once or twice 12.Ⓐ the suburban backyards 13. Ⓑ sport 14. Ⓐ home 15. Ⓒ stays without them 16. Ⓒ intelligent 17. Ⓒ his own country 18. Ⓑ hunting ground 19. Ⓓ grim fighters 20. Ⓒ King Arthur’s knights
Question Type 2:Complete the following sentences
B. Complete the following sentences with information from the text.1. The cat has so many enemies ………………………… 2. The cat saunters down his own backyard ………………………… 3. To cats, the suburban backyards are hunting grounds ………………………… 4. It is always spoken as a reproach ………………………… 5. The cat will give tenants ………………………… 6. Cats go for sport in the suburban backyard as ………………………… 7. To human beings, suburban backyards ………………………… 8. The cat doesn’t like to leave his country, the land where ………………………… 9. The cat trots across ………………………… 10. The cat springs to the top of the fence to …………………………
Answer.
1. like dogs and small boys with stones.2. like a panther.3. where they have a more gallant adventure than King Arthur’s knights ever had.4. against cats that they are more fond of their home than of the people in it.5. the privilege of boarding him.6. they get older.7. are dull.8. all his friends live and where he knows every landmark.9. the side before shipping to the roof of an empty shed.10. drop lightly to the other side.
Question Type 3:Complete the following Chart
C. Complete the chart with information from the text:
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| 1. The cat has many enemies. | 1. _______________ |
| 2. ________________ | 2. The cat stretches himself a few times |
| 3. The cat knows his friends and every landmark. | 3. ________________ |
| 4. The family has finished tea. | 4. ________________ |
| 5. The cat grows older. | 5. ________________ |
| 6. The family moves from one place to another. | 6. ________________ |
| 7. People are reproachful against cats. | 7. ________________ |
Answer:
| Cause |
|---|
| 2. The cat wants to see if its every muscle is in full working order. |
| Effect |
|---|
| 1. He looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly. |
| 3. He doesn’t like to leave his country. |
| 4. The cat casually goes out of the room to enjoy his true life. |
| 5. He goes in for sport to the suburban backyards. |
| 6. If allowed, the cat stays at the old house to attach himself to the new tenants. |
| 7. They say cats are more fond of their home than of the people in it. |
Question Type 4:True or False with supporting answers
D. State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answers.
1. The cat’s movement is like that of a lion.
2. The cat stretches himself a few times to examine his agility.
3. The cat has many enemies.
4. A cat keeps no relationship with his kindred.
5. The cat has some diametrically opposite qualities.
6. Backyards are attractive to both cats and human beings.
7. None can blame a cat for his homesickness.
8. The cat has complete knowledge of the geography of his country.
9. A cat is always keen to go to a new place.
10. The new tenants can give shelter to the cat but cannot change his way of living.
Answer.
1.False; Supporting Statement: His movement becomes lithe and pantherlike.
2. True; Supporting Statement: He stretches himself a few times to see if every muscle is in full working order.
3.True; Supporting Statement: ….for he has so many enemies-dogs and small boys with stones.
4. False; Supporting Statement: he sends a call to his kindred.
5. True; Supporting Statement: No longer are they the meek creatures who an hour ago were mewing for fish and milk. They are now grim fighters.
6.False; Supporting Statement: These backyards that are dull to us, are to them hunting grounds…
7.False;Supporting Statement: It is always spoken as a reproach against cats that they are more fond of their home than of the people in it.
8. True; Supporting Statement: where he knows every landmark.
9.False; Supporting Statement: …. the cat, if allowed, will stay at the old house…
10. True; Supporting Statement: He will give them the privilege of boarding him while he enjoys life in his own way.
Question Type 5: Questions and Answers The Cat Class 10
E. Answer the following questions.
1. What does the cat do when evening falls?
Ans: The cat then enjoys his true life outside the room. He moves gracefully like a panther. He calls his kindred to the backyard and makes the place their hunting ground.
2. Describe the two opposite elements of character seen in a cat.
Ans: Inside the house a cat is a meek creature. He then mews for fish and milk. But outside the room, he is a grim fighter. He then enjoys gallant adventures.
3. What does the cat do after going out of the room?
Ans: The cat then saunters down the backyard. He springs to the top of the fence. He drops lightly to the other side and trots across the place. Lastly, skips to the roof of an empty shed.
4. Why does the cat look keenly from side to side and move noiselessly?
Ans: The cat has many enemies like dogs and small boys with stones. He has to keep himself alert to these enemies. So he looks keenly from side to side and move noiselessly
5. What does the family do after finishing tea?
Ans: The family then gathers round the fire.
6. What does the cat do when the family has finished tea?
Ans: The cat then casually goes out of the room.
7.How does the author compare the cats with King Arthur’s knights?
Ans: Cats have more gallant adventure than King Arthur’s knights ever had.
8. What is spoken as against cats?
Ans: Cats are more fond of their home than of the people in it.
9. What are the two features of a country for which the cat does not like to leave it?
Ans: All his friends live there. He knows every landmark.
10. What does the cat have to learn if he moves to a new land?
Ans: The cat has to learn a new geography.
11. What privilege does the cat give to the new tenants?
Ans: The cat gives them the privilege boarding him.
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