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प्रश्न
Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements.
(i) Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment.
(ii) The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger.
(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first-class compartment.
(vi) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilized tiger.
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उत्तर
(i) Timothy and Grandfather went to Lucknow in a special compartment.- False.
(ii) The compartment in which Grandfather and Timothy travelled had no other passenger. - True.
(iii) Timothy and Grandfather travelled in a first-class compartment.- True.
(vi) All passengers in the compartment thought that Timothy was a well-fed and civilized tiger.- False
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