Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
“A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through”. (Jules Verne)
Which law is Macavity breaking in the light of the comment above?
Advertisements
Solution
In light of the above comment, Macavity is breaking the law of gravity.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
How old was Mrs Macpherson now? Where was she?
(i) Which lines in the poem express the poet’s comment? Read them aloud.
(ii) Write the comment in your own words.
Answer using a phrase or a sentence.
What did the dogs in Galle do?
Read the first stanza and think.
(i) Is Macavity a cat really?
(ii) If not, who can Macavity be?
Complete the following sentence.
________because Macavity moves much faster than them.
Say ‘False’ or ‘True’ for the following statement.
Macavity is not an ordinary cat.
Answer the following question.
What endeared the scientist to the writer so that he said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world?
Here are some words from the lesson which describe different kinds of sounds.
Match these words with their correct meanings.
to fall in small drops
How did he escape the ticket collector’s attention?
Is Velu a smart boy? Which instances in the text show that he is or isn’t?
When spring came, it was still winter in the garden. What does winter stand for or indicate here?
What is the King’s opinion about his Councillors? Why did he form that opinion?
Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar.
What does he wish to do?
Ranji sees his adversary in the bazaar.
What does he actually do, and why?
What surprises the warrior?
What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?
Select and read sentences that show
-
that the boy is tempted to eat jalebis
-
that he is feeling guilty.
-
that he is justifying a wrong deed
Why was Duttada hopeful that he would discover a new comet soon?
Why does Sir John say that James’ paper should not be published?
What did the scientists at the conference say about James’s ‘sums’?
