NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Unit 8 - The Tiger and The Mosquito

The Tiger and The Mosquito

READING IS FUN

Question 1:

What was the tiger doing when the mosquito came buzzing by?

Answer:

The tiger was dozing under a tree when the mosquito came buzzing by.

Question 2:

Why did the tiger’s cheek start to bleed?

Answer:

The tiger’s cheek started to bleed because while trying to hit the mosquito, the tiger hit himself with his paw.

Question 3:

Why did the tiger walk away?

Answer:

The tiger walked away because he was helpless and could not make the mosquito fly away from him.

LET’S TALK

Question 1:

Why did the mosquito say, “I am not afraid of you!”?

Answer:

The mosquito said so because the tiger was behaving as if everyone should be afraid of him.

SAY ALOUD

Question 1:

Answer:

The student has to practice the pronunciation of the given words.

LET’S SHARE

Question 1:

What do we learn from this story?

Answer:

We learn that everyone is special in his/her own way. We should never underestimate anyone.

Question 2:

Describe the lion and the tiger. How are they different from each other?

Answer:

LET’S WRITE

Question 1:

Fill in the blanks by tracing the dotted words.

Answer:

LET’S READ AND WRITE

Question 1:

G H I J K L

Answer:

LET’S DO

Question 1:

Look at the pictures below

(i) What are the cat and mouse saying?

(ii) First say this in your own language.

(iii) Now act out the story and say the words and sentences in English.

Answer:

(i) Cat: “Hey tiny mouse! Where are you going? I am going to eat you today. I am very hungry.” Mouse: “Oh my God! What should I do now? Okay I can see a table, let me jump onto that.” (after a few seconds…)

Mouse: “Alright, I can see something I can use to scare this cat.” Cat: “Oh my God! What creature is this! Let me run for my life.”

(ii) Do as directed.

(iii) Do as directed.

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