A Tiger in the House - 100 MCQs
1. Who is the author of A Tiger in the House?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Ruskin Bond
c) Sudha Murthy
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: b
2. Where did Grandfather find the tiger cub?
a) In his backyard
b) Near the river
c) In the Terai jungle
d) In a village market
Answer: c
3. What was the name of the tiger cub?
a) Toto
b) Moti
c) Sheru
d) Timothy
Answer: d
4. What animal was also kept as a pet along with Timothy?
a) Parrot
b) Monkey
c) Cat
d) Peacock
Answer: b
5. What was the name of the monkey?
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a) Momo
b) Toto
c) Tony
d) Tommy
Answer: b
6. What did Timothy eat when he was young?
a) Vegetables
b) Milk
c) Biscuits
d) Fruits
Answer: b
7. Who is Mahmoud?
a) Gardener
b) Cook
c) Zookeeper
d) Driver
Answer: b
8. What did Timothy start doing as he grew older?
a) Sleeping more
b) Talking
c) Stalking pets
d) Eating fruits
Answer: c
9. Where was Timothy finally sent?
a) A farmhouse
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b) Another city
c) A zoo in Lucknow
d) A friend's house
Answer: c
10. How long after did Grandfather visit the zoo?
a) Two weeks
b) Three months
c) Six months
d) One year
Answer: c
11. What did the grandfather do when he saw the tiger in the zoo?
a) Gave it food
b) Played with it
c) Hugged it
d) Patted and talked to it
Answer: d
12. What did the tiger do when Grandfather talked to it?
a) Roared
b) Licked his hands
c) Slept
d) Ran away
Answer: b
13. What shocking news did the zookeeper tell Grandfather?
a) The tiger escaped
b) It was not Timothy
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c) Timothy was asleep
d) Timothy had grown old
Answer: b
14. How did Timothy die?
a) Malaria
b) Old age
c) Pneumonia
d) Starvation
Answer: c
15. What kind of story is 'A Tiger in the House'?
a) Tragedy
b) Mystery
c) Humorous
d) Biography
Answer: c
16. What lesson does the story teach?
a) Always keep pets
b) Wild animals can be dangerous
c) Dont visit zoos
d) Animals love humans forever
Answer: b
17. Who was Toto friendly with?
a) Mahmoud
b) Timothy
c) Grandmother
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d) Visitors
Answer: b
18. What did Grandfather believe about the tiger in the zoo?
a) It was Timothy
b) It was wild
c) It was sick
d) It was dead
Answer: a
19. How did the zookeeper react to seeing Grandfather with the tiger?
a) Got angry
b) Called guards
c) Got shocked
d) Laughed
Answer: c
20. What was the tiger doing when Grandfather found him at the zoo?
a) Sleeping
b) Pacing
c) Playing
d) Roaring
Answer: b
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