The Adventures Of Toto|(RUSKIN BOND)| Class 9th Question & Answer|Tulip Series|

The Adventures Of Toto|(RUSKIN BOND)| Class 9th Question & Answer|Tulip Series| Author Irfan Sir |

        THINKING ABOUT THE TEXT

Q1.How did Toto come to grand-father’s private zoo?

Ans:- Grandfather loved animals. One day he saw this attractive monkey with a tonga- driver. The monkey was tied to a feeding- trough and seemed out of place there. Grandfather had great liking for animals. So he decided to buy Toto from the tonga- driver and bought it for five rupees.

Q2.“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?

Ans:-Toto had bright eyes sparkling with mischief, pearly white teeth, quick and wicked fingers and a gracious tail which served as a third hand. The smile of Toto was cute and frightened elderly Anglo- Indian ladies. Altogether all these qualities made him pretty.

Q3.Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?

Answer : 

Toto does not let the  other pets sleep at night. So Grandfather carries him to Saharanpur. He carries Toto in a canvas kit - bag.

Or

Ans:-Toto was a mischievous monkey. He kept disturbing all other animals in grandfather’s private zoo. It seemed that only grandfather could manage him properly. So, he took Toto to Saharanpur in a bag. The ticket collector called Toto a dog as the monkey did not qualify the category of human beings.

Q4. Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?

Ans:- The ticket collector calls Toto a dog because there were no separate rule for monkeys.

Q5.How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this?

Ans:- Toto cunningly tests the temperature with his hand. Then gradually steps into the bath. He steps first one foot, then the other, until he was into the water up to his neck. He rubbed himself all over with the soap. He has learnt all this by watching the author.

Q6. How does Toto almost boil himself alive?

Ans:- One day Toto gets into a large kitchen kettle which was on fire to boil. He enjoys the warm water but when the water turns out to be hot, he jumps up and down. Suddenly the grandmother arrives at and pulls him out in half- boiled condition.

Q7. Which activity of Toto annoyed Grandmother?

Ans:- Toto picked up a dish of pullao and went out through a window. He stayed on the branches of a fruitful tree all afternoon. He ate slowly all the grains of rice in the dish. Then he threw dish down from the tree. When the dish broke into pieces, he chattered with delight. All this annoyed grandmother.

Q8.Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?

 Ans:- Author’s statement about Toto proves itself if we take Toto’s misdeeds into consideration. Nobody could afford the frequent losses. He disturbed all other animals too. Obviously Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long.

         LANGUAGE WORK

Q1. Use the following phrases in your own sentences:

Ans:-

1. Out of place---- His answer to my question was out of place

2. Out of reach -----Keep those medicines out of reach of children.

3. Provide for ------They worked hard to provide for their large family.

4. Taken aback------I was taken aback by his behaviour

5. In vain --------- I tried in vain to sleep

6. Well-to-do -------- He is well-to-do person of our town

7. Make an exit ------- After getting pullao, the monkey made an exit through the window.

8. Get hold------ I have been trying to get hold of him for days, but he is never at home.

9. Scoop---------- The children were scooping up fistfuls of sand.