The Leopard Class 6 Questions & Answers
Read Well
A. Match the cause and the effect. Number the effect with the same number as the cause. One has been done for you.
1. The ravine was deep and dark.
2. The narrator did not want anything from
the jungle.
3. The langurs were not afraid of the narrator.
4. A leopard had come into the ravine.
5. The narrator saw the leopard's eyes glittering
at him in the evening.
6. Men with guns were roaming the forest.
7. The men shot the leopard in the forest.
1 So, many birds and animals emerged from cover during daylight.
5 So, he was very afraid.
7 This upset the narrator very much.
6 So many animals and birds had left the area.
2 Therefore, the creatures trusted him.
3 Hence, the monkeys were chattering in the trees.
2 So, the animals did not run away when he came.
B. Think and discuss with your partner. Share your answers in class.
1. There were fewer birds to be seen and even the langurs had moved on In your opinion, why had this happened?
Answer:
This happened because some hunters had seen in the forest. They had guns with that they were ready to fire at almost everything.Animals were no more safe in
that area.
2. The langurs were trying to warn me of some hidden danger.
How did the langurs behave? What was the hidden danger?
Answer:
The Langurs wanted to warn the narrator from a Leopard who poised on a rock. It was hidden danger and the Langurs did chattering in the trees to warn him about it.
3. But did the leopard, trusting one man, make the mistake of trusting others?
Which man did the leopard trust? Which man was it a mistake to trust? Why?
Answer:
The Leopard trusted on the narrator. But It was a mistake to trust on the hunters because they came there to hunt it.
4. the birds and animals knew their trust had been violated Violated means spoilt or destroyed. Trust means belief, confidence or faith How was their trust destroyed?
Answer:
Their trust was destroyed as some hunters had been seen in the forest and did gun fire to hunt them.
C. Complete this table with the correct information from the story.
the animals the narrator saw | leopard, poised on a rock.
the sentences that prove the animals were
getting used to him | As I had not ...come to take anything from the Jungle
where and when he saw the leopard |He first saw.. But the Leopard when he was crossing the small stream at the bottom of the hill.
the sentences that express his sadness for the leopard and disapproval of the hunters | But did the leopard, trusting one man, make the mistake of trusting others ?
D. Write the answers.
1. What made the narrator feel that the leopard was following him around?Was it true that the leopard was following him?
Answer:
The narrator felt that the Leopard was following him around when he was getting late for home. He saw two bright eyes staring at him from a thicket. Later he realized they were only fireflies.
2. What habits or behaviour of the leopard do you get to know about from the story?
Answer:
The Leopard is very brave animal who can seek its prey in few minutes. Its teeth are sharp. This animal trusts on man easily. It doesn't harm anybody without any reason. Sometimes it's trust on men proves risky for his health.
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