The Tunnel
Class 7 · English · 32 Questions
How would you like to spend your weekends?
Which of these places would you prefer to explore?
Which one of these activities would you prefer to do?
What do you think about teamwork?
Based on your choices, which of the following do you think applies the best to you? Discuss with your classmates. - Bold Explorer - Imaginative Dreamer - Energetic Planner - Thoughtful Creator
Suraj compares the train to a magical creature. Pick the phrases that convey the meaning.
Suraj knew that the train was close by because _____.
What did Suraj see inside the tunnel?
Select the correct option. What does Sunder Singh convey about the tunnel? He says that _____ (it is damp and sticky inside/he has lent it to the Government).
Sunder Singh knew that the leopard was in the tunnel because ____.
Why do you think Suraj was unable to do any shouting in the tunnel in the beginning?
What made the leopard disappear into the darkness?
How did Suraj know Sunder Singh was at the tunnel?
Why did Suraj's father take him along to Delhi?
Suraj had to turn and look back at the opening to reassure himself that there was still daylight outside. Ahead of him, the tunnel's other opening was just a small round circle of light. The tunnel was still full of smoke from the train, but it would be several hours before another train came through. Till then, the cutting belonged to the jungle again. Suraj didn't stop, because there was nothing to do in the tunnel and nothing to see. He had simply wanted to walk through, so that he would know what the inside of a tunnel was really like.
"The train will soon be here," said Suraj. "Yes, my friend. And if we don't drive the leopard out of the tunnel, it will be run over and killed. I can't let that happen." "But won't it attack us if we try to drive it out?" asked Suraj, beginning to share the watchman's concern. "Not this leopard. It knows me well. We have seen each other many times. It has a weakness for goats and stray dogs, but it will not harm us. Even so, I'll take my axe with me. You stay here, Suraj."
What does Sunder Singh convey by saying that he has lent his tunnel to the Government?
According to Sunder Singh, "It is safer in the forest than in the town". What example does Sunder Singh give to support his opinion? What does this tell us about him?
Sunder Singh has become part of the jungle life. Support the view with a suitable reason.
Sunder Singh and Suraj form an unlikely friendship. What draws them together?