The text has many 'sound words'. Some of these words are given in Column 1 and their meanings are given in Column 2. Match the words with their meanings.
1-ii (creaking - making a long low sound when a door or wooden object moves or is moved), 2-iii (chatter - repeated series of short high sounds made by birds or monkeys), 3-i (hissing - making a noise like a long 's' sound), 4-v (rustle - a soft low, dry sound made by the movement of things such as leaves, paper, etc.), 5-iv (puffing - blowing with short, quick blasts, as the wind)
Explanation
The matching exercise tests understanding of onomatopoeic words from the text. 'Creaking' describes the sound of old wood (like the trees 'creaking and whispering' in the story). 'Chatter' refers to bird sounds (the 'noisy chatter of the seven sisters'). 'Hissing' describes the snake-like 's' sound (the train 'hissing at them'). 'Rustle' describes dry leaf sounds ('a rustle of dry leaves'). 'Puffing' describes the train's steam ('snorting and puffing').