Chapter 10 – The Banyan Tree

Where did the narrator build a platform for himself?

What did he do there?

How did he pass his time when not reading a book?

What did he see one afternoon?

Give the meaning of ‘propping’.

Name the lesson.

Whom did he (the narrator) make his first friend?

Where was his first friend?

What did the narrator give to the squirrel to eat?

Which word in the passage means ‘stopped’?

Who moved forward?

What did the mongoose pretend?

How did the cobra react?

Where did the mongoose bite the snake?

Pick the word from the passage which means ‘at once’.

How long was the mongoose?

Who was termed a superb fighter, clever and aggressive?

Who was a skilful and experienced fighter?

Where did the cobra carry poison?

Which word in the passage means ‘excellent’?

Name the lesson.

Who was growing weak?

What did the mongoose do then?

What did the mongoose do with the dead snake?

Which word in the passage means ‘pulled’.

Name the lesson.

Which two birds were there to see the fight?

Who reached its perch?

What happened when the cobra strike the crow?

Give the meaning of ‘whipped’.