TEXT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:

Answer the following questions:-

1. Whom does Golu ask, “Why don’t you ever fly like other birds”?
Ans. Golu asked his tall aunt, the ostrich as to why it does not fly like other birds.

2. Which uncle of Golu had red eyes?
Ans. Golu’s uncle the hippopotamus had red eyes.

3. Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because

i) They were shy
ii) The questions were too difficult.
iii) Golu was a naughty baby.

Ans. Golu’s relatives did not answer his questions because the questions were too difficult.

4. Who advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river?
Ans. The mynah bird advised Golu to go to the Limpopo river.

5. Why did Golu go to the river?
Ans. Golu went to the river to find out what the crocodiles have for their dinner.

6. The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river. Golu thought it was

i) A living crocodile
ii) A dead crocodile
iii) A log of wood.

Ans. The crocodile lay on the bank of the Limpopo river, Golu thought it was a log of wood.

7. What did the crocodile do to show that it was a real crocodile?
Ans. The crocodile shed crocodile tears to show that it was a real crocodile.

8. “Come here, little one, and I’ll whisper the answer to you.” The crocodile said this because

i) He couldn’t stand up.
ii) He wanted to eat Golu.
iii) Golu was deaf.

Ans. The crocodile said this because he wanted to eat Golu.

9. Who helped Golu on the bank of the river?
Ans.  The python helped Golu on the bank of the river.

 10. Name two things the elephant can do with his trunk. And two he cannot.
Ans. The elephant can keep away flies and pull his food from the ground and take it to its mouth.
He can’t use it for walking and he can’t hear through it.

11. What questions did Golu ask the python?
Ans. Golu asked the python three questions Firstly if he had ever seen a crocodile , secondly, what does the crocodile look like and thirdly what a crocodile eats for dinner.

Fill in the blanks:-

i) Golu was a —– elephant who had a —— nose.

ii) Golu helped the python to —- around the —– of a tree.

iii) Golu’s nose was as small as a —- and he was full of ——-.

iv) The crocodile did not want to answer Golu’s —– question so he told him to come——. V) When the crocodile caught Golu by the nose , Golu   —– his nose and it kept on   —— but he was —- at last.

vi) Golu moved on eating ——–, ——- and ———.

vii) Golu asked the —— why melons  taste like ——.

Ans.

i) Golu was a baby elephant who had a  bulgy nose.

ii) Golu helped the python to coil around the branch of a tree.

iii) Golu’s nose was as small as a boot, and he was full of questions.

iv) The crocodile did not want to answer Golu’s personal question so he told him to come closer.

v) When the crocodile caught Golu by the nose, Golu pulled his nose and it kept on stretching but he was free at last.

vi) Golu moved on eating  bananas, melons and sugarcanes.

vii) Golu asked the baboon why melons taste like melons.