Class 7th English Chapter-18 The Tiger, The Brahman And The Jackal

Session -1

Pre-reading questions :

Q1.What do you see in the above two pictures?
Ans:In the first picture, we see a tiger in the cage and a Brahman was standing by. In the second picture, the Brahman is praying to the tiger.

Q2.Who prays in the first picture?
Ans:In the first picture, a tiger inside the cage is praying to a Brahman.

Q3.Who prays in the second picture?
Ans:The Brahman prays to the tiger is seen in the second picture.

Q4.How did the tiger come out of the cage in the second picture?
Ans:The tiger came out of the cage by the help of Brahman.

Q5.Who helped him to come out ? Can you guess?
Ans:It is guessed that the Brahman helped the tiger to come out.

Let’s read the play and see

Read the scene-1 silently and answer the questions that follow.

Comprehension Questions :

Q1.How many characters are there in this part ? Who are they?
Ans:There are two characters in this part. They are the Brahman and the tiger.

Q2.Who fell in the trap?
Ans:The tiger fell in the trap.

Q3.Who helped the tiger come out?
Ans:The Brahman helped the tiger come out.

Q4.What did the tiger want to do after he came out of the cage?
Ans:After the tiger came out of the cage, he wanted to kill and eat the Brahman.

Q5.What do you mean by ‘ungrateful’?
Ans:Ungrateful means not being thankful to a person who does some – favour to you.

Q6.Who is ungrateful ? Why?
Ans:The tiger is ungrateful. Because the Brahman freed the tiger from the trap, but the tiger wanted to kill and eat him.

Q7.What did the tiger decide to do?
Ans:The tiger decided to kill the Brahman and eat him.

Q8.On what condition did the tiger agree to let the Brahman free?
Ans:The tiger told the Brahman to ask the first three creatures he met. If any one of them said that he was ungrateful, then he would let him free.

[Who will they meet ? (see the first list of characters) Whom will they support; the tiger or the Brahman ?]

Let’s read the next part and see.

Session – 2 :

Read the scene-2 silently and answer the questions that follow.
Comprehension Questions :

Q1.Whom did they meet on the way?
Ans:They met a peepal tree, an old dog and a jackal on the way.

Q2.Whom did they meet first?
Ans:They met a peepal tree first.

Q3.Whom did the peepal tree support ? Why?
Ans:The peepal tree supported the tiger. Because it had given shade and shelter to every passers by but in return the people tore down its branches to feed their cattle. So it supported the tiger advised the – man not to complain.

Q4.How does the peepal tree help people?
Ans:The peepal tree gives the people shade and shelter who passes by it.

Q5.Are people grateful to it for its help?
Ans:No, people are not grateful to it for its help.

Q6.How do you know that people are not grateful?
Ans:The tree helped the people giving them shade and shelter, but in return the people tore down its branches to feed their cattle. From this we know that people are ungrateful.

Q7.Which animal did they meet next?
Ans:Next they met an old dog.

Q8.Whom did the dog support?
Ans:The dog supported the tiger.

Q9.How did the dog help its master?
Ans:The dog in its young days helped its master a lot. He guarded his house, and helped him in hunting.

Q10.Was the master grateful to the dog for its help?
Ans:No, the master of the dog was not grateful to that dog.

Q11.How do you know that the master is not grateful ?
Ans:Instead of great help of the dog to his master, the master drove it out to starve when it became old, toothless and half-blind. From this we know that the master is not grateful.

Q12.Whom did they meet next?
Ans:Next they met a jackal.

Q13.The jackal seemed not to understand anything. Did he really fail to understand or just pretended to be so?
Ans:No, the jackal did not fail to understand, he just pretended to be so.

Q14.Where did the jackal want to go to give his judgement?
Ans:The jackal wanted to go to the place where all things happened to give his judgement.

Q15.The peepal tree did not help the Brahman. So did the dog. Do you think the jackal will help him?
Ans:Yes, we think the jackal would help the man.

Let’s read the next scene to see.

Session – 3

Read the third scene silently and answer the questions that follow.

Comprehension Questions :

Q1.Did the jackal help the Brahman?
Ans:Yes, the jackal helped the Brahman.

Q2.Was the jackal foolish, mad or clever?
Ans:The jackal was clever.

Q3.Why did he pretend to be foolish and mad?
Ans:At first, the jackal pretended to be foolish and mad because he wanted to look into the matter and solve the problem cunningly.

Q4.Who first helped the jackal understand what happened?
Ans:The Brahman first helped the jackal understand what had happened.

Q5.Was the Brahman successful in doing so?
Ans:No, the Brahman was not successful in doing so.

Q6.When Brahman said that the tiger was inside the trap and he was out, what did the jackal say?
Ans:When the Brahman said that the tiger was inside the trap and he was out; the jackal said in opposition that the Brahman was inside the trap and the tiger came walking by.

Q7.Who tried next to make the jackal understand what happened?
Ans:The tiger tried next to make the jackal understand what happened.

Q8.Was the tiger successful in doing so?
Ans:No, the tiger was not successful in doing so.

Q9.Why did the jackal say meaninglessly (words not in order)?
Ans:The jackal said meaninglessly because he wanted the tiger to lose his patience and show him physically what had happened. In this way the jackal wanted the tiger to get into the trap again.

Q10.When the jackal said, “The trap is too small.” What did the tiger do?
Ans:When the jackal said that the trap was too small for a tiger to get in, then the tiger lost his patience and at once jumped into the trap.

Q11.What did the jackal do when the tiger jumped into the trap?
Ans:No sooner did the tiger jump into the trap than the jackal shut the door quickly.

Q12.In most of the plays there is a hero and there is a villain. Who is the hero and who is the villain in this play?
Ans:The ‘Brahman’ is the hero and the tiger is the villain in this play.

Q13.Can you say who is the cleverest of all?
Ans:The jackal was the cleverest of all.

III. Post-Reading

Session – 4

Visual Memory Development Technique (VMDT) :
(i) White Text – (Scene Setting – as given in brackets)

· The Brahman opens the door of the trap.

· An old dog comes slowly along the path.

(ii) Part:
(Scent-I):

· Prepare to die, holy Brahman.

· for everything is so mixed up !

(Scene- II):

· What an Idiot you are !

· Good bye Mr. Tiger.

1. Comprehension Activities

(a) MCQs :
Choose the correct alternatives and fill in the blanks.

Q1.While in the trap, the tiger sees _______________.
(A) a jackal passing by
(B) a poor Brahman passing by
(C) an old dog coming close
(D) a peepal tree standing close
Ans:(B) a poor Brahman passing by

Q2.The Brahman helps the tiger to come out of the trap, but the tiger wants to kill the Brahman. This is an act of _____________.
(A) kindness
(B) gratitude
(C) ungratefulness
(D) unselfishness
Ans:(C) ungratefulness

Q3.The Brahman and the tiger meet _______________, _______________ and ______________ on their way.
(A) a jackal
(B) an old dog and a neern tree
(C) a peepal tree and a fox
(D) a peepal tree, a jackal and an old dog
Ans:(D) a peepal tree, a jackal and an old dog

Q4.The peepal tree and the old dog support _______________.
(A) the Brahman
(B) the tiger
(C) the jackal
(D) both the Brahman and the tiger
Ans:(B) the tiger

Q5.The ungrateful tiger is shut back in the trap because of _________________.
(A) the clever tricks of the jackal
(B) the prayer of the poor Brahman
(C) the support of the peepal tree and the Brahman
(D) the tiger’s sudden change of mind
Ans:(A) the clever tricks of the jackal

(b) Given below are the brief summary of three scenes in three boxes under column A. Match them with the scenes given under B. Draw lines.

(Question with Answer)

Answer: A B

A jackal takes pity on the Brahman.

He puts the tiger back into the trap by his clever tricks. Scene-3

He lets the Brahman go free.

A tiger falls into a trap.

A Brahman helps him come out. Scene-1

But the ungrateful tiger wants to kill and eat him.

The peepal tree and the old dog say they also suffer. Scene-2

People are ungrateful to them. They support the tiger.

(c)The characters in this play stand for four types of persons in the world. The types are given under ‘A’ and the character in the text are given under ‘B’ match them.

A	B
Brahmin	Harm those who help them.
Dog	Help others but treated unkindly.
Tiger	Help others risking their life.
Jackal	Help those who help others risking their life.

Answer:

A	B
Brahmin	Help others risking their life.
Dog	Help others but treated unkindly.
Tiger	Harm those who help them.
Jackal	Help those who help others risking their life.

Session – 5

2. Listening

(a) Given below are some words from the text. Listen to your teacher and tick the ones s/he read out.

trap	complain	judgement
trust	witness	stupidity
expect	patience	toothless
repay	tremble	gratitude
favour	creature	guarded

(b) Listen to the dialogue of the dog. There are some words missing. Your teacher reads aloud the dialogue. Listen to him / her and fill in the gaps.

Fair or not, I don’t _________. But this is the usual treatment we get from our ___________. Look at me! When I was __________ and useful to my master and ___________ his house and helped him, he treated me with __________ and gave me good __________ to eat. Now I am ___________ and ___________ and half-blind. Does my master ___________ me for my past services?

Ans:
Fair or not, I don’t know. But this is the usual treatment we get from our masters. Look at me! When I was young and useful to my master and guarded his house and helped him in hunting, he treated me with kindness and gave me good food to eat. Now I am Old and weak and half-blind. Does my master reward me for my past services?

3. Speaking

(a) Let’s do the following dialogue.
Tiger : Ha, Ha, Ha ! I’m out. I’ll kill you.
Brahman : Please don’t kill me. I helped you. „
Tiger : Helped me ? How ? When ?
Brahman : Just now. I opened the door of the cage.
Tiger : You’re good at helping. Now help yourself, Brahman.

(b) When we speak English or read aloud a paragraph, we should speak the message carrying words with stress (in a little more loudness).
e.g. Where are you going ? Stress on the underlined words.
I’m going to Puri.
Now let’s read the following sentences taken from the text following the rules. Your teacher will read out them for you with due stress. Listen to him/her and repeat after him/her.
1. Let me out of this cage.
2. I cannot trust you.
3. The tiger was caught in a trap.
4. I will serve you as a slave.
5. I give shade and shelter to everyone.
6. Now I am old and weak.
7. The trap is too small to hold you.

(c) Chain-drill: First two sentences from the lesson.
“Let me out of the cage.
I can’t trust you.”

Session – 6

4. Vocabulary

(a) Fill in the blanks choosing the right word given in brackets.
[usual, loses, expect, repay, slave, ungrateful]
1. The tiger was ____________ to the Brahman.
2. I will serve you as a _________. for my whole life.
3. You must be a fool to __________ gratitude from any man or beast.
4. This is the __________ treatment we get from our masters.
5. The tiger __________ patience and at once jumps into the trap.
6. The Brahman asks the tiger, “Is this the way to __________ kindness ?”

Ans:
1. The tiger was ungrateful to the Brahman.
2. I will serve you as a slave for my whole life.
3. You must be a fool to expect gratitude from any man or beast.
4. This is the usual treatment we get from our masters.
5. The tiger loses patience and at once jumps into the trap.
6. The Brahman asks the tiger, “Is this the way to repay kindness ?”

5. Usage

(a) Mark the word ‘ungrateful’ in the following sentences.
“You cruel, ungrateful beast!” (Un + grateful)
It is the opposite word of ‘grateful’.
We make it adding (the negative prefix) ‘un’ to it. So, just adding ‘un’ to some words we can get the opposite words with negative meanings.
Can you make opposite words of the following words in the similar way adding ‘un’ ? Let’s do it. The first one is done for you.

1	able	un + able	= Unable
2	kind	______ + ______	= _______
3	fair	______ + ______	= _______
4	usual	______ + ______	= _______
5	sure	______ + ______	= _______

Answer:

1	able	un + able	= Unable
2	kind	un + kind	= unkind
3	fair	un + fair	= unfair
4	usual	un + usual	= unusual
5	sure	un + sure	= unsure

(b) Now complete the following paragraph using suitable words from the list above.
Once a tiger tell into a trap. He tried but was _______ to come out. He saw a Brahman and asked him to open the cage. The Brahman was a kind hearted man. He never wanted to be _______ to anybody. But it was a tiger. He was bit _______ of his behaviour. The tiger understood it. So he promised never to be ugrateful to the Brahman for his help. The Brahinan believed it and opened the cage. Soon the tiger came out and showed very behaviour. He wanted to kill and eat the Brahman. It was really a very _______ act on the part of the tiger.

Answer:
Once a tiger fell into a trap. He tired but was unable to come out. He saw a Brahman and asked him to open the cage. The Brahman was a kind hearted man. He never wanted to be unkind to anybody. But it was a tiger. he was bit unsure of his behaviour. The tiger understood it. So he promised never to be ugrateful to the Brahman for his help. The Brahman believed it and opened the cage. Soon the tiger came out and showed very unusual behaviour. He wanted to kill and eat the Brahman. It was really a very unfair act on the part of the tiger.

Session – 7

6. Writing
(a) Answer the following questions in the space provided below.

Q(i)Where did the tiger fall in?
Ans:The tiger fell in a trap in the jungle.

Q(ii)Who helped the tiger to come out of the trap?
Ans:The Brahman helped the tiger to come out of the trap.

Q(iii)What did the tiger want to do with the Brahman?
Ans:The tiger wanted to kill and eat the Brahman.

Q(iv)Whom did the tiger and the Brahman meet?
Ans:The tiger and the Brahman met a peepal tree, and old dog and a jackal.

Q(v)Who finally helped the Brahman?
Ans:The jackal helped the Brahman finally.

Q(vi)Was the jackal foolish, mad or clever?
Ans:The jackal was clever.

(b) See [1] b. You have already matched the brief summary given in three boxes with their respective scenes. Now based on that activity write a brief summary of the play using the following space.
Ans:A tiger falls into a trap. A Brahman helps him come out. But the ungrateful tiger wants to kill and eat him. The peepal tree and the old dog say they also suffer. People are ungrateful to them. They support the tiger. A jackal takes pity on the Brahman. He puts the tiger back into the trap by his clever tricks. He lets the Brahman go free.

(c) You are familiar with the characters in the story. There are four types of people in the world who behave like them. Write a sentence on each of the points given below. One has been done for you.
(i) Harm those who help them.
(ii) Help others but treated them unkindly.
(iii) Help others risking their life.
(iv) Help those who help others risking their life.
Ans:
(i) There are some people who harm those who help them.
(ii) There are some people who help others but treated unkindly.
(iii) There are some people who help others risking their life.
(iv) There are some people who help those who help others risking their life.

Session – 8

7. Mental Talk

What an ungrateful animal the tiger is!
Is this the way you repay your kindness?

8. Let’s Think

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