How the Dog Found Himself a New Master! Chapter 2 NCERT Solution

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WORKING WITH THE TEXT

A. Discuss these questions in pairs before you write the answers.

1. Why did the dog feel the need for a master? (1, 2)
Answer:
The dog felt sick and tired of wandering alone in search of food. Secondly, he was afraid of other animals stronger than him. So, he felt the need to have a master.

2. Who did the first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master? (3)
Answer:
The dog first chose a big wolf as his master. The wolf agreed to take him in his service. But the sight of a bear made him run off out of fear. Seeing that the bear was stronger than the wolf, the dog left him and changed his master.

3. Who did he choose next? (5)
Answer:
The dog first took up service with the wolf. But he found the wolf afraid of the bear, the stronger of the two. So he chose bear as his new master.

4. Why did he serve the Lion for a long time? (8)
Answer:
The bear was strong but weaker than the lion. The lion ruled the forest. He was said to be the strongest beast on the earth. So the dog left the bear and joined the lion. He now felt safe and happy in the forest. So he served lion for a long time.

5. Who did he finally choose as his master and why? (9, 10)
Answer:
The dog one day found the lion also afraid of man. The lion decided to keep away from man. So the dog finally realised that man was the strongest creature on the earth. So he joined man. He still continues to be man's most loyal servant.

B. A summary of the story is given below. Fill in the blanks to  complete it taking appropriate phrases from the box.




This is the story of ____________, who used to be ___________ . He decided to find a master _____ . First he found ____________ , but the wolf was afraid of __________ . The dog thought that the bear was ___________ . After some time the dog met ___________ , who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was __________ . To this day, the dog remains man's best friend.
Answer:
This is the story of a dog, who used to be frightened. He decided to find a master stronger than anyone else. First he found a wolf, but the wolf was afraid of the bear. The dog thought that the bear was the strongest of all. After some time the dog met a lion, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realised that the lion was afraid of man. To this day, the dog remains man's best friend.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

A. Each word in the box given below indicates a large number of... For example, 'a herd of cows' refers to many cows.
Complete each of the following phrases with a suitable word from the box.
  1. a _______ of ships
  2. a _______ of flowers
  3. a _______ of chicks
  4. a _______ of cattle
  5. a _______ of sticks
  6. a _______ of sheep
  7. a _______ of fish
  8. a _______ of wolves
Answer:
  1. fleet
  2. bunch
  3. board
  4. herd
  5. bundle
  6. flock
  7. school
  8. pack
B. Make nouns from the words given below by adding -ness or -ity. (For some words we need to add just -ty, or -y.)
  1. honest _______
  2. kind _______
  3. cruel ________
  4. calm ________
  5. sad _________
  6. active _______
  7. creative ________
  8. sincere _________
  9. cheerful ________
  10. bitter __________
  11. sensitive ________
  12. great ___________
Answer:
  1. honestly
  2. kindness
  3. cruelty
  4. calmness
  5. sadness
  6. activity
  7. creativity
  8. sincerity
  9. cheerfulness
  10. bitterness
  11. sensitivity
  12. greatness
C. Wordspeech
  • There are twelve words hidden in this table
  • Six can be found horizontally and the remaining six vertically.
  • All of them are describing words like 'good', 'happy', etc.
  • The first letters of the words are given below:
Horizontal: H   R   F   F   S   G
Vertical: A   W   S   F   L   Q


Answer:
Horizontal Words:

HASTY, READY, FIERCE, FRIGHTENED, STRONG, GOOD

Vertical Words:

ANGRY
SURPRISED
FREE
LOYAL
QUIET


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