How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Solution and Explanation
Toto was fond of bathing, he takes bath in a tub of warm water. He gradually puts his legs one by one in the tub and then applied soap also. As monkeys are good at copying others, Toto has learned the proper steps of bathing while watching the narrator doing the same. Toto is fond of bathing in warm water.
So once having tested the warmth of water in the kettle Toto sits in the kettle. Probably he is not intelligent enough to understand the risk boiling water so he pops his head up and down in the kettle.
Top CBSE Class IX English Questions
- Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
- Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
- What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Why was Santosh sent to the local school?
When did she leave home for Delhi, and why?
Top CBSE Class IX Questions
- The following table gives the lifetimes of 400 neon lamps:
Length (in hours)
Number of lamps
300 − 400
14
400 − 500
56
500 − 600
60
600 − 700
86
700 − 800
74
800 − 900
62
900 − 1000
48
(i) Represent the given information with the help of a histogram.
(ii) How many lamps have a lifetime of more than 700 hours? - Give an example to show that even as a young girl Santosh was not ready to accept anything unreasonable.
- Where was Abdul Kalam’s house?
- What do you think Dinamani is the name of? Give a reason for your answer.
Why was Santosh sent to the local school?