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4. How did Fierce-Face feel after learning to swim?

fearful and anxious confident and accomplished

lonely and sad disinterested and bored

5. Why did Fierce-Face’s mother, set about scaring away dangerous cats and dogs
in the jungle?

to protect her territory

to find food for Fierce-Face

to assert her dominance over other predators

to prevent them from eating bovine herds

B. Answer these questions.

1. Who was Fierce-Face’s mother, and what was her primary goal in training him?

2. How were tigers taught to conquer their environment, and what was the

significance of swimming in their training?

3. Describe Fierce-Face’s initial reaction to swimming and how his mother
handled it.

4. What happened when Fierce-Face was pushed into the stream by his mother,
and how did he eventually learn to swim?

5. What did Fierce-Face and his mother encounter after crossing the river, and

how did Fierce-Face feel after mastering swimming?

Reference to the context

Read the lines from the story and anwer the questions that follow.

1. ‘This proved very painful for Fierce-Face. The cub was most unhappy about it. But his

mother was unyielding.’

a. Why has the word ‘painful’ been used in the above lines?

b. Why has the word ‘unyielding’ been used for cub’s mother?

c. What can you infer about Fierce-Face and his mother from the above lines?

d. What was the reason behind cub’s unhappiness?

i. learning to swim ii. learning to hunt

iii. learning to play iv. learning to roar

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