The months rolled on and Bruno had grown many times the size he was when he came. He had equalled the Alsatians in height and had even outgrown them. But was just as sweet, just as mischievous, just as playful. And he was very fond of us all. Above all, he loved my wife, and she loved him too! She had changed his name from Bruno, to Baba, a Hindustani word signifying ‘small boy’.
And he could do a few tricks, too. At the command, ‘Baba, wrestle’, or ‘Baba, box,’ he vigorously tackled anyone who came forward for a rough and tumble. Give him a stick and say ‘Baba, hold gun’, and he pointed the stick at you. Ask him, ‘Baba, where’s baby?’ and he immediately produced and cradled affectionately a stump of wood which he had carefully concealed in his straw bed. But because of the tenants’ children, poor Bruno, or Baba, had to be kept chained most of the time.
1. The word ‘outgrown’ in the extract means ………………….
A. ‘having equal growth’.
B. ‘having unequal growth’.
C. ‘surpassed in growth’.
D. ‘failed to grow’.
2. The writer’s wife changed the bear’s name from Bruno to Baba because…
A. he was very playful like a small boy.
B. she wanted to give him a Hindustani name.
C. her husband did not like the name ‘Bruno’.
D. All of these three
3. The phrase ‘rough and tumble’ means ………………..
A. ‘forcefully’.
B. ‘disorderly’.
C. ‘unexpectedly’.
D. ‘thoughtlessly’.
4. Baba had to be kept chained because ………………..
A. he made great mischiefs.
B. he could not be controlled.
C. the tenants’ children feared that he might hurt them.
D. he could be kept safe from poachers.
