The Cat by Andrew Barton Paterson short questions and answers (SAQ)

The Cat by Andrew Barton Paterson short questions and answers (SAQ) | The Cat short questions answers | The Cat short questions and answers (SAQ) for class 10 WBBSE 

1. What do most people think about cats?

Ans :- Most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal and fond of ease. It only cares for mice and milk.

2. When should one watch a cat?

Ans :- One should watch a cat in the evening after Sun set.

3. What does the cat allow himself to be?

Ans :- The cat allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people.

4. How does the cat try to draw attention of the family members?

Ans :- The cat tries to draw attention of the family members by purring noisily and rubbing himself against the legs of the family members.

5. What qualities does the cat have?

Ans :- The cat is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter.

6. How does the cat behave with the guest?

Ans :- If there is a guest at the table the cat is particularly civil to him.

7. To whom is the cat particularly civil?

Ans :- The cat is particularly civil to the guest.

8. Why is the cat particularly civil to the guest?

Ans :- The cat is particularly civil to the guest because the guest is likely to have the best of what is offered.

9. How does the cat manage to get his share of food from the guest?

Ans :- The cat purrs noisily and rubs himself against the legs of the family members when the family sits down to tea to get his share.

10. When does the cat rake the guest?

Ans :- The cat rakes the guest when he gets tired of the guest stooping down and stroking him.

11. Why does the cat watch a mouse-hole?

Answer : The cat watches a mouse-hole so that he doesn’t die of boredom.

12. Why does the guest stoop down and stroke the cat?

Ans :- The guest stoops down and strokes the cat because he thinks that the cat wants his care and attention.

13. Why does the guest become angry?

Ans :- The guest becomes angry because the cat has raked him in his legs.

14. What does the guest hand down to the cat?

Ans :- The guest hands down a bit of fish to the cat.

15. How does the cat receive the bit of fish handed to him by the guest?

Ans :- The cat gingerly receives the bit of fish handed to him by the guest.

16. Why does the cat maintain distance from the guest?

Ans :- The cat maintains distance from the guest so that the guest cannot kick him.

17. When does true life begin for the cat?

Ans :- True life begins for the cat when the family gathers round the fire and the cat goes out of the room.

18. Where does the cat go?

Ans :- The cat goes to the backyard of the house.

19. Why does the cat go to the backyard of the house?

Ans :- The cat goes to the backyard of the house to meet his near ones.

20. What does the cat do after going out of the room?

Ans :- After going out of the room the cat saunters down his down backyard, springs to the top of the fence, droops lightly down to the other side.

21. Why does the cat look keenly from side to side?

Ans :- The cat looks keenly from side to side, for he has so many enemies like dogs and small boys with stones.

22. Who are the enemies of the cat?

Ans :- The enemies of the cat are dogs and small boys with stones.

23. Why does the cat stretch himself?

Ans :- The cat stretches himself to check if his muscles are working properly or not.

24. What does the cat allow himself to be ?

Ans :- The cat allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people.

25. What are the dull backyards to the cats?

Ans :- The dull backyards are hunting grounds to the cats.

26. What happens when darkness falls?

Ans :- When darkness falls one can see the cat in its real form.

27. Why does the writer compare cats to the knights of king Arthur?

Ans :- The writer compare cats to the knights of king Arthur because the dull backyards were hunting grounds to the cats and are more adventurous than King Arthur’s knights.

28. What does a cat do all day long?

Ans :- All day long the cat loafs about the house and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house. He sometimes watches a mouse-hole for an hour or two and passes his boredom.

29. What wrong conception do people hold about a cat according to the author?

Ans :- Most people think that the cat is an unintelligent animal. It is fond of ease and caring little for anything but mice and milk.

30. Why does the cat not want to leave his own house?

Ans :- The cat does not want to leave his own house because exiled in a new land, he would have to learn a new geography.

31. How does the cat keep away boredom?

Ans :- The cat sometimes watches a mouse hole for an hour or two to keep away boredom.

32. What will the cat do if he is given chance to stay in the old house?

Ans :- If the cat is given a chance, he will stay in the old house with new tenants.

33. Why does the cat stretch himself a few times?

Ans :- The cat stretches himself a few times to see if every muscle is in full working order.

34. When does the cat make an appearance?

Ans :- When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share.

35. Why does the cat make an appearance?

Ans :- The cat makes an appearance to get his share.

36. How much intelligent is a cat?

Ans :- A cat has really more character than most human beings, and gets a great deal more satisfaction out of life.

37. What are the dull backyards to the cats?

Ans :- The dull backyards are hunting grounds to the cats.

38. What is the reproach against cats?

Ans :- The reproach against cats is that they are more fond of their home than the people living in it.