Question

Mothers carrying their **** home through the jungle after the day’ work in the fields hushed their singing lest they might curtail the restful sleep of the venerable herd-***.

(a) Who is referred to as the herd-** ?

(b) Why didn’t they want to disturb him ?

(c) What is meant by ‘venerable’ ?

(d) Give the antonym of ‘restful’.

Answer 1

(a) the tiger which was brought to fulfil Mrs. Packletide’ is referred to as the herd-*.

(b) the herd-** was suffering from the infirmities of age. It was feared that he would before the ***** took place.

(c) venerable means old and respectable.

(d) Restless.