Practice Assignment
Q.1 For each question, choose the correct option:
A: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation for the
assertion.
B: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation for
the assertion.
C: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
D: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.
E: Both assertion and reason are false.
1. Assertion: Ms. Packletide was desperate for social recognition.
Reason: She was willing to go to great lengths, including risking her life, to achieve this.
2. Assertion: Mrs. Packletide's desire to shoot a tiger was primarily driven by her
competitive spirit.
Reason: She wanted to outdo her rival, Loona Bimberton, who recently had a daring adventure.
3. Assertion: The villagers were eager to help Mrs. Packletide in her tiger hunt.
Reason: They were motivated by the prospect of earning a substantial reward.
4. Assertion: Mrs. Packletide's tiger hunt was a courageous and tactful endeavour.
Reason: It involved unnecessary risk and cruelty to animals.
Answer in 100-120 words.
Q.2 Analyse the character development of Mrs. Packletide throughout the story.
(Key words: vain and jealous- interested in outshining Loona Bimberton- main motivation for
tiger hunt: social recognition- arranges safe & staged hunt, old, weak tiger - bribed villagers- kills
goat- tiger dies of a heart attack- claims credit for the kill - her plan backfires -Miss Mebbin’s
blackmailing- forced to buy a cottage-gives up future hunting plans to avoid further
embarrassment. Her character : shallow and pretentious - a satire for vanity and hypocrisy of
high society)
Q.3 Illustrate the symbolism brought about by the tiger, tiger claw brooch and the
weekend cottage in the story.
(Value points: tiger -a symbol of fake bravery & vanity, tiger claw brooch - symbol of superficial
triumph, weekend cottage – symbol of manipulation and moral defeat)
