Available Answers

1. 1.

   If the clockwork mouse had feelings, how would it feel being thrown into the dustbin?

2. 2.

   Do you think Jimmy noticed the clockwork mouse missing? If so, what could have been his reaction?

3. 3.

   After all the adventures, how do you think the clockwork mouse's journey is finally going to end?

4. 4.

   Tick (√) the correct answer for the given statements.

   1. The only indication to prove the lifelike mouse was not real was
      1. the round hole in its tail.
      2. the round hole in its right side.
      3. the round hole in its left side.
   2. The clockwork mouse had remained forgotten at the bottom of the toy cupboard ever since
      1. the bossy lady had come to tea and wanted it put away.
      2. Jimmy had become bored with it and had also lost its key.
      3. Jimmy's mother had decided that he was too old to play with it.
   3. The clockwork mouse in the rubbish dump managed to look as good as new because
      1. the rain that afternoon had washed away all the dust and dirt off it.
      2. the fox had licked it clean.
      3. the owl had scratched the dirt off it.
   4. The woodcutter who had found the clockwork mouse did not want it as
      1. it would not fetch him any money.
      2. he thought it was rather unattractive.
      3. he had no kids.
5. 5.

   State whether the following sentences are true or false.

   1. Jimmy had received the clockwork mouse on his sixth birthday.
   2. The clockwork mouse escaped being squashed by the crusher inside the lorry as it was small.
   3. Years later, the clockwork mouse was remembered when its little gold key was found.
   4. Jimmy was not in school on the day the logs ordered by his father were to arrive as he was revising at home.
   5. Being left in a cupboard had made the clockwork mouse age a lot.
6. 6.

   Given below are words taken from the lesson. Choose the correct word to fill in the blanks in the given sentences.

   scuttled, mechanism, assorted, rusty, squashed, recognised

   1. The surprise birthday gift was a box of _________________ cupcakes.
   2. Roma accidentally placed a heavy bag on a packet of biscuits and _________________ them.
   3. The thief _________________ off when he saw a policeman.
   4. Simar instantly _________________ Zafar when she saw him after eight years.
   5. The complicated _________________ of the toy was beyond repair.
   6. The gate was so _________________ that we could not open it.