1. Where was Alice sitting, and who was accompanying her?
Ans. Alice was sitting on the riverbank, and her sister was accompanying her.
2. Why did Alice feel bored and sleepy while sitting by her sister?
Ans. As the day was hot and Alice had nothing to do, she felt bored and sleepy while sitting by her sister. On the other hand, her sister was reading a book. The book had no pictures or conversations that made her bored and sleepy.
3. What was Alice considering in her own mind, sitting by her sister?
Ans. Alice was considering making a daisy chain to pass the time. But she was hesitating whether it would be worth getting up and picking the daisies.
4. What did Alice see when she was sitting by her sister on the bank? Or. What drew the attention of Alice when she was sitting?
Ans. When Alice was sitting by her sister on the bank, she saw a white rabbit with pink eyes running and saying to himself that he was late.
5. What was unusual about the rabbit that Alice saw? Or. Describe the appearance of the rabbit.
Ans. The unusual thing about the rabbit was that he was wearing a waistcoat, had a pocket watch to check the time and could speak. These were the unusual things that Alice found in the rabbit.
6. Why did Alice decide to follow the rabbit?
Ans. Alice had never before seen a rabbit with a waistcoat or using a watch and muttering to himself for being late. Burning with curiosity, she decided to follow him.
7. “Oh dear; oh dear! I shall be late!” – Who said these words? What was the occasion?
Ans. A white rabbit with pink eyes said these words.
When Alice was sitting with her sister on the bank and feeling bored and sleepy, she suddenly came across a rabbit saying these words.
8) How did Alice enter the rabbit hole?
Ans. Burning with curiosity, Alice started to follow the rabbit. She saw the rabbit pop down a large rabbit hole under the hedge. Without considering anything, she also jumped down the rabbit hole.
9) Why didn’t Alice consider anything before jumping into the rabbit hole?
Ans. After watching an unusual rabbit, Alice became very curious. She followed him instantly and jumped into the rabbit hole. She had no time to think whether she would come out again or get lost in the darkness.
10) How was the rabbit hole described?
Ans. The rabbit hole was situated under the hedge. It went straight like a tunnel, then it dipped down suddenly like a deep well.
11) Why did Alice have plenty of time while falling down the well?
Ans. While falling down the well, Alice had plenty of time to look about and wondered what was going to happen next. She thought that the well might be very deep, or she was falling very slowly.
12) What did she see at the sides of the well?
Ans. She noticed that the sides of the well were filled with cupboards and bookshelves. Here and there, maps and pictures were hung upon pegs.
13) What did Alice take down from the shelves while falling? What was labelled on it?
Ans. Alice took down a jar from the shelves while falling. It was labelled ‘Orange Marmalade’.
14) Why was Alice disappointed to see the jar? What did she like to do with the jar?
Ans. Alice was disappointed to see the jar because it was empty.
She did not like to drop the jar as it might kill somebody underneath. So she managed to put it back into a cupboard while falling.
15) “I wonder how many miles I have fallen by this time?” – Who said these words? How many miles did the speaker fall down?
Ans. The speaker is Alice, a little girl in the prose ‘Down the Rabbit Hole’ written by Lewis Carroll.
Alice thought she might have reached somewhere near the centre of the earth. It would be four thousand miles down.
16) “………… the antipathy I think.” – What did Alice want to say by the word antipathy?
Ans. Alice wanted to say antipodes in place of antipathy. Antipodes means a spot exactly on the other side of the Earth. She wondered if she would fall right through the earth and come out in a different country.
17) How would Alice know the name of the country she had come out of by falling through the earth?
Ans. First, she thought she would ask somebody about the name of the country, but she cancelled the idea. They might think she was an ignorant little girl. She would see the name written up somewhere.
18) “Dinah’ll miss me very much tonight.” – Who is Dinah? Why would Dinah miss her?
Ans. Dinah was a pet cat of Alice. Dinah would miss Alice because she would not accompany her tonight, as she was in the rabbit hole.
19) What was Alice thinking about Dinah when she was falling?
Ans. Alice was thinking that Dinah would miss her tonight. She wished her pet would accompany her into the rabbit hole. But she was afraid that there were no mice to eat. But she might catch a bat. And then she began to wonder whether cats eat bats.
20) Where did Alice fall at last? What did she see immediately after the fall was over?
Ans. Alice fell upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves.
She saw it was all dark overhead, and the white rabbit whom she was following was still in sight, hurrying down a passage.
21) Describe the hall where Alice fell.
Ans. The hall was long and low. It was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof. There were doors all around the hall, but they were all locked.
22) Why was Alice wondering whether she would ever get out again?
Ans. Alice was wondering whether she would ever get out again because there were doors all around the hall, but they were all locked. She tried, but she was unable to open them.
23) How did Alice find a tiny golden key?
Ans. After finding all the doors closed. Suddenly, she came upon a little three-legged solid glass table. She found the tiny golden key on it.
24) Describe the door which was opened by the tiny golden key. Or. How did Alice find the door that was nicely fitted with the golden key?
Ans. On the second time round, Alice came upon a low curtain. And the door was discovered behind the curtain. It was about fifteen inches high. She tried the little golden key in the lock, and it opened.
25) Why did Alice not reach the garden through the small passage after unlocking the door?
Ans. Alice did not reach the garden through the small passage after unlocking the door because the doorway was very small. Her head and shoulders would not go through it.
26) “Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope!” – Why did Alice wish she could shut up like a telescope?
Ans. When Alice was not able to reach the garden as the door was very small, she wished she could shut herself up like a telescope and enter the garden.
27) What did Alice find on the glass table for the second time, except the golden key? What was written on it?
Ans. Alice found a little bottle as she went back to the glass table, hoping to find another key.
On the bottle, there was written ‘DRINK ME’.
28) Why did Alice not want to drink it in a hurry?
Ans. She had read several stories where the little children had been burnt or eaten up by wild beasts due to their hurriedness or not being careful. So, she decided to find out anything on the bottle marked poison.
29) Why did Alice decide to drink from the bottle?
Ans. This bottle was not marked ‘poison’. So, Alice decided to taste from the bottle.
30) What was the flavour of the drink?
Ans. The drink was mixed flavours of cherry-tart, custard pineapple, roast Turkey, toffee and hot butter toast.
31) What happened when she drank from the bottle?
Ans. When she drank from the bottle, she began to shrink. She became only ten inches tall.
32) What was the next problem that Alice faced when she got shrunk?
Ans. She had forgotten the little golden key that would open the little door. She went back to the table, but she was too little to get it. She could not climb up the table as it was very slippery.
33) Where did Alice find the small cake? What was written on it?
Ans. Alice found the small cake under the table inside a little glass box.
‘Eat me’ was written on it.
34) Why did Alice decide to eat the cake?
Ans. Alice decided to eat the cake because if it made her grow larger, she could reach the key, or even grow smaller, she could creep under the door. So, in both ways, she benefited.
35) What was the effect of eating the cake?
Ans. There was no effect of the cake. She remained the same size as she was before.