Are you a Class 10 student preparing for the WBBSE Madhyamik English exam? Mastering the prose ‘The Cat’ is crucial for scoring well. In this comprehensive guide, we provide all the important questions and answers from ‘The Cat’ (দা ক্যাট প্রশ্ন উত্তর), perfect for your upcoming test exams and the final board exam. These curated short answer questions (SAQ) cover every key detail of the chapter, helping you understand the cat’s true character, its dual nature, and the author’s underlying message. Let’s dive into the questions that will help you secure full marks.
The Cat Questions and Answers
What do most people think about cats?
=> Most people thinks that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of ease and cares little for anything but mice and milk.
Why does the cat watch a mouse-hole?
=> The cat watches a mousehole to pass the time away and to avoid boredom, for an hour or two.
When should we watch the cat and why?
=> We should watch the cat as the shades of the evening fall as we can see as he really is.
How has the author described the cat’s physical fitness?
=> According to the author, the cat is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter.
What does the cat do throughout the day?
=> The cat loafs around the house, takes things easy and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house throughout the day.
What does the cat do when the family sits down to tea?
=> When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share. He purrs noisily and rubs himself against the legs of the family members.
To whom is a cat particularly civil and why?
=> A cat is particularly civil to a guest as he is likely to have the best of what is cooked.
What happens when the guest stoops down and strokes the cat?
=> The cat soon gets annoyed. He puts up his claw and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in his leg.
What does the cat do after receiving his share of food from the guest?
=> The cat retires to a safe distance from the guest’s boot to enjoy the food after receiving his share from the guest.
How does the guest react when he cannot act according to his will?
=> The guest feigns to be very much amused and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down to the cat with tears of rage and pain in his eyes.
How does the family react when the cat rakes the guest’s leg?
=> The family feels delighted when the cat rakes the guest’s leg.
When does true life begin for the cat?
=> After the family has finished tea and gathers round the fire, the cat casually goes out of the room. True life begins for him then.
How is the cat’s movement in the evening?
=> The cat’s movement becomes lithe and pantherlike. He looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly.
Why does the cat move noiselessly?
=> The cat moves noiselessly because he has many enemies – dogs and small boys with stones.
What does the cat do when evening falls?
=> The cat saunters down his own backyard, springs to the top of the fence and drops lightly down to the other side. He trots across and skips to the roof of an empty shade.
What does the cat do on the top of the shed?
=> The cat arches his back and rakes his claws once or twice through the soft back of the old roof.
How does the behaviour of the cats change with the setting of the sun?
=> The cats no longer remain the meek creatures who mew for fish and milk. They become grim fighters with the setting of the sun.
Where do the cats go for sports as they grew older?
=> The cats go in for sports to the suburban backyards which are hunting grounds to them as they grew older.
What will the cat do if allowed?
=> If the cat is allowed, he will stay at the old house and attach himself to the new tenants.
Why are the cats compared to King Arthur’s knights?
=> The cats are compared to King Arthur’s knights because like them, the cats make many adventures like them.
Narration (Bengali)
আজকের এই ভিডিওতে দা ক্যাট থেকে তোমরা যে যে কোশ্চেনস গুলো ভালো করে তৈরি করবে তোমাদের সেকেন্ড সামেটিভ ভ্যালুয়েশনের জন্য বা টেস্ট এক্সামের জন্য সেগুলো আজকের এই ভিডিওতে শেয়ার করছি। যদিও টেস্টে দা ক্যাটটা আসার চান্স কম কিন্তু সেকেন্ড সামেটিভ ভ্যালুয়েশনে কিন্তু তোমাদের দা ক্যাট থেকে কোশ্চেন আসতেই পারে। তাই যে যে প্রশ্নগুলো তোমাদের পড়ার প্রয়োজন বা ইম্পর্টেন্ট সেগুলোই আজকে এই ভিডিওতে উত্তরসহ শেয়ার করছি।
What do most people think about cats? আচ্ছা একটা কথা বলে দিই যারা যারা মাধ্যমিক 2026 এর পরীক্ষার্থীরা রয়েছ বা 2026 এর মাধ্যমিক স্টুডেন্টসরা আমার চ্যানেলে রয়েছ তাদের যদি মনে হয় যে ক্লাস 10 এর মাধ্যমিক অর্থাৎ মাধ্যমিক 2026 এর ইংলিশের, ইংলিশ সলিউশনের কমপ্লিট পিডিএফ তোমরা পারচেজ করবে উইথ রাইটিং, রাইটিং এর অ্যানসার সহ পুরো পিডিএফ তোমরা পারচেজ করতে চাও তাহলে এই ভিডিওর ডেসক্রিপশন বক্সে যে হোয়াটসঅ্যাপ নাম্বার দেওয়া হচ্ছে সেখানে তোমরা যোগাযোগ করতে পারো। এছাড়া যদি তোমাদের মনে হয় যে আমার কাছে তোমরা অনলাইন ক্লাস করবে তাহলে অনলাইন ক্লাসের জন্য কিন্তু তোমরা হোয়াটসঅ্যাপে যোগাযোগ করতে পারো। যারা যারা অনলাইন ক্লাস করতে চাও বা পিডিএফ পারচেজ করতে চাও তাড়াতাড়ি কিন্তু যোগাযোগ করো।
প্রথম কোশ্চেন রয়েছে, What do most people think about cats? বেশিরভাগ লোকেরা বিড়ালের সম্বন্ধে কি ভাবে? Most people thinks that the cat is an unintelligent animal, fond of ease and cares little for anything but mice and milk. Why does the cat watch a mouse-hole? The cat watches a mousehole to pass the time away and to avoid boredom, for an hour or two. When should we watch the cat and why? কখন আমাদের বিড়ালকে দেখা উচিত এবং কেন? We should watch the cat as the shades of evening fall as we can see as he really is. কারণ আমরা বিড়ালের আসল রূপটা তখন দেখতে পাবো। তাই জন্য আমাদের বিড়ালকে কি করা উচিত? কোন সময় দেখা উচিত? সন্ধ্যার পরে।
How has the author described the cat’s physical fitness? কিভাবে লেখক বিড়ালের শারীরিক ফিটনেস মানে হচ্ছে বলতে পারো যে এখানে শক্তপোক্ত বা শারীরিক দক্ষতার বর্ণনা দিয়েছেন। According to the author, the cat is an athlete, an acrobat and a grim fighter. What does the cat do throughout the day? সারাদিন ধরে বিড়াল কি করে? The cat loafs around the house, takes things easy and allows himself to be pestered by the attentions of the people in the house throughout the day. What does the cat do when the family sits down to tea? বিড়াল কি করে যখন পরিবার চা খেতে বসে? When the family sits down to tea, the cat puts in an appearance to get his share. He purrs noisily and rubs himself against the legs of the family members. ঠিক আছে? নেক্সট তারপরেরটা দেখো। To whom is a cat particularly civil and why? বিড়াল সাধারণত কার কাছে গিয়ে ঘেঁষে এবং কেন? A cat is particularly civil to a guest as he is likely to have the best of what is cooked. নেক্সট What happens when the guest stoops down and strokes the cat? কি ঘটে যখন বিড়াল মানে গেস্ট অতিথি ঝুঁকে বিড়ালকে টোকা মারে? The cat soon gets annoyed. He puts up his claw and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in his leg. নেক্সট What does the cat do after receiving his share of food from the guest? অতিথির কাছ থেকে খাবার গ্রহণ করার পর বিড়াল কি করে? The cat retires to a safe distance from the guest’s boot to enjoy the food after receiving his share of, share from the guest.
How does the guest react when he cannot act according to his will? যখন নিজের ইচ্ছামত আচরণ অতিথি করতে পারে না তখন তার প্রতিক্রিয়া কি হয়? The guest feigns to be very much amused and sorts out a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down to the cat with tears of rage and pain in his eyes. How does the family react when the cat rakes the guest’s leg? পরিবার কিরকম প্রতিক্রিয়া দেয় যখন বিড়াল অতিথির পায়ে আঁচড় কাটে? The family feels delighted. পরিবার আনন্দিত হয়। when the cat rakes the guest’s leg. যখন অতিথি পায়ে বিড়াল আঁচড় কাটে। When does the true life begin for the cat? কখন বিড়ালের আসল জীবন শুরু হয়? After the family has finished tea যখন পরিবার চা খাওয়া শেষ করে and gathers round the fire এবং আগুনের চারপাশে জড়ো হয়, the cat casually goes out of the room. বিড়াল সাধারণত ঘরের বাইরে চলে যায়। True life begins for him then. তখন বিড়ালের জন্য আসল জীবন তখন তার শুরু হয়। How is the cat’s movement in the evening? বিড়ালের গতিপ্রকৃতি সন্ধ্যায় কিরকম থাকে? The cat’s movements becomes lithe and pantherlike. বিড়ালের গতিপ্রকৃতি হয়ে যায় কিরকম? চটপটে এবং চিতা বাঘের মত সতর্ক। He looks keenly from side to side সে একদিক থেকে অন্যদিকে দেখে and moves noiselessly এবং আওয়াজহীনভাবে বা নিঃশব্দে চলাফেরা করে। Why does the cat move noiselessly? কেন বিড়াল নিঃশব্দে চলাফেরা করে? The cat moves noiselessly because he has so many enemies. কারণ তার অনেক শত্রু আছে। Dogs and small boys with stones. কুকুর এবং ঢিল হাতে ছোট বাচ্চারা। What does the cat do when evening falls? যখন সন্ধ্যা হয় তখন বিড়াল কি করে? The cat saunters down his own backyard. বিড়াল কি করে? নিজের বাড়ির পিছনের উঠোনে চলে আসে। Springs to the top of the fence and drops lightly to the other side. এবং উল্টো দিকে খুবই আলতো ভাবে নামে। He trots across and skips to the roof of an empty shed. সে দ্রুতগতিতে চলাফেরা করে এবং লাফিয়ে একটা ফাঁকা বাড়ির ছাদের উপর ওঠে। What does the cat do on the top of the shed? ছাদের মাথায় বিড়াল কি করে? The cat arches his back and rakes his claw, once, claws once or twice through the soft bark of the, soft bark of the old roof. পুরনো ছাদের নরম ছালের উপর বিড়াল কি করে এক কি দুবার আঁচড় কাটে।
How does the behaviour of the cats change with the setting of the sun? সূর্যের সূর্যাস্তের সাথে সাথে কিভাবে বিড়ালের স্বভাবের পরিবর্তন হয়ে যায়? The cats no longer remain the meek creatures who mew for fish and milk. বিড়াল কি করে আর এখন আর শান্ত প্রাণী থাকে না যে কিনা আগে কি ছিল? দুধ এবং মাছের জন্য মিউ মিউ করত। এখন আর সে আর শান্ত প্রাণী থাকে না। They become grim fighters with the setting of the sun. তারা কি করে? ভয়ঙ্কর যোদ্ধা হয়ে ওঠে সূর্যাস্তের সাথে সাথে। Where do the cats go for sports as they grew older? বিড়াল কোথায় যায়? যখন সে বুড়ো হয়ে যায় মানে বিড়াল তার খেলাধুলার জন্য কোথায় যায় যখন তারা বুড়ো হয়ে যায়? The cats go in for sports to the suburban backyards which are hunting grounds to them as they grew older. যখন বিড়াল বুড়ো হয়ে যায় তখন কি করে? Suburban backyards মানে শহরতলির পিছনের যে উঠোন সেখানে তারা যায় যেটা তাদের কাছে শিকারের ক্ষেত্র। যখন তারা বুড়ো হয়ে যায় তখন তারা সেখানে যায়।
What will the cat do if allowed? যদি অনুমতি দেওয়া হয় তাহলে বিড়াল কি করে? If the cat is allowed, যদি বিড়ালকে অনুমতি দেওয়া হয় he will stay at the old house তাহলে সে কি করবে পুরনো বাড়িতে থেকে যাবে and attach himself to the new tenants এবং নতুন ভাড়াটেদের সাথে নিজে নিজেকে মিশিয়ে নেবে। Why are the cats compared to King Arthur’s knights? কেন বিড়ালকে রাজা আর্থারের যোদ্ধাদের সাথে তুলনা করা হয়েছে? The cats are compared to King Arthur’s knights because like them, the cats make many adventures like them. কারণ বিড়াল তাদের মতোই অনেক দুঃসাহসিক অভিযান চালায়।
Where does the cat stuck his claws?
The cat stuck his claws in the guest’s leg.
How does the guest give the cat food?
With tears of rage and pain in the guest’s eyes gives a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down.
What is the cat tired of?
The cat is tired of being exiled from his home and the land where he knows every landmark and has many friends. The cat doesn’t like to leave his country and would rather stay at his old house and attach himself to the new tenants.
Being raked, how did the guest wish to teach the cat a good lesson?
The guest wished to teach the cat a good lesson by kicking it out the window but he restrained himself and pretended to be kind while offering it a small piece of fish from his plate.
Which behavior of the Cat indicates that he is intelligent?
The Cat’s behavior of rubbing against people and being particularly polite to guests, who are more likely to give him better food, indicates his Intelligence.
What does the guest dare not do?
The guest dares not to kick the Cat out of the window despite his Annoyance.
What is the general opinion of people about the cat?
People generally think that the cat is an unintelligent animal. He is fond of ease. He cares for only mice and milk. Besides, he is quite physically fit and a serious fighter.
Throughout the day the cat loafs about the house. He takes everything easy. He allows the people of the house to give attention to him and thus annoy him.
What does the cat do to relieve his boredom?
The cat watches a mouse hole for an hour or two.
Why is a cat particularly civil to a guest?
A cat knows well that a guest is likely to have the best of food. He wants to have a share of it. So he behaves in this way.
What does the cat do if the guest is slow to understand the wish of the cat?
The cat then puts up his claws and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in his leg.
What does the guest do after the reaction of the delighted family?
The guest subdues his real emotions and intentions. He pretends to be very much amused. He gives the cat a bit of fish from his plate.
Why does the cat retire to a safe distance from the guest’s boot?
After getting the food from the guest the cat does so because he knows that the guest wants to kick him out of the Window.
The cat then enjoys his true life outside the room. He moves gracefully like a panther. He calls his kindred to the backyard and makes the place their hunting ground.
Describe the two opposite elements of the character seen in a cat.
Inside the house, a cat is a meek creature. He then mews for fish and milk. But outside the room, he is a grim fighter. He then enjoys gallant adventures.
What does the cat do after going out of the room?
The cat then saunters down the backyard. He springs to the top of the fence. He drops lightly to the other side and trots across the place—lastly, he skips to the roof of an empty shed.
Why does the cat look keenly from side to side and move noiselessly?
The cat has many enemies like dogs and small boys with stones. He has to keep himself alert to these enemies. So he looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly.
Today we will discuss some most important SAQs from The Cat for Class 10. These are very important for your exam. So we will discuss some best of the best SAQs.
So the first question given here is, “Where does the cat stuck his claws?” Meaning, where did the cat stick its claws? So we will write the answer like this, “The cat stuck his claws in the guest’s leg.” The cat was sticking its claws in the guest’s leg.
Next question, “How does the guest give the cat food?” How did the guest give the cat food? “With”, so we will write the answer like this, ‘With tears of rage and pain in the guest’s eyes’. So what did he do, with tears of rage and pain in his eyes, the guest, what did he do, “gives a bit of fish from his plate and hands it down”. And what does he do, he takes a piece of fish from his plate, lowers his hand and gives it to the cat.
Next question, “What is the cat tired of?” Why or how did the cat get tired? So, “The cat is tired of being exiled from his home and the land where he knows every landmark and has many friends.” So the cat is tired of being exiled from its country or its home, where it knows every landmark and has some friends there. “The cat doesn’t like to leave his country.” The cat never wants to leave its own place. “And would rather stay at his old house.” And it wants to stay in the old house. “and attach himself to the new tenants.” And what does it do, it adapts itself to the new tenants.
Next question, “Being raked, how did the guest wish to teach the cat a good lesson?” Meaning, when it scratched his leg, the guest wanted to teach the cat a good lesson. Hmm? So how? So we will write the answer, “The guest wished to teach the cat a good lesson.” So here the guest wanted to teach the cat a lesson “by kicking it out of the window,” by kicking it and throwing it out of the window. “But he restrained himself,” but the guest controlled himself, okay? Or restrained himself. “And pretended to be kind while offering it a small piece of fish from his plate.” And when he was giving a small piece of fish from his plate to the cat, he pretended to be very kind and good.
Next question, “Which behavior of the Cat indicates that he is intelligent?” So which behavior of the cat indicates that he is very intelligent? “The Cat’s behavior of rubbing against people,” so the cat’s conflict against people, “and being particularly polite to guests,” and its especially polite behavior towards guests, “who are more likely to give him better food,” who are more likely to give him better food, “indicates his Intelligence.” So this is the proof of its intelligence.
“What does the guest dare not to, not do?” Meaning what does the guest not dare to do? “The guest dares not to kick the cat out of the window despite his annoyance.” So what does the guest do, despite being annoyed, he cannot dare to kick the cat and throw it out of the window.
Next question, “What is the general opinion of people about the cat?” So what is the general opinion of people about the cat? “People generally think that,” people generally think that, “the cat is an unintelligent animal.” The cat is an unintelligent animal. “He is fond of ease.” It always feels comfortable. “He cares for only mice and milk.” It always takes care of mice or mice and milk. “Besides, he is quite physically fit.” And besides that, it stays physically very fit. “and a serious fighter.” And stays as a serious fighter.
Next question, “What does the cat do throughout the day?” What does the cat do all day or what does the cat do all day? “Throughout the day the cat loafs about the house.” The cat roams around the whole house all day. “He takes everything easy.” And it takes everything easily. “He allows the people of the house to give attention to him.” And it forces the people of the house to pay attention to it. “And thus annoy him.” And thus annoys them.
Next question, “What does the cat do to relieve his boredom?” So what does the cat do to relieve its boredom? “The cat watches a mouse hole for an hour or two.” So the cat sits in front of the mouse hole for an hour or two.
Next question, “Why is a cat particularly civil to a guest?” Why is a cat especially civil to a guest? “A cat knows well,” a cat knows well that “a guest is likely to have the best of food.” A guest can give it the best food. “He wants to have a share of it.” And what does it do, it wants to get a share of this food. “So,” therefore, “he behaves in this way.” And for this reason, it shows good behavior.
“What does the cat do if the guest is slow to understand the wish of the cat?” What does the cat do when a guest is slow to, I mean when a guest is slow to understand what the cat wants, what does the cat do then? “The cat then puts up his claws and quietly but firmly rakes the guest in his leg.” The cat then places its claws on the guest’s leg and slowly but firmly scratches the guest’s leg.
“What does the guest do after the reaction of the delighted family?” So after the reaction of the delighted family, what does the guest do? “The guest subdues his real emotions and intentions.” The guest slowly brings his real emotions and intentions under control. “He pretends to be very much amused.” And he pretends to be having a lot of fun. “He gives the cat a bit of fish from his plate.” And then what does he do, he takes a piece of fish from his plate and gives it to the cat.
“Why does the cat retire to a safe distance from the guest’s boot?” Why does the cat move to a safe distance from the guest’s boot? “After getting the food from the guest,” after taking the food from the guest, “the cat does so,” what does it do, it moves away from the guest’s leg, I mean from the boot, because “because he knows that,” it knows that “the guest wants to kick him out of the window.” It knows that the guest might kick it and throw it out of the window.
Next question, “What does the cat do when evening falls?” What does the cat do as evening falls? “The cat then enjoys his true life outside the room.” The cat now enjoys its real life going outside the room. “He moves gracefully like a panther.” It moves slowly like a panther. “He calls his kindred to the backyard.” What does it do, it calls its relatives to the backyard, “and makes the place their hunting ground.” and turns that place into their hunting ground.
Next question, “Describe the two opposite elements of the character seen in a cat.” So we see two opposite elements of character in this cat. What is it? “Inside the house, a cat is a meek creature.” A cat stays as a gentle, polite animal. “He then mews for fish and milk.” And it mews for milk and fish. “But outside the room,” but when it goes outside the room, “he is a grim fighter.” It turns into an adventurous warrior. “He then enjoys gallant adventures.” And what does it do, its real adventures, it enjoys them.
“What does the cat do after going out of the room?” So what does the cat do after going out of the room? “The cat then saunters down the backyard.” It slowly comes down from the yard. “He springs to the top of the fence.” And it jumps over the fence and goes to the other side. “He drops lightly to the other side.” and after landing lightly on the other side, “trots across the place.” and roams around that place. “Lastly,” finally what does it do, “he skips to the roof of an empty shed.” And what does it do, it moves around on the roof of the empty shed.
“Why does the cat look keenly from side to side and move noiselessly?” Why does a cat move silently and when it moves, why does it look keenly from side to side? “The cat has many enemies.” A cat has many enemies. “Like,” for example, “dogs and small boy with stone.” and a boy with a stone might throw it at it. “He has to keep himself alert to these enemies.” And it keeps itself alert from these enemies. “So, he looks keenly from side to side and moves noiselessly.” And for this reason, when it moves silently, it looks keenly from side to side.
So these questions are very important for SAQ from The Cat.