7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-4(Chivvy) (Michael Rosen)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) When is a grown –up likely to say this? --Don’t talk with your mouth full.

Ans1) The elders say this when we are eating something and talk with food in our mouth.

Q2) When are you likely to be told this?--Say thank you.

Ans2) We are asked to say ‘thank you’ when someone gives us something or helps us.

Q3) When do you think an adult would say this?-- No one thinks you are funny.

Ans3) When children try to do some funnyin order to attract other’s attention towards them, then elders say- No one thinks you are funny.

Q4) What do adults say when you go to someone’s house?

Ans4) Adults say- wish them, don’t point, say please, don’t ask for food, sit properly, don’t interrupt etc.

7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-3(The shed)(Frank Flynn)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) Is he afraid or curious, or both?

Ans1) He is curious. He wants to go inside the shed although he was told about a ghost in it by his brother.

Q2) What is he planning to do soon?

Ans2) He is planning to go inside the shed one day.

Q4) Why the door creaks in the wind?

Ans4)   The door of the shed creaks in the wind because it is old and rusty..

Q5) What did the poet’s brother say in order to keep him away from the shed?

Ans5) The poet’s brother told him that there is a ghost in the shed who is hiding under the rotten floorboards. If he dared set foot inside, ghost would jump out and chop off his head.

Q6) Why do you think the poet is the firm to peek in the shed one day?

Ans6) The poet wants to peek in the shed one day because he is a brave boy and knows that there is no such thing like a ghost.

Q7) Why did the brother tell a lie about a ghost in the shed, to the poet?

Ans7) The poet’s brother told a lie about a ghost in the shed to the poet because he wanted to make the shed his den.

7th class-cbse english(honey comb) Poem-1(The squirrel )(Mildred Bowers Armstrong)

Answer the following questions in short.

Q1) Why does the poet say the squirrel ‘wore a question mark for tail’?

Ans1) The poet called the squirrel ‘wore a question mark for tail’ because its tail is turned in the shape of a question mark.

Q2) ‘He liked to tease and play’. Who is teasing whom? How?

Ans2) The squirrel is teasing the children who are running around to catch it.

Q3) Describe a ‘squirrel’?

Ans3) A squirrel wears a grey overcoat of fur and has a tail turned in the shape of a question mark.

Q4) What does a squirrel like to eat?

Ans4) A squirrel like nuts to eat.

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-11(For Anne Gregory)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) How has the youth been thrown into despair?

Ans1) The poet has been thrown into despair. He loves Anne Gregory. The lady has yellow hair. She is going to dye them so that she may look young and pretty. So she thinks that her lover has been cheated.

Q2) What does the lady thinks?

Ans2)The lady thinks that she can dye her hair according to her lover’s choice. They can be dyed brown, black or yellow. But he shall not feel despaired. He must love her.

Q3) What has been heard by the lady?

Ans3) The lady has heard from a religious man that only God could love her alone. She must leave worrying about her lover.

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-10(The Tale of custard the dragon)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What information do you get a about Belinda?

Ans1) Belinda lived in a little white house. She had four pets namely –a little black kitten, a little yellow dog and a little grey mouse. Her little pet dragon was very friendly and loving by nature.

Q2) What was specific about her pets expect dragon?  

Ans2) Blinda had named all of them differently. The little black kitten was called Ink. The little grey mouse was Blink and little yellow dog was sharp like Mustard. They all were proud of their bravery.

Q3) How was the dragon?

Ans3)  The dragon was named Custard. It had big sharp teeth. On the top there were spikes on his body. It’s underneath body had scales. Its mouth was like a fire place and its nose was like a chimney. There were daggers on his toes.

Q4) What were the reactions of the pets on seeing the pirate?

Ans4) When they see the pirate, Belinda turned pale and cried for help. Mustard fled away with a terrified yelp and Ink reached the bottom of the mouse hole but the dragon attacked the pirate.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How did the dragon react then?

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-9(Fog) (Carl Sandburg)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What is very much specific about the fog?

Ans1) The fog is a natural phenomenon. It falls during the winter season on the cold and chilly weather. It comes suddenly and moves away very silently. It does not spare anyone- the city, the tree or the harbour.

Q2) What does the poet compare the fog with?

Ans2) The poet compares the fog with a cat. Like cat it arrives suddenly. It leaps over its prey giving it no chance of safety. And then it moves away silently.

Q3) What is the central theme of the poem ‘Fog’?

Ans3) A fog comes silently and moves away silently. We should learn a lesson from it. We should indulge in our duty without being loud or any disturbance for others.

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-8(The Trees)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) If there are no trees in the forest, what will be the result?

Ans) In the absence of trees ecological balance would be disturbed. All the activities of the beasts and birds would stop. They need protection from hunting and other natural calamities.

Q2) What does the poet feel at night?

Ans2)The poet feels that night is fresh and the full moon is showering its mercy on living beings equally. She also experiences the smell and voice of the leaves and the lichen in the ears.

Q3) Write the central theme of the poem ‘The Trees’.

Ans3)The poet wants to show that everything has deep desire to acquire freedom. It is necessary for our growth and well –being. We must confirm to the natural laws.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) What does the poet compare the thoughts with?

Q2) How has the poet shown the importance of the moon?

Q3) Can there be a forest without trees? Where are the tress in this poem, and where do they go?

10th class-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-7(Animals)

 Answer following questions in short.

Q1) Write the central theme of the poem ‘Animals’?

Ans1) The poet presents a universal message that animals are not selfish and cruel like human beings. We must learn from them their virtues.

Q2) What are the things which are not done by the animals?  

Ans2) The animals do not bewail over their condition and weep for their sins. They do their duties as the God has allotted them to perform.

Q3) Why do the animals have no mania of owing things?

Ans3)  Animals do not have the mania of possessions as they are completely satisfied with their life. They do not kneel before others and do not remember even their ancestors.

Q4) How do the animals show their relations? 

Ans4) The animals show their relations by their faithfulness, service and love.

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-6(Amanda)( Robin Klein)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What does the poet instruct Amanda in the first stanza?

Ans1) In the first stanza the poet instruct Amanda to sit straight. She should not bend her shoulders. She should not bite her nails.

Q2) Who is Amanda? What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?

Ans2) Amanda is a small girl. If she were a mermaid she would enjoy life by swimming happily in the sea

Q3) What does the poet ask Amanda in the third stanza?

Ans3) The poet asks Amanda if she has finished her school homework. He also asks about cleaning and tidying her room. He wants to know whether she has cleaned her shoes.

Q4) What does the poet asks Amanda in fifth stanza?

Ans4) The poet instructs Amanda that she should not eat chocolate. He reminds her about her acne. He even expects from her that she will look at him when he talks with her.

Q5) What message does the poet want to convey through the poem, ‘Amanda’?

Ans5) The poet wants to convey the message that small children should be advised on some matters but we should not disturb them to a large extend. Children have their own mood and their own world.

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) How does Amanda feel about cleanliness?

Q2) How does Amanda feel life in a tower?

Q3) What idea does the poet form of Amanda?

10th class-cbse english-(NCERT BOOK-first flight)(poem) Poem-5(The ball poem)( John Berryman)

Answer following questions in short.

Q1) What message does John Berryman want to convey through this poem?

Ans1) The message that the poet wants to convey is the importance of loss and responsibility in life.  We should not forget the importance of possessions.

Q2) How does the boy feel at the loss of his ball?

Ans2) The boy very much troubled at the loss of his ball. His ball falls in water. He is much upset as he has a long association with the ball.

Q3) “Money is external’ What does the poet mean by this expression taken from the ball?

Ans3) He makes the boy understand about his responsibility as the loss is immaterial. He can purchase another ball. He explained that the world is full of possessions and money is external item

Some more questions for practice.

Q1) Write the sum and substance of the poem “The Ball Poem.”?