Chapter 7: Glimpses of India
Part I A Baker from GoaPage 86 Question 1.What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about?Answer:The elders in Goa are nostalgic about the good oldPortuguese days and their love of bread and loaves. The writer says that…
Chapter 8: Mijbil the Otter
Oral Comprehension CheckPage 106 Question 1.What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?Answer:The writer had gone to Southern Iraq in the year 1956. He took a fancy to the idea that instead of keeping a…
Chapter 9: Madam Rides the Bus
Oral Comprehension CheckPage 119 Question 1.What was Valli’s favourite pastime?Answer:Valli’s favourite pastime was standing in the front doorway of her house and looking at the street outside. Question 2.What was the source of unending joy for Valli?…
Chapter 3: A Tiger in the Zoo (Poem)
Thinking About the Poem(Page 30) Question 1.Read the poem again and work in pairs or groups to do the following tasks.1. Find the words that describe the movements and actions of the tiger in the cage and…
Chapter 11: For Anne Gregory (poem)
Thinking About the Poem (page 141) Question 1.What does the young man mean by “great honey-coloued /Ramparts at your ear?” Why does he say that young men are “thrown into despair” by them?Answer:The young man in the…
Chapter 10: The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Thinking about the poem (132) Question 1.Who are the characters in this poem? List them with their pet names.Answer:The characters in this poem are Belinda, a little girl, and her pets: a little black kitten, a little…
Chapter 9: Fog
Thinking About the Poem(Page 115) Question 1.1. What does Sandburg think the fog is like?2. How does the fog come?3. What does ‘it’ in the third line refer to? CBSE 20124. Does the poet actually say that…
Chapter 8: The Trees
Thinking about the Poem(Page 100,101) Question 1.1. Find, in the first stanza, three things that cannot happen in a treeless forest.2. What picture do these words create in your mind: “….. sun bury its feet in shadow…..1′?…
Chapter 7: Animals (poem)
Thinking About the Poem(Page 84) Question 1.Notice the use of the word ‘turn’ in the first line, “I think I could turn and live with animals…”. What is the poet turning from?Answer:In this line here, the poet…
Chapter 6: Amanda (poem)
Thinking about the Poem(Page 62) Question 1.How old do you think Amanda is? How do you know this?Answer:Amanda is about a 9-10 year old school going girl. She is being scolded for things typical for that particular…
Error: Contact form not found.
