Chapter 4: From the Diary of Anne Frank
Activity(Page 49) Question 1.Do you keep a diary? Given below under A are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’?(You may look up…
Chapter 2: Fire and Ice (poem)
Thinking about the Poem(Page 15) Question 1.There are many ideas about how the world will ‘end’. Do you think the world will end some day? Have you ever thought what would happen if the Sun gets so…
Chapter 5: The Ball Poem (poem)
Thinking About the Poem(Page 47) In pairs, attempt the following questionsQuestion 1.Why does the poet say, “I would not intrude on him”? Why doesn’t he offer him money to buy another ball?Answer:The poet says, “I would not…
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…
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 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 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 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 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 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…
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