English Poem no.14
A. Quote from memory. Also mention the title and writer of the poem:
They hurried....
.......little toes.
B. Answer these questions.
1. What was 'the curious carriage, all made of leather'?
2. Who were the 'the five little brothers'?
3. Who was 'the biggest one' and who was 'the wee' one?
4. What was wrong with the carriage?
5. What did the biggest on whisper to the others? What did the five little brothers do then?
6. Who found the shoe?
C. Choose the correct meanings of these phrases.
1. livelong day
a. as long as they were alive
b. all day long
c. for a long time
2. The carriage was dark and none too roomy
a. The carriage was black and had a number of rooms.
b. The carriage was small
c. The carriage was tight and uncomfortable.
3. The wee one began to pout
a. The small toe became sad.
b. The small toe fell asleep.
c. The small toe wanted to sleep.
4. out they scampered
a. They all ran away.
b. They began to search for something
c. They tore the shoe
5. How she shook her head!
a. She was not happy.
b. She did not know whose shoe it was.
c. She threw the shoe away.
D. Frame questions for these answers.
1. I am sure
2. This paper is mine.
3. He was seven years old.
4. The bag was heavy.
5. The children were tired.
E. Use the question words from the box to complete the sentences.
[ how, what, where, why, who, when, which ]
1. _______________ do you get fruits in this city? I am looking for some apples.
2. _______________ are you searching for?
3. _______________ shirt do you like?
4. _______________ are the results going to be announced?
5. _______________ did you go there? It is dangerous.
6. _______________ took the cookie?
7. _______________ did you solve this? It is a tricky one.
F. Frame questions for the answers given in the right-hand column. Hints for the questions are on the left side.
Hints for questions Answers
1. unwell a. yes, she has fever.
2. going out b. no, just came home.
3. looking for me c. yes, he was.
4. upset d. no, not at all.
5. late e. No, I won't be.
G. Frame questions to suit the answers with the words given in the brackets.
1. I returned from school just now. (when)
2. This is the matter. (what)
3. Jehangir became king after Akbar. (who)
4. Meera came back early from school because she was not feeling well. (why)
5. Cotton grows in Madhya Pradesh. (where)
6. We expect eleven players in the team. (how many)
7. I may reach in two hours. (how long)
8. I got this book from the shop yesterday. (when)
H. Match the feelings in column A with the suitable interjection in column B
A B
1. joy a. Alas!
2. sadness b. Hurray!
3. excitement c. Ouch!
4. pain d. Hi!
5. greeting e. Three cheers!
I. Write the correct interjections in the blanks.
1. __________ What a beautiful sunrise!
2. __________ It hurts.
3. __________ I'm Arvind.
4. __________ I dropped the glass.
5. __________ What's going on?
J. Complete the words.
sn_ck, sm_ _th, sl_ _p, sm_rk, sm_rt, sn_il, sm_le, sn_ _ker, sn_w, sn_p, sm_ll, sl_w
A. Quote from memory. Also mention the title and writer of the poem:
They hurried....
.......little toes.
B. Answer these questions.
1. What was 'the curious carriage, all made of leather'?
2. Who were the 'the five little brothers'?
3. Who was 'the biggest one' and who was 'the wee' one?
4. What was wrong with the carriage?
5. What did the biggest on whisper to the others? What did the five little brothers do then?
6. Who found the shoe?
C. Choose the correct meanings of these phrases.
1. livelong day
a. as long as they were alive
b. all day long
c. for a long time
2. The carriage was dark and none too roomy
a. The carriage was black and had a number of rooms.
b. The carriage was small
c. The carriage was tight and uncomfortable.
3. The wee one began to pout
a. The small toe became sad.
b. The small toe fell asleep.
c. The small toe wanted to sleep.
4. out they scampered
a. They all ran away.
b. They began to search for something
c. They tore the shoe
5. How she shook her head!
a. She was not happy.
b. She did not know whose shoe it was.
c. She threw the shoe away.
D. Frame questions for these answers.
1. I am sure
2. This paper is mine.
3. He was seven years old.
4. The bag was heavy.
5. The children were tired.
E. Use the question words from the box to complete the sentences.
[ how, what, where, why, who, when, which ]
1. _______________ do you get fruits in this city? I am looking for some apples.
2. _______________ are you searching for?
3. _______________ shirt do you like?
4. _______________ are the results going to be announced?
5. _______________ did you go there? It is dangerous.
6. _______________ took the cookie?
7. _______________ did you solve this? It is a tricky one.
F. Frame questions for the answers given in the right-hand column. Hints for the questions are on the left side.
Hints for questions Answers
1. unwell a. yes, she has fever.
2. going out b. no, just came home.
3. looking for me c. yes, he was.
4. upset d. no, not at all.
5. late e. No, I won't be.
G. Frame questions to suit the answers with the words given in the brackets.
1. I returned from school just now. (when)
2. This is the matter. (what)
3. Jehangir became king after Akbar. (who)
4. Meera came back early from school because she was not feeling well. (why)
5. Cotton grows in Madhya Pradesh. (where)
6. We expect eleven players in the team. (how many)
7. I may reach in two hours. (how long)
8. I got this book from the shop yesterday. (when)
H. Match the feelings in column A with the suitable interjection in column B
A B
1. joy a. Alas!
2. sadness b. Hurray!
3. excitement c. Ouch!
4. pain d. Hi!
5. greeting e. Three cheers!
I. Write the correct interjections in the blanks.
1. __________ What a beautiful sunrise!
2. __________ It hurts.
3. __________ I'm Arvind.
4. __________ I dropped the glass.
5. __________ What's going on?
J. Complete the words.
sn_ck, sm_ _th, sl_ _p, sm_rk, sm_rt, sn_il, sm_le, sn_ _ker, sn_w, sn_p, sm_ll, sl_w
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