1.Read the poem given below carefully and answer the questions.
My mother saw a dancing bear
By the schoolyard, a day in June.
The keeper stood with chain and bar
And whistle-pipe, and played a tune.
And bruin lifted up its head
And lifted up its dusty feet,
And all the children laughed to see
It caper in the summer heat.
They watched as for the Queen it died.
They watched it march. They watched it halt.
They heard the keeper as he cried,
„Now, roly-poly!‟ „Somersault!‟
And then, my mother said, there came
The keeper with a begging-cup,
The bear with burning coat of fur,
Shaming the laughter to a stop. They paid a penny for the dance,
But what they saw was not the show;
Only, in bruin's aching eyes,
Far-distant forests, and the snow.
Questions
a) Why do you think the keeper had a chain and bar?
b) Name any three tricks that the bear performed.
c) When did the children stop laughing? Why?
d) Do you think the bear longed for its natural habitat? Which lines show us that?
e) Find words from the poem which mean the following:
a. to run or jump around happily and excitedly - ___________
b. to turn over completely in the air - ____________
Answers
Answer:
The Bear
This is the story of a bear and its keeper.
The keeper makes a living by making the bear dance and march in front of children near schools and bazaars.
Even while the bear entertains, makes people laugh, it is really crying inside.
It is thinking of its LOST WORLD – forests and mountains where it used to play with its friends, mother and other animals.
Poet’s Mother Sees the Bear
The poet’s mother was a student when saw the dancing bear by the school yard.
The keeper of the bear made it dance. He made the bear dance by playing a tune on his whistle-pipe.
Bruin’s feet were dusty because it was dancing in the school’s yard. The weather being very hot, the yard was dusty.
Children laughed at the bruin because it leaped and played in a playful way.
My mother saw a dancing bear
By the schoolyard, a day in June.
The keeper stood with chain and bar
And whistle-pipe, and played a tune.
Where did the poet’s mother see the dancing bear?
The poet’s mother saw the dancing bear by the school yard.
Who made the bear dance? How did he make the bear dance?
The keeper of the bear made it dance. He made the bear dance by playing a tune on his whistle-pipe.
Next – A Bear and Children
And bruin lifted up its head
And lifted up its dusty feet,
And all the children laughed to see
It caper in the summer heat.
What is a bruin?
A bruin is a brown, European bear.
What made the bruin’s feet dusty?
Bruin’s feet were dusty because it was dancing in the school’s yard. The weather being very hot, the yard was dusty.
What made the children laugh at the bear?
Children laughed at the bruin because it leaped and played in a playful way.
Caper means:
Leap very high
Leap lightly
Laugh loudly
Laugh silently.
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