Q.7.Read the stanza given below and answer the questions that follow;
He wore a question mark for tail
An overcoat of gray
He sat up straight to eat a nut
He liked to taste and play
Questions; 4x1=4
1. Name the poem.
2. Who is he?
3. Write rhyming word of gray'.
4. What he eats?
Answers
Answer:
question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?
Solution:
The poet said that the squirrel “wore a question mark for a tail” because its tail is twisted appearing like a question mark.
Question 2:
Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say?
(Think: Does an animal wear a coat? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used in different ways.)
Explanation:
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NCERT Solutions For Class 7 English Honeycomb The Squirrel (Poem)
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A Working with the Poem
Question 1:
Why does the poet say the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?
Solution:
The poet said that the squirrel “wore a question mark for a tail” because its tail is twisted appearing like a question mark.
Question 2:discussed in line 3 of the poem.
Solution:
The squirrel ‘sat up straight’ to eat a nut. Else, the squirrel usually sits and runs with a bended back.