Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follows: (1X4= 4)

So hack and chop

But this alone won't do it.

Not so much pain will do it.

The bleeding bark will heal

And from close to the ground

Will rise curled green twigs,

Miniature boughs

Which if unchecked will expand again

To former size.

a. Explain ‘hack & chop’.

b. What do you mean by ‘not so much pain will do it’

c. Where will the curling green twigs rise from?

d. What finally kills the tree?​

Answer 1

Answer:

[a] Hacking and chopping is not enough to kill a tree. The tree endures the pain but continues to live on as it heals over time. The bark which has been chopped will heal itself. Green twigs and small branches will soon emerge from the bleeding bark and in time the tree will regrow to its original size.

[b]  It means that hacking and chopping of the tree will cause it pain but will not kill it.

[c] The 'curled green twigs' will rise from the remaining part of the tree which is very close to the ground.

[d] The tree is finally killed when its roots are uprooted and it scorches and chokes in sunlight and air. This process leads to the browning, hardening, twisting and thereby, withering of the roots

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