Question

The Frog :
Be kind and tender to the frog,
And do not call him names,
As 'Slimy skin' , or 'Polly-wog',
Or likewise 'Ugly James' ,
Or 'Gap-a-grin ', or 'Toad -gone-wrong',
Or 'Bill Bandy-knees':
The Frog is justly sensitive
To epithets like these.
No animal will more repay.
A treatment kind and fair ;
At least so lonely people say
Who keep a frog (and , by the way,
They are extremely rare).
_ Hilaire Belloc
1. How does the poet want humans to treat frogs ? (2 marks)
2. Which lines in the poem suggest that:. (2 marks)
a) frogs are very useful creature in nature and
b) frogs are also pet animals for some?
3. Find words in the poem that mean the following :. (3 marks)
a) easily hurt :..................
b) names given to hurt someone's feelings :.............
c) not very common : ..................
4. In what way do you think frogs are useful to nature ? (3 marks)
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Answer 1

Answer:

1) we should be kind to frogs

2)(a) The Frog is justly sensitive

To epithets like these.

(b)No animal will more repay.

A treatment kind and fair ;

3)(a) lonely

(b) ugly

4) Most frogs control garden pests such as insects and slugs. They also serve as a food source for many larger wildlife species. Also, frogs have been essential to several medical advances that help humans.

hope it helps.........