Question

Working with the Poem
1. Why does the poet say the squirrel wore a question mark
for tail? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrelsitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?
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.)
3. "He liked to tease and play". Who is teasing whom? How ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Ans1: The squirrel is a rodent. His colour is grey with brown strips on its body. It looks like a

baby rabbit as it is very small in size with fur on its body. He generally lives in trees and

is very quick. Squirrel likes to eat nuts. It has very bushy tail. It is a cute and naughty

animal.

Working with the Poem

Ans1:

The poet said the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail” because the shape of the tail of

squirrel sitting on the ground looks very similar to question mark.

I would describe it as fur of clothes clutched together or bushy shaped.

Ans2: No, we do not usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail. We usually say that animal 'has' a

tail.

Ans3: The squirrel is teasing the poet and his friends. When poet and his friends ran around the

tree on which the squirrel is sitting, it went the other way teasing and playing with them.

Sakshi is it helpful