ATHENA GLOBAL SCHOOL

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Poem- 3 The Quarrel Grade: VI
I)Poem appreciation:
We hated one another.
The afternoon turned black.
Then suddenly my brother
Thumped me on the back,
And said, “Oh, come along!
We can’t go on all night —
I was in the wrong.”
So he was in the right.
Questions and answers:
a)Who hated each other?
Ans: The poet and her brother hated each other.
b) Why did the afternoon turn black?
Ans: The afternoon turned black because it looked dull and unpleasant.
c) Find out any two rhyming words from the above lines.
Another – Brother
Night – Right
d) Who thumped the poet’s back?
Ans: The poet’s brother thumped her back.
e) Write the synonym for the word ‘thumped’.
Thumped – Patted
II) Synonyms:
1. Quarrelled – Fought
2. Turned black – Unpleasant
3. Fell out – Quarrel, fight
4. Slight – Small
III) Present – Past – Past participle words:
1. Know – Knew -Known
2. Start – Started - Started
3. End – Ended - Ended
4. Say – Said-Said
5. Hate – Hated - Hated
6. Come – Came - Come