Name: ___________ Class 4 Date:________

Learn the following poem thoroughly for recitation and answer all the
questions based on it.

The ‘Veggy’ Lion

I'm a vegetarian Lion,

I've given up all meat,
I've given up all roaring
All I do is go tweet-tweet.

I never ever sink my claws

Into some animal's skin,
It only lets the blood run out
And lets the germs rush in.

I used to be ferocious,
I even tried to kill!
But the sight of all the blood
made me feel quite ill.

I once attacked an Elephant

I sprang straight at his head.
I woke up three days later
In a Jungle hospital bed.

Now I just eat carrots,

They're easy to kill,
'Cos when I pounce upon them,
They all remain quite still!

Spike Milligan
Answer the following questions based on the poem:

1. What has the lion given up?

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2. How does the lion feel when he sees blood?

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3. What happened when the lion attacked the elephant?

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4. Why does the lion eat only carrots?

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5. Do you think the lion was good at hunting or not? Give your reasons.
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6. What do you think other lions think of the ‘Veggy’ lion? Explain.
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Write the opposites of the following words from the poem:

1. Carnivores ___________________

2. Run out _____________________

3. Well _______________________

4. Slept_______________________
Write ‘TRUE’ or ‘FALSE’ against each of the following statements:

1. The lion was good at hunting. _______________

2. The lion likes to eat carrots._________________

3. The lion attacked a rabbit.___________________

4. The lion doesn’t like to see blood._____________

Use the given words to construct meaningful sentences:

1. ferocious _____________________________________________________________

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2. attacked _____________________________________________________________

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3. sprang_______________________________________________________________

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4. pounce_______________________________________________________________

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5. never ever ____________________________________________________________

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