Question 10 ( 10 marks)

 Read the poem and answer the following questions:

The mountain and the squirrel

Had a quarrel,
And the former called the latter
"Little prig."
Bun replied,
"You are doubtless very big;
But all sorts of things and weather
Must be taken in together
To make up a year
And a sphere.
And I think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.

(a) Why did the mountain call the squirrel " Little prig"?

(b) What did the squirrel say to the mountain?

(c) What are the main differences between the mountain and the squirrel?

(d)How are the squirrel and the mountain both important in their own ways?

(e) what is the moral of the poem?

1. From paragraph 1 what do you find shocking about the writer?
2. When will be the death of the writer?
3. How did the writer care for his animals when he was younger
4. What are some of the animals that the writer has?
5. What made the writer change gradually?
6. In anger what did the writer do to Pluto?
7. What 2 things in paragraph 4 tell you that the writer has become very violent?
8. Why do you think that Pluto is not happy with the writer?
9. Give the definition of the following words
(i) Changing
(ii) Pleased
(iii) Strongly
(iv) deeply
(v) usual