EXTRACT (CH-2 Granny’s Tree

Climbing)

Q1. My grandmother was a

genius. You’d like to know
why?
Because she could climb
trees. Spreading or high,
She’d be up their branches
in a trice………
(a) Why did the narrator call
his grandmother a genius?
Ans: The narrator called his
grandmother a genius because
she could
climb trees whether it is
spreading or high.
(b) What type of trees can the
narrator’s grandmother climb?
Ans: The narrator’s
grandmother can climb
spreading or high trees.
(c) What does the word ‘in a
trice’ mean?
Ans: The word ‘in a trice’
means very quickly.
QUESTION ON POETIC DEVICE
Q1. Write one alliteration from
the poem.
Ans: She sits there in state and
drinks sherry with me is one
alliteration phrase from the
poem.

TWO GENERAL QUESTIONS

Q1. What gift did the
narrator’s granny had since her
childhood.
Ans: The narrator’s
grandmother had the gift of
being happier in a tree than a
lift.
Q2. As the years went by what
was granny’s mother told as
she grew old?
Ans: Climbing trees should be
stopped when one grew old
was told to Granny by other
people as she grew older and
older.

EXTRACT (CH-5 My Mother)

Q1. Climb sandy hills to
Railway Station Road,
 Collect, distribute
newspapers to temple city
citizens
Few hours after sunrise,
going to school.
Evening, business time
before study at night.
(a) What does the poet mean
by the word ‘distribute
newspapers’?
Ans: The poet helped his
cousin to distribute
newspapers.
(b) Whom did the poet
distribute newspapers when he
was young?
Ans: The poet distributed the
newspapers to temple city
citizens.
(c)Nearly at what time did the
poet go to school when he was
small?
Ans: The poet used to go to
school a few hours after
sunrise when he was small.

QUESTION ON POETIC DEVICE

Q1. What is the rhyme scheme
of the poem?
Ans: There is no rhyme
scheme in this poem. It’s a
blank verse.

TWO GENERAL QUESTIONS

Q1. When did the World War
II start?
Ans: In the year 1939, the
World War II had started.
Q2. When was Abdul Kalam
born?
Ans: Abdul Kalam was born
on October 15, 1931.
EXTRACT (CH-7 The Children’s
Song)

Q1. Teach us to look in all our

ends
On Thee, for judge and
not our friends;
That we, with Thee, may
walk uncowed
By fear or favour of the
crowd.
(a)Who does ‘Thee’ refer to?
Ans: ‘Thee’ refers to God.
(b) What do you mean by the
word uncowed?
Ans: The word uncowed
means unafraid.
(c)What does the poet mean by
‘Teach us to look in all our
ends’?
Ans: The line ‘Teach us to
look in all our ends’ means
that God should teach the
children to care of themselves
in all directions.

QUESTION ON POETIC DEVICE

Q1. Find one personification
example in the given poem.
Ans: The motherland has been
personified as living being.
TWO GENERAL QUESTIONS
Q1. What does the poet mean
by the line ‘The Truth whereby
the Nations live’ mean?
Ans: The line ‘The Truth
whereby the Nations live’
means that every other Nation
depends on truth and that God
should teach them to be
truthful for their lifetime.
Q2. Is it good to take
responsibilities in youth?
Ans: Yes, it is good to take
responsibilities in youth. It
makes us more responsible
when we grow up as adults
and we can also take bigger
responsibilities.