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The Squirrel Poem Extract based Questions
I. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
He wore a question mark for tail,
An overcoat of gray,
He sat up straight to eat a nut.
He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.
- What was the colour of the overcoat the squirrel wore?
a. Blue
b. Gray
c. Red
d. Black - What did the squirrel wear for a tail?
a. Exclamation mark
b. Full stop
c. Question mark
d. Comma - How did the squirrel sit while eating a nut?
a. Slouched
b. Laid down
c. Sat up straight
d. Cross-legged - What was the squirrel’s behaviour towards others?
a. Serious and stern
b. Kind and gentle
c. Mischievous and playful
d. Timid and shy - What did the squirrel do if someone ran around his tree?
a. Followed them
b. Ignored them
c. Went the other way
d. Climbed the tree - Which word in the stanza means to playfully annoy or mock someone?
a. Tease
b. Play
c. Run
d. Sat - Which word in the stanza means to sit in a vertical position?
a. Eat
b. Straight
c. Nut
d. Gray - Which word in the stanza means a small, hard-shelled seed?
a. Question
b. Overcoat
c. Tease
d. Nut - What did the squirrel like to do with others?
a. Fight
b. Run
c. Sleep
d. Sing - What is the overall tone of the stanza?
a. Sad
b. Happy
c. Mysterious
d. Sarcastic
Answers:
- What was the colour of the overcoat the squirrel wore?
b. Gray - What did the squirrel wear for a tail?
c. Question mark - How did the squirrel sit while eating a nut?
c. Sat up straight - What was the squirrel’s behaviour towards others?
c. Mischievous and playful - What did the squirrel do if someone ran around his tree?
c. Went the other way - Which word in the stanza means to playfully annoy or mock someone?
a. Tease - Which word in the stanza means to sit in a vertical position?
b. Straight - Which word in the stanza means a small, hard-shelled seed?
d. Nut - What did the squirrel like to do with others?
b. Run - What is the overall tone of the stanza?
b. Happy
II. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
“He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.”
1.Give a synonym for ‘like’ in the context of the poem.
2.Teasing is the poet’s way of …… with the squirrel.
3.Use the word, “run’ in a sentence of your own.
4.Choose a befitting adjective to describe the nature of squirrel.
(a) Playful
(b) Scornful
(c) Introvert
(d) Jealous
5.Identify the ‘he’ in the first line.
(a) The poet
(b) The squirrel
(c) The onlooker
(d) The gardener
6.Who went the other way?
(a) The poet
(b) The squirrel
(c) The onlooker
(d) The gardener
Answers:
- Relish
- playing
- It is a joy to see children running in various directions while playing in the garden.
- (a) Playful
- (a) The poet
- (b) The squirrel
III. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
“He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.”
- Who liked to tease and play?
- What did the squirrel do when people ran around his tree?
- Was the squirrel scared of people?
- What did the squirrel like to do according to the stanza?
A) Climb trees
B) Play and tease
C) Sleep all day D) Eat nuts - How did the squirrel react when someone ran around his tree?
A) He ran towards them
B) He climbed higher up the tree
C) He stayed put and watched
D) He went the other way - Which of the following words best describes the squirrel’s behaviour?
A) Aggressive
B) Fearful
C) Playful
D) Lazy - What is the main idea conveyed in the stanza?
A) The squirrel is afraid of people
B) The squirrel is playful and mischievous
C) The squirrel is lazy and does nothing
D) The squirrel likes to collect nuts - What does the stanza suggest about the squirrel’s personality?
A) The squirrel is friendly and likes to play
B) The squirrel is shy and avoids people
C) The squirrel is aggressive and territorial
D) The squirrel is lazy and uninterested in interacting with others
Answers:
- The squirrel liked to tease and play.
- The squirrel went the other way
- There is no information in the given stanza to suggest whether the squirrel was scared of people or not.
- B) Play and tease
- D) He went the other way
- C) Playful
- B) The squirrel is playful and mischievous
- A) The squirrel is friendly and likes to play