Poem -1. Dust of snow Q.10.

what inspiration does the shaking down

of dust of snow give the poet?
Q.1. what is a 'dust of snow'?
Ans. The shaking down of dust of snow inspires
Ans. Dust of snow is a collection of the smallest the poet to give up sad thoughts and become
particles of ice. happy.
Q.2. who changed the poet's mood? Poem - 2. Fire And Ice
Ans. A crow dropped the dust of snow on the Q.1. For Frost what do fire and ice stand for?
poet. It changed the poet's mood.
Ans. For Frost, fire stands for anger, greed and
Q.3. How has the poet's mood changed? lust. ice stands for coldness, sadness and
cruelty.
Ans. After falling the dust of snow, the poet's
mood changed. He became happy and used his Q.2. Which two ideas about ending the world
time. are mentioned in the poem? Or
Q.4. What do the 'crow' and 'hemlock' What does the poet say about the end of the
represent? world? Or How many options does the poet
discuss for the end of the world?
Ans. The 'crow' and 'hemlock' represents
sorrow. Ans. According the poet, the earth will end due
to either fire or ice.
Q.5. What does the dust of snow stand for?
Q.3. What, according to the poet, do fire and ice
Ans. The dust of snow stands for ray of hope. represent?
Q.6. what side of nature do crow and hemlock Ans. According to the poet, the fire represents
represent? desire and ice represents hate.
Ans. The crow represent the dark and sorrowful Q.4. what is the central Idea/message of the
side of nature and the hemlock represents the poem fire and ice?
poisonous side of nature.
Ans. The central idea/message of the poem "fire
Q.7. what is the central idea of the poem 'dust and ice" is that we should not keep false desire
of snow'? and should not hate anyone.
Ans. The central idea of the poem 'dust of snow' Q.5. what image does fire represent?
is that sometimes a simple activity can change
the mood or life of a person. Ans. Fire represents the image of anger, greed
and lust.
Q.8. How was the mood of the poet before and
after the falling of snow dust? Q.6. what image does ice represent?
Ans. Before the falling of snow dust, the poet Ans. Ice represents the image of coldness,
was very sad but after falling the dust of snow, sadness, hate and cruelty.
the poet's mood changed. He became happy
and used his time. Poem-3. A Tiger In The Zoo

Q.9. what happened to the poet under a Q.1. How does the tiger behave in his natural
hemblock tree? habitat?

Ans. The poet was sitting under hemlock tree. Ans. The tiger behaves naturally in his natural
He was very sad. A crow dropped the dust of habitat. He lurks in shadow near the pond.
snow on the poet. It changed the poet's mood. Plump deer come there to drink water. He gets
He became happy and used his time. his food easily.
Q.2. why is zoo tiger's strength behind the bars? (ii) The zoo tiger walks in the cage while the
wild tiger stalks freely in the forest.
Ans. The zoo tiger's strength is behind the bars
because he cannot use the power of his legs, (iii) The zoo tiger cannot use the power of his
white fangs and claws behind the bars. legs, white fangs and claws behind the bars
while the wild tiger lurks in shadow near the
Q.3. why is the zoo tiger staring at the stars? pond. Plump deer come there to drink water.
He gets his food easily.
Ans. The zoo tiger is staring at stars to remind
his freedom in the forest. Poem-4. How To Tell Wild Animals
Q.4 what message does the poet give us by the Q.1. Which animals are mentioned in the poem
poem 'A tiger in the zoo'? "How to Tell Wild Animals"?
Ans. By the poem 'A tiger in the zoo' the poet Ans. Lion, Tiger, Leopard, Bear, Hyena,
gives us a message that we should not keep the Crocodile and Chameleon are mentioned.
wild animal in the zoo. They feel angry, helpless
and unhappy in the zoo. Q.2. How according to the poet can you
identify/recognise/ discern the lion?
Q.5. How does the zoo tiger behave at night?
Ans. According to the poet, we can identify the
Ans. The zoo tiger is not free. He hears the voice lion by its tawny colour and roar.
of patroling cars.
Q.3. How according to the poet can you
Q.6. why can the zoo tiger not terrorise the identify/ recognise the tiger?
visitors?
Ans. According to the poet, we can identify the
Ans. The zoo tiger cannot terrorise the visitors tiger by its black stripes on the yellow body.
because his strength is behind the bars. He
cannot use the power of his legs, white fangs Q.4. What distinct features does the Asian lion
and claws behind the bars. have?

Q.7. How does the wild tiger get his food? Ans. The Asian lion has a large body. Its colour is
tawny. It roars loudly in the forest.
Ans. The wild tiger is very free. He lurka in
shadow near the pond. Plump deer come there Q.5. what does the poet suggest about the
to drink water. He gets his food easily. identification of a leopard? Or how can we
identify a leopard?
Q.8. Why does the tiger stalk in the cage?
Ans. The leopard has black spots on the yellow
Ans. The tiger stalks in the cage to show his body. He is good at leaping. She leaps and kills
frustration. his prey.
Q.9. How does the tiger terrorise the villagers? Q.6. How is the bear described in the poem
"How to tell wild animal'?
Ans. The tiger terrorises the villagers by
showing his white fangs and claws. He roars Ans. When a bear comes near a man. He hugs
near their houses. the man tightly. Thus he kills the man and eats
him.
Q.10. Compare environment of the zoo tiger
and the Jungle/wild tiger? Or Q.7. what is the difference between hyena and
a crocodile? Or
What are the differences between the zoo tiger
and the wild tiger? How are hyena and crocodile mentioned in the
poem?
Ans. (I) The zoo tiger is behind the bars while
the wild tiger is very free.
Ans. Hyena eats his prey with a merry smile Q.8. what does the boy learn?
while a crocodile eats his prey weeping.
Ans. The boy learns the nature of loss. Everyone
Q.8. How will we encounter chameleon? Or has to face the situation of loss.

What does the poet say about the true Q.9. what does it mean, "money is external"?
chameleon in the poem"How to tell wild
animals"? Ans. It means that our emotions are more
important than money.
Ans. According to the poet, a chameleon looks
like a lizard. It has no ears and no wings. It Q.10. what is the central Idea/message of the
always lives in the tree. poem "The ball poem"?

Poem-5. The Ball Poem Ans. The central idea/message of the poem"The
Ball poem" is that we must learn to face and
Q.1. why doesn't the poet offer the boy money forget the loss.
to buy another ball?
Q.11. what is the sense of first responsibility?
Ans. The poet does not offer the boy money to
buy another ball because he wants the boy to Ans. After losing the ball, the boy learns nature
feel the sorrow of loss. of loss. Everyone has to face the situation of
loss. This is the fence of first responsibility. Thus
Q.2. what does "In the world of possessions" the the boy senses his first responsibility.
mean?
Q.12. why is the boy so sad after losing the
Ans. It means that there is no end of human ball ?
desire.
Ans. Aftet losing the ball, the boy so sad
Q.3. what does the poet say the boy is learning because he has gilden memories of his
from the loss of the ball? childhood days with the ball.

Ans. The poet says that the boy is learning the Q.13. what does the boy stare at after losing the
nature of loss. Everyone has to face it. ball?

Q.4. How did the ball fall into the water? Ans. After losing the ball, the boy stare at the
water of the harbour.
Ans. The boy was playing with the ball near the
harbour. Suddenly it fell into the water Merrily Q.14. why does the poet not want to intrude on
bouncing. the boy?

Q.5. How does the boy behave after losing the Ans. The poet does not want to intrude on the
ball? boy because the boy is learning the nature of
loss. Everyone has to face the situation of loss.
Ans. After losing the ball, the boy becomes very
sad. He feels the sorrow of loss. Poem-6. Amanda

Q.6. why does the poet say,"O there are other Q.1. How old do you think Amanda is? How do
Balls"? you know this?

Ans. The poet says, "O there are other balls" Ans. We think Amanda is 12 or 13 years old. We
because after losing the ball, the boy becomes know this because she has acne on her face.
very sad. He feels the sorrow of loss.
Q.2. who is speaking to Amanda?
Q.7. do you think the boy has lost anything
earlier? Ans. Amanda's mother is speaking to her.

Ans. No, the boy has not lost anything earlier.

Q.3. what could Amanda do if she were a Ans. An orphan roams in the street freely with
mermaid? bare feet.

Ans. If Amanda were a mermaid, she could walk Q.13. why is Amanda told not to eat chocolate?
freely in the green sea.
Ans. Amanda is told not to eat chocolate
Q.4. Is Amanda an orphan? Why does she say because she has acne on her face.
so?
Q.14. what is the central idea/message/theme
Ans. No, Amanda is not an orphan. Ccso of the poem "Amanda"?
because she has no freedom to enjoy the life
Ans. The central idea/message/theme of the
Q.5. why does Amanda dream to be an orphan? poem "Amanda" is that parents should not
control the freedom of their children.
Ans. Amanda dreams to be an orphan because
she has no freedom to enjoy the life. Poem-7. Animals

Q.6. why does Amanda want to be a mermaid? Q.1. mention three things that human do and
animal don't.
Ans. Amanda wants to be a mermaid to walk
freely in the green sea. Ans. (i) Human cry on their sad conditions.

Q.7. How is the mermaid describe in the poem (ii) Human weeps for their sins.
"Amanda"?
(iii) Human discuss their duty to God.
Ans. In the poem, 'Amanda' the mermaid walks
freely in the green sea. But animals don't do these things.

Q.8. why does Amanda want to be the Q.2. do humans knell to other humans who
Rapunzel? lived thousands of years ago? Why?

Ans. Amanda wants to be Rapunzel to live a Ans. Yes, human need to other humans who live
peaceful and carefree life in a tower. thousand of years ago because they want to
show their respect to them.
Q.9. why does Amanda sulk and become
Moody? Q.3. what are the tokens that the poet says he
may have dropped long ago and which the
Ans. Amanda sulks and Becomes Moody animal have kept for him?
because she has no freedom to enjoy the life.
Ans. The tokens are love, respect, sympathy,
Q.10. what is the girl/Amanda yearn for? friendship, peace etc.

Ans. The girl/Amanda yearns for complete Q.4. What is the poet turning from in the poem
freedom. "animals"?

Q.11. what are the works that were assigned to Ans. The poet is turning from this material
Amanda? world of selfishness.

Ans. (i) She had to complete her homework. Q.5. why does the poet think to turn and live
with animals?
(ii) She had to clean her shoes.
Ans. The poet thinks to turn and live with
(iii) She had to tidy her room. animals because humans have become selfish,
greedy and cruel but animals are free from
Q.12. How is the life of an orphan described in these things.
the poem?
Q.6. what human weaknesses does the poet Q.6. what happens to the house when the trees
discuss through animals? move out of it?

Ans. Through animals, the poet discusses many Ans. Silent spreads in the house when the trees
human weaknesses. He says that human have move out of it.
become selfish, greedy and cruel. Humans are
crazy for material gains. Q.7. why does the poet say that the moon is
broken like glass/mirror ?
Q.7. what do animal show to the poet?
Ans. The poet says that the moon is broken like
Ans. The animal show love, respect, sympathy, glass/mirror because leaves of the trees cover
friendship, peace etc. to the poet. the moon's part.

Q.8. What is the theme/message/central idea of Q.8. What is the poet doing?
the poem "Animals"?
Ans. The poet is writing long letters in the room.
Ans. The theme/message/central idea of the
poem "Animals" is that we should not run after Q.9. what is the central idea/message of the
material gains. We should live a peaceful and poem "The Trees"?
carefree life.
Ans. The central idea/message of the poem
Poem-8 The Trees "The Trees" is there this should not cut trees to
decorate our homes.
Q.1. which things cannot happen in a treeless
forest? Q.10. How are the roots of the household trees
behaving?
Ans. (i) No bird can sit.
Ans. The roots are trying to free themselves
(ii) No insect can hide. from the cracks of the veranda floor.

(iii) We cannot find shadow. Q.11. Why are the trees mentioned in the poem
not useful for anybody?
Q.2. what could the poet mean by the sun's
feet? Ans. The trees in the poem are not useful for
anybody because they are in the house. They
Ans. The sun's feet means sunlight. are decorative.
Q.3. where are the trees in the poem? What do Poem-9. Fog
their roots, their leaves and their twigs do?
Q.1. what does sandburg think the fog is like?
Ans. The trees are in the house. Their roots,
their leaves And their twigs try to free Ans. Sandburg thinks the fog is like a cat.
themselves.
Q.2. How does the fog come?
Q.4. what does the poet compare the trees'
branches to? Ans. The fog comes silently and slowly like a cat.

Ans. The poet compares the branches to a Q.3. why does the poet say that the fog is like a
newly discharge patient. cat ?

Q.5. How does the poet describe the moon? Ans. The poets says that the fog is like a cat
because it comes silently and slowly like a cat. It
Ans. The poet discuss that the moon is shining sits on haunches like a cat.
in the sky. In the end, The moon looks like a
broken mirror. Q.4. With whom does the poet compare the
fog?
Ans. The poet compares the fog with a cat. Q.7. Why is the Dragon called "Cowardly
Dragon"?
Q.5. How/Why does the poet compare the fog
with the cat? Ans. The Dragon is called "Cowardly Dragon"
because he always cried for a nice safe cage.
Ans. The poet compare the fog with the cat
because it comes silently and slowly like a cat. It Q.8. Who fought the pirate?
sits on haunches like a cat.
Ans. The Dragon fought the pirate.
Poem-10. The Tale Of Custard The Dragon
Q.9. How did everybody except the Dragon
Q.1. Who are the characters in the poem "The behave on seeing the pirate in the room?
tale of custard the dragon"?
Ans. On seeing the pirate in the room,
Ans. (1) Belinda - The Girl everybody was frightened and ram away except
the Dragon.
(2) Custard - The Dragon
Q.10. How did the Dragon face the pirate?
(3) Ink - The Kitten
Ans. The Dragon hit the pirate with his tail and
(4) Mustard - The Dog gobbled him.
(5) Blink - The mouse Poem-11. For Anne Gregory
Q.2. why did custard cry for a nice safe cage? Q.1. What does the young man mean by 'great
honey coloured/Ramparts at your ear'?
Ans. Custard cried for a nice safe cage because
he wanted to take rest. All other animals teased Ans. The young man means to sqy that she has
him. beautiful Golden hair.
Q.3. " Belinda tickled him she tickled him Q.2. why does the young man say that you are
unmerciful? Why? Or men are 'thrown into despair' by them?
Why did Belinda tickle the dragon unmerciful? Ans. Young man says that young men are
'thrown into despair' by then because lady
Ans. Belinda tickeled the Dragon unmerciful wants them to love her inward beauty.
because it was their pastime. They made fun of
him. Q.3. what colour is the young woman's hair?
Q.4. Where and with whom did Belinda live? Ans. The colour of The young woman's hair is
yellow.
Ans. Belinda lived in a white House. She lived
with four animals- a Kitten, a mouse, a dog and Q.4. How can the young woman change her
a dragon. hair?
Q.5. How did the Dragon look? Ans. The young woman can change her hair into
brown or black or carrot by dyeing it.
Ans. The Dragon had big sharp teeth. His mouth
was like a fireplace. His nose was like a Q.5. why did the young woman want to change
chimney. her hair's colour?
Q.6. How did Belinda and other animals use to Ans. The young woman wanted to change her
make fun of custard? hair's colour who attract young lovers.
Ans. Belinda and other animals used to make Q.6. what is the theme/Central idea/message of
fun of custard by tickling him unmerciful and the poem 'For Anne Gregory'?
laughing at him.
Ans. The theme/Central idea/message of the
poem 'For Anne Gregory' is that we should love
a person for the quality of head and heart, not
for the physical beauty.

Q.7. what does an old religious man say about

god's love?

Ans. The old religious man says that god loves

all human beings equally.