Pull your socks up Stand up straight Say thank you Don’t interrupt No one thinks you’re funny Take your elbows off the table Can’t you make your own mind up about anything?Questions: (1) What is the child asked to do with his socks? (2) ‘No one thinks you’re funny’. Is the child really not funny? Explain. (3) What do the last two lines suggest ?

1. The child is asked to pull up his socks. 2. It is not the fact that the child is not funny, but the strictness of an adult does not let the child to have his own way. 3. The last two lines –Can’t you make your own mind up about anything suggest that the rules and regulations imposed by elders are so suffocating that they do not give any opportunity to children to think s anything on their own. The constant and nagging instructions kill the initiative and originality of the child.

Pull your socks up Stand up straight Say thank you Don’t interrup…

Meadows have surprises, You can find them if you look; Walk softly through the velvet grass, And listen by the brook. You may see a butterfly Rest upon a buttercup And unfold its drinking straws To sip the nectar up.
Questions :
$(1)$ What surprises do the meadows have to offer you?
$(2)$ Why is it a great pleasure to walk through the meadows?
$(3)$ A comparison is made by the poet in the last two lines of the given stanza. What is compared to what ?

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Once there was a talking fan -
Electrical his chatter.
I couldn't quite hear what he said
And I hope it doesn't matter
Because one day somebody oiled
His little whirling motor
And all the mystery was spoiled
He ran as still as water.
Questions :
$(1)$ Explain 'Electrical chatter'.
$(2)$ Why does the poet say, “I hope it doesn't matter"?
$(3)$ How was the fan's mystery spoiled ?
$(4)$ What is the running of the fan compared to in the end ?

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"We'll try Plan B. Stand
Out of the way!"
Mum said, “Don't fall
Again, $O.K. ?"$
“Fall again ?" said Dad.
"Funny joke !"
Then he swung himself up
On a branch. It broke.
Questions :
$(1)$ Why does father ask mother to stand away ?
$(2)$ How did father make an attempt to save the cat for the second time ?
$(3)$ Was he successful in saving the cat this time?

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When everybody talks diming the lesson, s The rebel doesn’t say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson,
The rebel creates a disturbance.Questions:
$(1)$ With reference to the above extract, do you think it is good to be a rebel?
$(2)$ Can there be a good reason behind remaining silent when everybody else is speaking ?
$(3)$ What must be the main motto of a rebel, in your opinion?
$A.$ Teaching society to be dutiful.
$B.$ Obeying the rules.
$C.$ Bringing disharmony.
$D.$ Bringing about the change.

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I saw a snake and ran away ...
Some snakes are dangerous, they say:
But mother says that kind is good,
And eats up insects for his food.
Questions :
What is told about snakes ?
What do you mean by 'they say'?
How is mother's opinion different from others ?

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So when he wiggles in the grass
I'll stand aside and watch him pass,
And tell myself, “There's no mistake,
It's just a harmless garden snake !"
Questions :
$(1)$ Why is the word 'wiggle' used for moving of the snake ?
$(2)$ What does the poet do on seeing the snake ?
$(3)$ How the poet is convinced that the snake is harmless?

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Explore the meadow houses, The burrows in the ground, A nest bencath tall grasses, The ant's amazing mound. Oh! Meadows have surprises And many things to tell; You may discover these yourself, If you look and listen well.
Questions :
$(1)$ What does the poet refer to 'meadow houses' ?
$(2)$ What is amazing about the mounds of the ants ?
$(3)$ Which all surprises must the poet be talking about in these star

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He wore a question mark for tail,
An overcoat of gray,
He sat up straight to eat a nut.Questions:
$(1)$ What is referred to as a ’question mark’ ?
$(2)$ What is compared to the gray overcoat ?
$(3)$ Who is sitting on the ground and ‘ what is it doing?

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He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.Questions:
$(1)$ Teasing is the poet’s way of with the squirrel.
$(2)$ Choose a befitting adjective to describe the nature of squirrel.
$A.$ playful $B.$ scornful $C.$ introvert $D.$ jealous
$(3)$ Who went the other way?
$A.$ the poet $B.$ the squirrel $C.$ the onlooker $D.$ the gardener

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Trees are for the wind to blow through.
Trees are to hide behind in ‘Hide and Seek’.
Trees are to have tea parties under.
Trees are for kites to get caught in.
Trees are to make cool shade in summer.
Trees are to make no shade in winter.Questions:
$(1)$ How does a tree prove to be beneficial during summer?
$(2)$ Comment on the tone of the speaker when he says, “Trees are to make no shade in winter.”
$(3)$ Who have tea parties under the ? shade of the trees?

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