Poem : 2 — ENGLISH (NCERT) STD 7 — Question

What does the poem say about the poet’s choice of subject?

What happens when the adults give too many instructions to their children?

What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that he was clever?

Comment on the speaker’s resolve to go inside the shed.

Having observed the squirrels around us, can we say that a squirrel is a fast paced animal ?

Why do you think that the spider web hanging on the door was no longer there ?

 Would you like to be a rebel ? If yes, why? If not, why not?

Who is the speaker in the poem ?

Why the chopped down trees are called timber?

Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail ? What do we say ? (Think: Does an animal wear a coat ? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used in different ways.)