UNIT - 1: POEM - LIFE

II. Answer the following questions:

1.Whom does the word ‘me’ refer to?
‘Me’ refers to the poet.
2. What kind of life does the poet want to lead?
A joyful life.
3. Why do you think the poet is not in a hurry?
He is moving towards his goal without a hurry.
4. What should one not mourn for?
For the things that lost in the past.
5. What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘in the dim past’?
Unhappy or unpleasant past experiences.
6. Is the poet afraid of future?
No, the poet is not afraid.
7. How can one travel on with cheer?
By thinking of the memories of youth and old age.
8. How is the way of life?
Full of ups and downs, sometimes rough or smooth.
9. How should be the journey of life?
The journey of life should be joyful.
10. What did the poet seek as a boy?
New friendship, high adventure and a crown.
11. What kind of quest does the poet seek here?
A courageous quest.
12. What is the poet's hope?
The poet hopes that life's last turn will be the best.
13. What does the phrase ‘unreluctant soul’ mean here?
The person who is willing to do something.
14. Who pays the toll to whom?
The poet's happy heart to his youth and old age.
15. What doesn’t the poet want to do in fear?
The poet does not want to hold back his journey of life.
16. Whose youth and age is referred to here?
The poet's youth and age.
17. What does ‘crown’ refer to?
Fame
18. What does ‘quest’ mean?
Search of something.

III. Literary appreciation:

1.In the dim past, nor holding back in fear
From what the future veils; but with a whole
And happy heart, that pays its toll
To youth and age and travels on with cheer.
a)​ Pick out the rhyming words.
fear - cheer
whole - toll
b)​ Identify the rhyme scheme.
abba
c)​ Pick out the alliterated words in the third line.
happy - heart

2. Identify the figure of speech:

a)​ In the dim past nor holding back in fear
Metaphor
b)​ And happy heart that pays its toll
Personification
c)​ To youth and age and travels on with cheer
So let the way wind up the hill or down
O'er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy
Contrast
d)​ New friendship, high adventure and a crown
Metaphor
e)​ And hope the road’s last turn will be the best.
Metaphor

ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH:
1.Describe the journey of life as depicted in the poem by Henry Van Dyke.
Poem : Life
Poet. : Henry Van Dyke
Theme : Live Joyfully
The poet wants to lead a joyful life.
He neither wants to hurry nor moves away from his goal.
He does not want to mourn for the things that he had lost.
He does not hold back for fear of the future.
His happy heart travels cheerfully from the youth to old age.
He does not care for the hurdles in his life.
He seeks new friendship, high adventure and a crown.
He wants to keep the courage of quest.
He hopes that every turn in his life's journey will be the best.
MORAL : Life is a game, play it.

UNIT 1: PROSE - HIS FIRST FLIGHT

Ⅳ. Answer the questions

1.Why did the Seagull fail to fly?
Because he was afraid to fly.
2.What did the parents do, when the young seagull failed to fly?
His parents scolded and threatened to let him starve on the ledge.
3 . What was the first catch of the young Seagull's older brother?
Herring was the first catch of the young Seagull's older brother.
4. What did the young Seagull manage to find in his search for food on the ledge?
The young Seagull managed to find the dried pieces of mackerel's tail. Then
he found the dried pieces of eggshell to eat.
5. What did the young bird do to seek the attention of his parents?
First pretended to fall asleep, later uttered a low cackle.
6. What made the young seagull go mad?/What prompted the young seagull to fly
finally?
Hunger made the young seagull go mad.
7. Why did the young bird utter a joyful scream?
The young bird saw his mother picking up a piece of fish and flying towards
him. So he uttered a joyful scream.
8. Did the mother bird offer any food to the young bird?
No, the mother bird did not offer any food to the young bird.
9. How did the bird feel when it started flying for the first time?
The bird felt a bit dizzy.
10. What did the young bird's family do when he started flying?
They were flying around him high and low, out of joy.
11. How was the young seagull’s first attempt to fly?
It was a failure, because he was afraid to fly.
12. How did the parents support and encourage the young seagull's brothers and
sister?
By perfecting them in the art of flight, by teaching them how to skim and
surf the waves and how to dive for fish.
13. How did the bird try to reach its parents without having to fly?
He walked back and forth from one end of the ledge to the other to find the
some means of reaching his parents.
14. What happened to the young seagull when it landed on the green sea?
The young seagull sank into it. His belly touched the water and he was
floating on it.
V.ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH:
1.Describe the struggles underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.
Lesson: His First Flight
Author: Liam O’ Flaherty
Theme: Parenting Care

The young seagull was alone on the ledge.

He was afraid to fly.
So his parents made him starve until he flies.
But he didn't fly.
So the mother seagull showed him a piece of fish.
It was out of reach.
To get his food, he had no other choice than to fly.
He flew and landed on the green sea.
The young bird's family was very happy.
They offered him dog-fish for his first flight.
Moral - Necessity is the mother of action.

UNIT 1: SUPPLEMENTARY READER

Lesson : The Tempest
Author : William Shakespeare
Theme : Forgiveness is a form of. revenge.
Characters : Prospero, Miranda, Antonio, Alonso, Ferdinand, Gonzalo, Ariel.

Prospero was the famous Duke of Milan.

He and his daughter were exiled by his brother Antonio.
They survived with the help of Gonzalo.
Prospero released good spirits with his magic power.
Among them, Ariel was the chief. Ariel raised the tempest to wreck the Prospero's
enemies' ship.
All of them reached the island.
Ariel was instructed to bring Ferdinand to get married to Miranda. Antonio and
the King of Naples repented for the injustice they had done to Prospero.
At last, Prospero forgave them and restored his dukedom, Milan.

Moral : Forgive and forget.

UNIT 2: PROSE
THE NIGHT THE GHOST GOT IN
Answer the following:
1.Where was the author when he heard the noise?
The author was in the bathroom.
2. What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?
The narrator thought that the unusual sound was a burglar or a ghost.
3.What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went downstairs?
They heard the footsteps of a man circling around the dining-room table.
4. Who were the narrator's neighbour?
Mr. Bodwell and his wife were the narrator's neighbours.
5.How did the Bodwell react, when a shoe was thrown into their house?
Mr. Bodwell was shouting angrily.
6. What did the Bodwell think when they heard the mother shout?
The Bodwell thought that there was a burglar in their house.
7.What was the grandfather wearing?
The grandfather was wearing a long flannel night gown over long woolen
pants, a nightcap and a leather jacket.
8. What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cop?
Grandfather mistook the cops as the deserters of General meade's army.
9.Were the policemen willing to leave the house?
No, the policemen were not willing to leave the house.
10. What made the reporter gaze at the author?
The author’s reply "We had ghost".
11. Why did Herman and the author slam the doors?
Because of their fear of the ghost.
12. What woke up the mother?
The slamming of the doors by the narrator and his brother.
13. Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
Because she was disturbed often.
14. How did the cops managed to enter the locked house?
The cops broke the front door.
15. Who used the zither and how?
The narrator's pet Guinea pig used the zither to sleep on it.
ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH:
1.Describe the funny incidents that caused the confusion in the house.

Lesson: The night the ghost got in

Author :James Grover Thurber
Theme : Chaos in the house

It was about a quarter past one o' clock in the morning.

The narrator was in the bathroom. He heard a strange sound. He was scared. He
thought it was a burglar or a ghost.
So, he went to his brother, Herman's room. They came out and looked
downstairs. Nothing was there.
They heard footsteps circling the dining-room table like a man running.
So they rushed to their rooms and slammed the doors.
The narrator's mother was aroused by the sound. They thought that there was a
burglar in the house.
So she threw her shoe at their neighbour, Mr.Bodwell's window to seek help. Mr.
Bodwell called the police.
When the police broke into the door, the narrator's grandfather mistook them as
General Meade's men who were retreating.
So he grabbed the gun from them and shot at the police.
The police finally left the house empty handed.
The next morning, grandfather said that he came to the dining room for water, the
previous night.
These are the incidents that caused the confusion in the house.

MORAL : Misunderstanding always leads to chaos.

UNIT 2: POEM
THE GRUMBLE FAMILY
Answer the following:
1.Where does the family live?
Complaining Street.
2. Why do you think the street is named as 'complaining street’?
All the people in the street would always be complaining.
3. what does the word ‘growl’ mean here?
Make a low guttural Sound
4.What do they find anything amiss?
Because they are always unsatisfied.
5.What is the opinion about the folks you meet down the street?
They grumble always.
6.What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here?
Depressing or frightening.
7.What is the worst thing that can happen if any one stays with them?
They will learn their ways of grumbling.
8.What are the ways of the Grumble family?
Grumbling about everything.
9. What is the wisest thing that the poet suggests?
 To stay away from the grumble family.
10. What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’ refer to?
Not to enter the complaining street.
11. What does the poet expect everyone to learn?
To walk with a smile and a song.
12. What should we do when things go wrong sometimes?
We should not worry.
13. Name the city and river mentioned here.
City is ‘Never are Satisfied.’
River is ‘River of discontent.’
14. What does Station refer to?
One's position or status.
15. What did they scold?
They scolded the weather - hot or cold and the season - summer or winter.
16. What do they do, if everything pleased them?
They would growl that they had nothing to grumble.
17. What is the queerest thing?
No one in that family would acknowledge their family name.
18. What is the meaning of the acknowledge?
Accept the existence or truth.
19.What is the meaning of the word 'grumble’?
A person who habitually complains about something.
20.What is the terrible jumble?
The attitude of grumbling on everything.
21. Who is adopted into the family of grumble?
The one who stays with the grumble family.
22. What does the poet advise us?
Not to growl on whatever we do.
23. What is the meaning of the word ‘wondering’?
Leisurely walking.
24. What is the meaning of the word 'humble"?
Meek (or) modest.
ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH:
1.Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other
folks.
Poem : The Grumble Family
Poet : L. M. Montgomery
Theme : The Grumble Family and their attitude
The grumble family is a pessimistic family. It lives in complaining street.
The members of the family are always discontented.
Nobody wants to meet them.
They are dissatisfied with everything.
They complain about everything. Whatever happens in their lives, they complain
about it.
Rain or sun, summer or winter, high or humble, they will grumble.
Even though nothing happens in life, they grumble for it.
They find fault at each and everything. They are well known with the name
'Grumble'.
Nobody wants to be with them as they will also get affected.
Thus no one likes the negative attitude of the grumble family.

MORAL : HAPPINESS LIES IN SELF CONTENTMENT

LITERARY APPRECIATION:
1.There’s a family nobody likes to meet
They live, it is said, on complaining street
In the City of Never-are-satisfied
The River of Discontent beside.
a)​ Pick out the rhyming words.
meet - street
Satisfied - beside
b)​ Identify the rhyme scheme.
aabb
c)​ Pick out the alliterated words in the second line.
said - street
2. Identify the figure of speech.
a.​ They live, it is said, on complaining street
b.​ In the City of Never-are-satisfied
c.​ The River of Discontent beside.
Personification
d.​ They growl at that and they growl at this
Anaphora
e.​ And whether their station be high or humble
f.​ The weather is always too hot or cold
g.​ Summer and winter alike they scold.
Contrast
h.​ Summer and winter alike they scold.
Assonance
i.​ And before he dreams of the terrible jumble.
Metaphor
UNIT 2: SUPPLEMENTARY READER
Lesson : Zigzag
Author : Ashe Nehemiah
Theme : Attorcities of Zigzag
Characters: Zigzag, Mr & Mrs. Krishnan, Dr. Somu, Aravind, Maya, Visu, Lakshmi

Dr. Somu asked his friend Dr. Krishnan to take care of zigzag.
Somu's cook, Visu, brought zigzag. He can talk and sing in 21 African languages.
Arvind gave fruits and nuts to Zigzag. It kept them on the fan.
Zigzag slept and snored heavily,
Neighbours complained.
Lakshmi switched on the fan. Everything fell down.
It spoiled Mrs Krishnan's painting.
Mr. Krishnan took Zigzag to clinic.
It maintained silence and made children laugh.
Mrs. Krishnam was happy because the spoiled painting was sold for Rs. 5000.
They understood that Zigzag has to be engaged.

MORAL: All great changes are preceded by chaos.

UNIT 3 : PROSE
EMPOWERED WOMAN NAVIGATING THE WORLD
Answer the following:
1.What does INSV Stands for?
Indian Naval ship vessel.
2. When was INSV Tarini Commissioned to Indian Navy Service?
INSV Tarini was commissioned to the Indian Navy Service on 18th February
2017.
3.Who is Tara-Tarini (or) Write a short note on Tara Tarini?
She is the patron deity for sailors.
4.Where did the Crew undergo their basic training?
Indian Naval Waterman ship training Centre (INWTC) in Mumbai.
5.How long were they trained to undertake this voyage?
They were trained for almost three years.
6. Which skill was considered important in the selection process?
The little survival skills were considered important In the selection process.
7. Who mentored the crew?
Commander Dilip Donde mentored the crew.
8. Which quality of the skipper helped to bring out a successful expedition?
 Honesty of the skipper and team work.
9. Who among the crew mentioned about teamwork?
Payal Gupta mentioned about team work.
10. When did they witness the brilliant Southern lights from the sea? How did the
sky appear there?
When they were crossing the Tasman sea, they witnessed the brilliant
Southern lights from the Sea. The entire sky lit up in green light.
11. What festival did they celebrate during their expedition?
They celebrated Diwali during their expedition.
12. Mention the Special features of INSV Tarini.
The special features of INSV Tarini are
* The second indigenously built sail boat
*Uses environment friendly renewable resources.
*collected data for weather forecast.
* Monitoring marine pollution
13. What does the term circumnavigation mean?
Circumnavigation means to travel around the world in a ship.
14. How did the all-woman Indian Navy Crew go about the Voyage?
The all Indian woman Navy Crew started From Goa, went around the globe
and reached Goa. It covered the expedition in five legs with stop-overs at four
ports.
15. When did the crew started their voyage? When did they return to India? How
many days did it take to complete the expedition?
The crew started the voyage on 10th September 2017 from Goa and reached
Goa on 21st may 2018 after 254 days.
16. What sort of training did the crew undergo before their expedition?
* Some theoretical courses.
*Trained to repair things
* To deal with emergencies
* Basic sail training courses at INWTC, Mumbal.
17. What sort of activities did the crew engage in during their long voyage?
Reading books, watching movies, listening music quilling and craft works,
making lamp shades, cooking etc.
19. Mention the celebrations which the crew enjoyed during their expedition?
Diwali and three birthdays including the first birthday of the boat.
ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH:
1.Highlight the factors responsible for the all women Indian Navy crew
to carry out their expedition / Write in detail about the selection and
training process which the crew underwent.
Lesson : Empowered women navigating the world
Theme : An expedition and its training & selection of crew members.

Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the

National policy.
The project is considered essential towards promoting ocean sailing activities in
the Navy (Nari Shakti - women power).
The voyage was aimed to show case "Make in India" initiative by sailing on-
board indigenously built INSV Tarini.
It encouraged use of environment friendly resources and data given from Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD).
The all-women Indian Navy crew underwent some theoretical courses on
navigation, communication and weather prediction.
They underwent basic sail training courses in Mumbai at the Indian Naval
Waterman ship Training Centre (INWTC).
They also sailed on INSV Mhadei to Mauritius.
They were trained almost for 3 years to prepare for the voyage.
The trip was a tutorial for them to manage food, water and even electricity during
the voyage.
Out of the thirty women applied, six were shortlisted based on the little survival
skills they showcased.
These are the factors responsible for the all-women Indian Navy crew to carry out
their expedition.

Moral : Women are the real architects of society.

UNIT 3 : POEM
I AM EVERY WOMAN
Answer the following:
1.How is a woman?
A woman is beauty innate.
2.What does she symbolize?
Power and strength.
3.What sort of woman is she?
She is real and not fake.
4. What does the word 'stake’ mean?
Stake means ‘risk'
5. What is the meaning of fake?
"Fake' means duplicate or unreal.
6. What does the word Summer mean here?
Summer means hard times.
7.How does she take life?
She takes her life optimistically.
8. What does she mean by "spring will come’?
Good times of life will come again.
9. What does she want to do?
She wants to take care of the loved ones who are near to her.
10. What is she strong about?
She is strong about her faith and belief.
11. How does she deal with the adversities in life?
She deals with persistence.
12. Is she Complaining about the problems of life?
No, she is not complaining.
13. Pick out the words that show her grit?
Persistence, strong and firm.
14. What does the word 'Persistence' mean?
Persistence means determination.
15. Pick out the words that refer to suffering of life.
Sighs, groans and moans.
16. What do the words thaw and saw mean here?
Tackle and deal with cruelty.
17. What is the tone of the author?
The tone of the author is angry.
18. How is a woman described here? Who is a lioness?
The woman is described as a lioness.
19. Who is a prankster?
A mischievous person.
20. Why is the woman compared to a lioness?
The woman is bold and strong.
21. Is the poet talking about the women of the previous generation?
No, the poet is talking about today's women.
22. How should a woman be treated?
With love and respect.
23. Describe today's woman according to the poetess.
Today's woman is the pride of our nation.
LITERARY APPRECIATION:
I. Identify the figure of speech.
a.A symbol of power and strength.
Metaphor
b. She's real, she's not fake!
Contrast
C. The Summer of life she's ready to see in Spring
Metaphor
d. Persistence is the key to everything
Metaphor
e. She's is a lioness; don't mess with her
Metaphor
f. She's today's woman, Today's woman dear.
Repetition
ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH:
1.How are today’s women portrayed by the poet?
Poem : I am every woman
Poet : Rakhi Nariani Shirke
Theme : Strength of today's woman

Today's woman is beauty innate.

She is the symbol of power and strength.
She puts her life at risk.
Every woman is true in expressing her love and she is never fake.
She is very optimistic in her approach.
She finds a ray of hope and she continues to care for her near ones.
She is strong in her faith and beliefs.
She deals the adversities with persistence.
She is never a quitter.
She is ferocious like a lioness.
She has her own pride and self-respect.
She tackles and deals with the pranksters who mess with her.

Moral : Women are the real architects of society.

UNIT 3 : SUPPLEMENTARY READER

THE STORY OF MULAN
1.Sketch the character of Mulan.
Lesson : The story of Mulan
Theme : Love your country as you love yourself
Characters : Mulan, her father, Soldiers, Doctor, the Emperor

"The story of Mulan" is a Chinese folktale.

This story is about a girl who saved China.
Mulan was a teenage girl from China.
She loved her country too.
China was in the middle of a war.
The army needed one man from each family.
Mulan heard the news.
Her father was too old and her brother was too young.
So she decided to go to war.
Mulan cut off her hair.
She put on her father's robe and joined the army.
She proved to be a brave soldier.
Soon she became the General.
Mulan became sick.
The doctor checked her.
They came to know the truth.
The soldiers wanted Mulan to be punished.
Mulan heard about the surprise attack.
She fought bravely.
The battle was won.
China was saved.
The Emperor was happy.
He gifted six horses and six swords to her.
She returned to her village happily.

MORAL: BRAVERY IS THE KEY OF SUCCESS

UNIT 4 : PROSE
THE ATTIC
Answer the following:
1.When did Adithya leave the local school?
After he had passed the matriculation examination.
2.Why did Adithya think that the school would not be recognisable?
As Adithya visiting after 29 years, the school may have undergone many
changes.
3. Who were Adithya's ancestors?
Adithya's ancestors were Zamindars.
4. How was the landscape through which they travelled?
The landscape was spotted with paddy fields on either side of the road.
5. What did Adithya visit?
His old school, Nagen uncle's tea shop, his old house, Jeweller's shop and
Sanyal's place.
6. Where was Nagen's uncle's shop?
 Nagen Uncle's shop was next to a grосеrу shop and opposite to Lord
Shiva's temple.
7. Besides tea, what did Nagen uncle have in his shop?
Biscuits and Savouries.
8. What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal?
Sanyal Could not hear and see well. He had no money to buy spectacles.
9. In what way was Mr Sanyal's behaviour strange?
Mr. Sanyal stood up suddenly, with eyes dilated, he recited the poem
'Paniraksha' by Tagore and left the place.
10. What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal's past life?
Nagen uncle told that Sanyal led a cursed life. He had sold his lands for his
only daughter's marriage and lost his wife and only son the last year.
11. How did Sanyal show that he had a sense of self respect?
Sanyal showed his sense of self respect by paying money for his tea and
biscuits in the tea shop.
12. Why was the attic a favourite place for the children?
Because they seem to be in a world of their own.
13. What did Adithya do on reaching the attic?
Adithya searched for the medal inside the ventilation.
14. What did the jeweller say about the article?
The Jeweller said that the article was an antique.
15. Was Sanyal happy about his visitors?
No, Sanyal was not happy about his visitors.
16. Why did Sanyal recite the poem in the tea shop earlier?
To make Adithya recognize him and realize his mistake.
17.What was engraved on the medal?
Sriman Sasanka Sanyal - special Prize for Recitation -1948.
18. Write a few lines about the owner of the shop.
Nagen uncle was over sixty. He was rustic in appearance with neatly
combed white hair, wearing a dhoti and a blue striped shirt.
19. What was the daily routine of Sanyal ?
Sanyal went to Nagen uncle's teashop and had tea and biscuits there and
pay for them.
20. Why was there a sudden change in Adithya's expression?
Adithya recogonised Sanyal, remembered the stolen medal and realised his
mistake.
21. Why did Adithya decide to visit his ancestral home?
To get back the medal which he had hidden from Sanyal.
22. What was the Condition of the attic?
 The wall of the attic had crumbled. The attic had been the worst hit by wind
and weather. The floor was strewn with twigs, straw and pigeon dropping,
23. When did Aditya heave a sigh of relief? Why?
Aditya felt guity for stealing the medal from Sanyal in his Childhood and
wanted to return it now. He found the medal safe in the attic
24. Why did Adhitya and his friend go to the Jeweler?
To find out the weight of sanyal's medal and to give the money for the medal
to Sanyal.
25. What did Aditya offer Sanyal?
Aditya offered Sanyal a sum of one hundred and fifty rupees,
ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH:
1.Give a detailed account of all thoughts and questions in the narrator’s mind
while accompanying Adithya from the Tea shop to Sanyal’s house.
Lesson: The Attic
Author : Satyajit Ray
Theme : Thoughts and questions in the narrator's mind.

The narrator and Aditya had visited Aditya's village after twenty nine years.
They went to Nagen uncle's tea shop.
They met Sasanka Sanyal there.
Sanyal suddenly stood up and began to recite the poem Panraksha' by Tagore.
The narrator doubted that Sanyal was a little crazy.
He could notice a sudden change in Aditya's expression.
So he asked Aditya the reason for it, to which he didn't answer.
Aditya inquired Nagen about Sanyal. Aditya expressed his wish to visit his old
house.
In his house, the narrator witnessed Aditya heaving a sigh of relief, when he had
got a medal in the attic.
The narrator asked the reason for it. Aditya did not answer him.
Later they went to the jeweller to find out the weight of the medal.
The narrator could not understood why Aditya behaved like that.
They went to Kabiraj's house to meet Sanyal.
Aditya confessed Sanyal for his act of stealing his medal which he got for
recitation.
Only then, the narrator knew the answers for all the questions in his mind.
MORAL: Time changes and we change with them.

UNIT - 4 : POEM
THE ANT AND THE CRICKET
Answer the following:
1.What was the routine of the cricket?
The cricket enjoyed singing in spring and summer.
2. Name the seasons mentioned in line 1 and 2?
Spring and summer.
3. Who does he refer to?
The cricket.
4. Why was his cupboard empty?
Because the cricket did not save any food or grains.
5. Who began to complain and for what?
The cricket began to complain as his cupboard was empty.
6. How was the Summer?
Warm, sunny and gay.
7. Who was mentioned as silly here?
The cricket was mentioned.
8. What couldn't he find on the ground?
He couldn't find any trace of food or grains on the ground.
9. Why was the ground covered with snow?
As it was the winter season.
10. What does’crumb’ mean?
A piece of bread.
11. What made the cricket bold?
Starvation and Famine.
12. Why did the cricket drip and tremble?
Because the weather was snowy and cold.
13. Whom did the cricket want to meet? Why?
A miserly ant to borrow food or grains.
14. What is the meaning of the word 'Famine'?
Extreme scarcity of food
15. What would keep him alive?
Shelter and grains from the ant.
16. What will happen, if the ant does not grant the cricket food and shelter?
The cricket must die.
17. Who wished to borrow?
The cricket.
18.Who does the word ‘it’ refer to ?
A mouthful of grain.
19. What is the meaning of the word 'starvation'?
Starvation means hunger.
20. Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend?
Ants work hard and save for the future.
21. Who says the lines "But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend” to whom?
The ant to the cricket
22. What does ‘lay by’ mean?
Keep for future use.
23. What does 'quoth’ mean?
Quoth means 'said.’
24. Did the cricket save food for future use?
No, the cricket didn’t save food for future use.
25. What was the nature of the cricket?
Lazy and silly.
26. Who is addressed to as 'Sir'?
The cricket
27. What did the ant tell the cricket to do?
To sing and dance in the winter too.
28. Whose heart was light? Who sang day and night?
The cricket's heart was so light that he sang day and night.
29. The ant refused to help the cricket. Why?
Because of the cricket's laziness.
30. What does the poet indicate in this phrase ‘some have two’?
It refers to the people who are lazy and save nothing for the future.
31. Who call this a fable?
Folks call this a fable.

ANSWER IN PARAGRAPH
1.Some crickets have four legs and some have two. Elucidate this statement from
the poet's point of view.
Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.

Poem : The ant and the cricket

Poet :Adapted from Aesop's fables
Theme :Ant vs Cricket

In this narrative poem, the poet brings out the idea of hard work.
The poem is about a hardworking ant and a careless cricket.
According to the poet, the cricket was young and silly.
It enjoyed singing all summer and spring.
The ant, on the other hand, was a wise and hardworking creature.
The cricket went to the ant as a borrower, the ant replied that they neither borrow
nor lend.
The ant told the cricket angrily to go away and dance in the winter.
The poet warns us not to be like the cricket and advises us to work hard and plan
for the future like the ant.

Moral - Make hay while the sun shines.

LITERARY APPRECIATION:
1.A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.

a) Identify the rhyming words of the given lines

Sing - Spring
home - Come
b) Identify the Rhyme scheme of the given lines
aabb.
c) Pick out the alliterating words in the second line.
Sunny - Summer - Spring.
2. Identify the figure of Speech:
a)A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Personification
b) On the Snow Covered ground.
Epithet
c) His Cupboard was empty and winter has come.
Personification.
d) Not a flower could he see
Not a leaf on a tree
Anaphora.
e) Away he set off to a miserly ant
Personification
f) He wished only to borrow.
He'd repay it tomorrow.
Personification,
(g) Says the ant to the Cricket, ‘I'm your servant and friend.’
Personification,
h) But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend.
Personification.
i) That I sang day and night.
Personification.
j) For all nature looked gay
For all nature looked gay.
 Repetition.
k) Some crickets have four legs, and some have two.
Metaphor.

UNIT - 4 SUPPLEMENTARY
THE AGED MOTHER

LESSON : THE AGED MOTHER

AUTHOR : MATSUO BASHO
THEME: OLD ARE WISE

"The Aged mother" is a story about the importance of aged people.

It is written by Matsuo Basho.
The country Shining was ruled by a cruel Governor.
He ordered to kill the aged people.
A farmer loved his mother very much.
He was sad to hear this.
But he had to obey the order of king.
He decided to leave her on a mountain.
The mountain path was not clear.
So the mother dropped the twigs for his son's safe return.
The son was heartbroken by his mother's love.
So he brought his mother back to home.
The Governor ordered to make a rope of ashes.
The mother gave a clear idea.
The farmer made a rope of ashes using straw.
Then he revealed the truth to the king.
The Governor realized the wisdom of the aged people.
He praised her.
Finally, he cancelled the cruel order.

MORAL: OLD IS GOLD