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तामिळनाडू बोर्ड ऑफ सेकेंडरी एज्युकेशनएस.एस.एल.सी. (इंग्रजी माध्यम) इयत्ता १०

Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

A silly young cricket accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring.

What was the routine of the cricket?

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The routine of the cricket was to sing and while away the time enjoying the spring.

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पाठ 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Exercise [पृष्ठ ११७]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
पाठ 4.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Exercise | Q A. 1. a) | पृष्ठ ११७

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

The summer of life she's ready to see in spring.
She says, "Spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who're near.”

How does she take life?


She's today's woman. Today's woman dear.
Love her, respect her, keep her near...

Describe today's woman according to the poet.


She's strong in her faith, firm in her belief.

Pick out other alliterated words from the poem.


Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

Not a crumb to be found.
On the snow-covered ground.

What couldn’t he find on the ground?


Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

‘‘ Not I!
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”

Who does ‘I’ refer to?


Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

‘‘ Not I!
My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”

What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?


Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket,

Explain the second line.


Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

He wished only to borrow,
He’d repay it tomorrow.

Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.


Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.


And now, if you will set us to our task,
We will serve you four and twenty hours a day!

Open conditional clause is used in the given line. Why is the future tense ‘will set’ and ‘will serve’ used both in the ‘if clause’ and in the main clause?’


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