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प्रश्न
Why did the sage spin all day?
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उत्तर
The sage span all day to change the position of his Pigtail.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What does ‘improve his tail’ mean?
Which line talks about the crocodile’s mouth and his shape?
Listen to the poem read by your teacher.
Read the poem aloud in pairs. One person reads out Raj’s words and the other reads the mother’s. Take turns and read.
Read the lines and answer the questions given below.
They may sound your praise and call you great,
They may single you out for fame,
But you must work with your running mate
Or you’ll never win the game;
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- Which line talks about team spirit?
- Pick out the rhyming words from the given lines.
Have you been on a train?
Discuss with your partner and pick out the similes used in the poem. Which one do you like the most? Why?
What made the sage upset?
Was he finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position? Support your answer with a line from the poem.
Read the poem line and answer the question given below.
Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between appearance and reality.
Can this poem be called an ironic poem? Justify your answer.
The summary of the poem is given.But there are some words missing. Fill in the blanks with the help of the box given below.
| faithfully | change | pigtail | round | sage | down | slack |
| out | hung | place | behind | vain | face |
Once upon a time there lived a______. He had a handsome______. He was worried and pondered over his pigtail's______. He wanted to______ it's place. He wanted it hanging at his______ He didn’t like it hanging there______ him. So he turned right and left and ______about, up and______, and in and______ but it still______ behind him. However he tried, his efforts were in______. But he didn’t______ in his efforts. Nevertheless his pigtail hung ______behind him.
