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

Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To keep if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.

What would keep him alive?

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Solution

Shelter from rain and a mouthful of grain would keep him alive.

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Chapter 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Exercise [Page 118]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 10 SSLC TN Board
Chapter 4.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Exercise | Q A. 5. b) | Page 118

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