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Read the lines from the poem and answer the following questions :

Explore the meadow houses,

The burrows in the ground,

A nest beneath tall grasses,

The ant?s amazing mound.

Oh! Meadows have surprises

And many things to tell;

You may discover these yourself,

If you look and listen well.

Questions:

(a) What does the poet suggest us in the poem 'Meadow Surprises?

(b) What do you mean by Meadow Kouses?

(c) How can the beauties of the meadow be enjoyed?

(d) What do sharp ears help one to enjoy?

OR

Read the lines from the poem and answer the following questions:

At a quarter to one, dirty and dishevelled cut and bleeding, he said, I think that will do, and rose and wiped his brow.

The bicycle looked as if it also had enough of it. Which one had received most punishment it would have been difficult to say. I took him into the back kitchen where, so far as was possible, he cleaned himself. Then I sent him home.

Questions:

(a) What made the friend dirty and bleed?

(b) Explain: ?I think that will do'.

(c) What does the above passage narrate?

(d) Find the word from the passage that means 'hard' or 'tough'.

Answer:

(a) The poet suggests us to travel into the meadow.

(b) Meadow houses mean Ants? mounds, Burrows, Nests.

(c) The beauties of the meadow can be enjoyed if one has keen eyes and sharp ears.

(d) Sharp ears help one to enjoy the music of streams.

OR

(a) While trying to repair the bicycle, friend made his clothes dirty and suffered cuts.

(b) The sentence ?I think that will do? means that the friend heaved a sigh of relief and thought that now the bicycle was fit to serve their purpose.

(c) The above passage narrates the fight between the man and the machine.

(d) Difficult.