Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 3 Extract Based Question Answers - Poem 3 - The Shed

Q1: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
“My brother tells lies to keep the
shed for his den.
There isn’t anyone staring or
making strange noises.
And the spider has been gone from his web
Since I don’t know when.
I’ll go into that shed one day soon,
But not just yet.”

(i) Why does the speaker’s brother lie to him?
(a) He wishes to mislead the speaker
(b) He wishes to solely use the shed
(c) He wishes to sell away the shed
(d) He is afraid of the ghost
Ans: (b)

(ii) “Since I don’t know when” suggests……
(a) passage of time
(b) spider has been killed by the ghost
(c) the Speaker being a foolish person
(d) the brother being a liar
Ans: (a)

(iii) Who wishes to go into the shed soon?
(a) The speaker
(b) The speaker’s brother
(c) The ghost
(d) The dog.
Ans: (a)

(iv) Why does the speaker say that “there isn’t anyone staring or making strange noises”?
Ans: He speaker has understood that his brother had been lying to him in order to keep him away from the shed.

(v) Identify the line that has been repeated often in the poem.
Ans: “I’ll go into that shed one day soon.”

(vi) What does this passage say about the speaker?
Ans: The passage indicates a mature: understanding that the speaker has attained.

Q2: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
My brother says there’s a ghost in the shed
Who hides under the rotten floorboards,
And if I ever dare to set foot inside
He’ll jump out and chop off my head,
But I’ll take a peek one day.

(i) Who informed about the presence of the ghost?

Ans: The poet’s brother informed him about the presence of the ghost.

(ii) Where does the ghost hide?
Ans: The ghost hides under the rotten floor boards.

(iii) What harm will the ghost cause to the poet?
Ans: The poet’s head will be chopped off by the ghost if dare to enter the shed.

(iv) What was his brother aiming at?
Ans: His brother tried to scare him away from the shed.

Q3: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
There’s a shed at the bottom of our garden
With a spider’s web hanging across the door,
The hinges are many and creak in the wind.
When I’m in bed I lie and I listen,
I’ll open that door one day.

(i) Where was the shed?

Ans: The shed was at the bottom of garden.

(ii) What does the presence of a spider’s web show?
Ans: It shows that the place was not often visited and is ignored part of the house.

(iii) What do ‘spiders web’ and ‘Rusty and creaky’ imply?
Ans: These implies that the place was a hunted place.

(iv) What is the plan of the poet?
Ans: The poet’s plan is to open the door of the shed.

Q4: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
There’s a dusty old window around at the side
With three creacked panes of glass,
I often think there’s someone staring at me
Each time that I pass,
I’ll peep through that window one day.

(i) What is the condition of the window described in the poem?
(a) It is sparkling with its new glass panes
(b) Three panes of it are cracked
(c) All panes of it are broken off
(d) The children playing cricket have broken the window completely
Ans: (b)

(ii) Why does the poet want to peep through the window as he passes it?
(a) To see the ghost
(b) To steal something
(c) To find out if somebody is staring at him
(d) To see his brother and his friends
Ans: (c)

(iii) What feeling of the poet is exhibited in his peeping through the window?
(a) The poet is emotional
(b) The poet is careless
(c) The poet has a lot of time
(d) The poet is curious
Ans: (d)

(iv) Does the poet get scared at the thought of peeping through the window?
Ans: No, the poet does not fear at all. It is his own bold decision.

(v) Who according to poet’s brother stares the poet?
Ans: There might be a ghost as has been told by the poet’s brother.

(vi) Why is the window dusty?
Ans: Because the shed has not been used for long by anybody. Therefore it has become an abode of dust.