Textbook Solutions: Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast | New Pathways Class 6: Book Solutions, Summaries & Worksheets PDF Download

Poem appreciation 

1. Tick the correct answer.
(a).
Ans: (iii)

(b).
Ans: (iii)

(c).
Ans: (ii)

2. Answer the following questions. 
(a).
Ans: The Colonel encounters the ghost in his old castle. No, he is not prepared for this meeting.

(b).
Ans: The ghost's first reaction on seeing Colonel Fazackerley was to shoot out of the chimney and warn him with a furious flash and a flare, saying, 'Beware!'

(c).
Ans: The Colonel mistakenly thought the ghost was going to a Fancy Dress Ball. He likely thought so because the ghost's appearance seemed like a costume to him.

(d).
Ans: The ghost floated about between ceiling and floor, walked through a wall, returned through a pane, and backed up the chimney. He also rattled his chains and clattered his bones, filling the castle with mumbles and moans.

(e).
Ans: The Colonel was feeling weak with laughter because of the ghost's antics. Trickles of merriment ran down his cheek.

(f).
Ans: The ghost disappeared because the Colonel, delighted by the performance, called out, 'Encore!' The ghost's efforts were in vain, and he vanished.

(g).
Ans: The Colonel felt a sense of pity. He said, 'Oh dear, what a pity! I don't know his name, so I can't call him back.'

(h).
Ans: The funniest part of the poem is when the Colonel mistakes the ghost for someone going to a Fancy Dress Ball and invites him to the house-warming party, asking him to give them a turn.