Class 7 English Honeycomb Poem 1 Extract Based Question Answers - Poem 1 - The Squirrel

Q1: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
“He liked to tease and play,
And if we ran around his tree,
He went the other way.”

(i) Give a synonym for ‘like’ in the context of the poem.
Ans: Relish

(ii) Teasing is the poet’s way of ________ with the squirrel.
Ans: Playing

(iii) Use the word, ‘run’ in a sentence of your own.
Ans: It is a joy to see children running in various directions while playing in the garden.

(iv) Choose a befitting adjective to describe the nature of squirrel.
(a) Playful
(b) Scornful
(c) Introvert
(d) Jealous
Ans: (a) Playful

(v) Identify the ‘he’ in the first line.
(a) The poet
(b) The squirrel
(c) The onlooker
(d) The gardener
Ans: (a) The poet

(vi) Who went the other way?
(a) The poet
(b) The squirrel
(c) The onlooker
(d) The gardener
Ans: (b)

Q2: Read the extract given below and answer the following questions.
He wore a question mark for tail,
An overcoat of gray,
He sat up straight to eat a nut.

(i) Does a squirrel wear a overcoat?

Ans: No, it does not.

(ii) What is the shape of squirrel’s tail?
Ans: Its shapes is twisted into a question mark.

(iii) How does it eat a nut?
Ans: It eats a nut by sitting on its hind legs

(iv) What is its skin colour?
Ans: Its skin colour is grey.

(v) Choose the past tense of wear from the above lines.
Ans: Wore.