A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Q. The passage is taken from
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Q. The two qualities Of the Cricket described here are
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A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Q. The weather in the poem is
A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come.
Q. ‘Accustomed to’ means
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Q. Who was suffering from starvation and famine ?
At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,
Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To see if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Q. Why was he ‘dripping with wet’ ?
What did he expect to get from the miserly ant ?
Says the ant to the
cricket, “I’m your servant
and friend,
But we ants never
borrow ; we ants never
lend.
But tell me, dear cricket,
did you lay nothing by
When the weather was
warm ?” Quoth the cricket,
“Not I !
Q. What do you think of the ant’s behaviour ? What was it like ?
Says the ant to the
cricket, “I’m your servant
and friend,
But we ants never
borrow ; we ants never
lend.
But tell me, dear cricket,
did you lay nothing by
When the weather was
warm ?” Quoth the cricket,
“Not I !
Q. What do the ants not do according to the passage?
Says the ant to the
cricket, “I’m your servant
and friend,
But we ants never
borrow ; we ants never
lend.
But tell me, dear cricket,
did you lay nothing by
When the weather was
warm ?” Quoth the cricket,
“Not I !
Q. The ant scolded the Cricket because
Says the ant to the
cricket, “I’m your servant
and friend,
But we ants never
borrow ; we ants never
lend.
But tell me, dear cricket,
did you lay nothing by
When the weather was
warm ?” Quoth the cricket,
“Not I !
Q. The word ‘Quoth’ means
Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket.
Folks call this a fable. I’ll warrant it true :
Some crickets have four legs, and some have two.
Q. Who lifted the wicket ?
Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket.
Folks call this a fable. I’ll warrant it true :
Some crickets have four legs, and some have two.
Q. Why did he lift the wicket?
Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket.
Folks call this a fable. I’ll warrant it true :
Some crickets have four legs, and some have two.
Q. Why did he lift the wicket ?