Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
So she made a very little cake,
But as it baking lay,
She looked at it, and thought it seemed
Too large to give away.
Therefore she kneaded another,
And still a smaller one;
But it looked, when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.
Q. What did the second cake appear her to be?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
So she made a very little cake,
But as it baking lay,
She looked at it, and thought it seemed
Too large to give away.
Therefore she kneaded another,
And still a smaller one;
But it looked, when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.
Q. The little woman baked a cake for Saint Peter. Then why did she not give him?
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Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
So she made a very little cake,
But as it baking lay,
She looked at it, and thought it seemed
Too large to give away.
Therefore she kneaded another,
And still a smaller one;
But it looked, when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.
Q. What did the little women think of the cake she backed?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
So she made a very little cake,
But as it baking lay,
She looked at it, and thought it seemed
Too large to give away.
Therefore she kneaded another,
And still a smaller one;
But it looked, when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.
Q. What did the women make?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
So she made a very little cake,
But as it baking lay,
She looked at it, and thought it seemed
Too large to give away.
Therefore she kneaded another,
And still a smaller one;
But it looked, when she turned it over,
As large as the first had done.
Q. What quality of the women is presented in this stanza?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
They tell them a curious story —
I don’t believe ’tis true.
And yet you may learn a lesson
If I tell the tale to you.
Once, when the good Saint Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about it, preaching,
Just as he did, you know
Q. Where did Saint Peter live then?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
They tell them a curious story —
I don’t believe ’tis true.
And yet you may learn a lesson
If I tell the tale to you.
Once, when the good Saint Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about it, preaching,
Just as he did, you know
Q. Is it a true story?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
They tell them a curious story —
I don’t believe ’tis true.
And yet you may learn a lesson
If I tell the tale to you.
Once, when the good Saint Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about it, preaching,
Just as he did, you know
Q. What did Saint Peter do during his travels around the world?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
They tell them a curious story —
I don’t believe ’tis true.
And yet you may learn a lesson
If I tell the tale to you.
Once, when the good Saint Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about it, preaching,
Just as he did, you know
Q. What does the poetess say about the story?
Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :
They tell them a curious story —
I don’t believe ’tis true.
And yet you may learn a lesson
If I tell the tale to you.
Once, when the good Saint Peter
Lived in the world below,
And walked about it, preaching,
Just as he did, you know
Q. The poem ‘A legend of the Northland’ was written by: