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2. Monkey Trouble 🐒(Additional Exercise)
"I thought she looked rather nice in them, but she gave us no time to
admire the effect. Springing out of our reach Tutu dodged around
Rocky, slipped between my legs and made for the crowded road".
a. Name the lesson and the author.
b. Write what Tutu did in the above extract.
c. Explain why the narrator ran after Tutu.
d. Find a word from the extract which means the same as "appreciate".

3. Answer the following in 30 - 40 words.
1. Tutu followed the narrator to the jeweller's shop without being noticed. Discuss her
intentions.
2. Grandmother got convinced to keep Tutu as a pet. Give reasons (Monkey Trouble)
3. Tutu was the smallest but the most mischievous one. Justify the statement. (Monkey
Trouble)
4. Why did the narrator's Grandfather decide to buy Tutu ?
5. Why did the narrator's Grandmother object to having Tutu in the house ?
6. What was the reaction of Aunt Ruby to see the little monkey in the house?
7. Who was the right man who came along in Aunt Ruby's life ?
8. Why was the narrator happy with Aunt Ruby's choice ?
9. What did the narrator overhear Aunt Ruby and Rocky talking
10.Why did Tutu decide to follow the narrator ?
11.What did Tutu do in the jewellery shop ?
12.What did Tutu do with the pearl necklace ?
13.Who joined in the treasure hunt?

4. Answer the following in 70-80 words.
1. In the story 'Monkey Trouble', we get a very clear idea of the author's
2. grandparents and their habits and natures. While his grandfather was an animal
3. lover, his grandmother had other qualities. Make a character study of
4. grandmother in the light of the above remark.
5. Imagine yourself to be Grandfather. What would you have done after seeing Tutu’s
plight ?
6. Suppose you were the narrator. Had you followed Aunt Ruby and Rocky secretly ?
7. Imagine yourself to be the traffic police of the road where Tutu was creating a fuss.
8. What steps would you have taken to control the traffic ?
9. "Is keeping monkey as a pet easier than a cat or dog?" Discuss. I
10. Magine yourself as the narrator.
11. Write a diary entry describing about your grandfather’s weakness for keepingunusual
pets. (Monkey Trouble)

5. Birdie, will you be my pet ?🐤
• The rhyme scheme used in the poem is aa bb cc dd and so on.
• CHILD:- Birdie. Birdie, will you pet?
Summer-time is far away yet.
You'll have silken quilts and a velvet bed.
And a pillow of satin for your head!'
• BIRD :- ‘ I'd rather sleep in the ivy wall;
No rain comes through. tho' I hear it fall.
The sun peeps gay at dawn of day,
And I wing away. away! ’

6. Word Meanings
• Silken: soft like silk
• Quilts: a cover for a bed that has a thick warm material
• Satin : a type of clot? that is “sooth and shiny
• Tho'; though
• Ivy: an evergreen climbing plant
• Dawn: the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise(daybreak)
• Peeps : the act of looking at or glimpsing something.
• Gay : happy
• Wing away :fly away

7. • Amber: a brown substance for making jewellery
• Jet: a gemstone derived from wood
• Daintier : sweeter
• Silver Fret: decorated with silver thread
• Beneath :below
• Ivory :the hard yellowish-white substance that forms the tusks of
some animals such as elephants, used especially in past to make
decorative objects.
• Seat: chair
• Rocking twig: moving thin branch ofa tree
Word Meanings

8. RHYMING WORDS
• Rhyming words are two or more words that have the same or similar
ending sound.
• It is a repetition of similar sounds in the final stressed syllables and
any following syllables of two or more words.
• Pet and yet; bed and head; wall and fall; day and away; round and
pound etc.
Personification: The bird is given human attributes, such as the ability
to respond to the child's questions.
• For example. the bird is asked if it will "pet" and is described as if it
can make decisions and express preferences.

9. Poetic Devices
• Poetic devices are tools used by poets to create special effects
and meanings to their poems. Through these , poets add
rhythm and musicality to their poems.
• Alliteration: Repeating initial consonant sounds
(e.g., "Sally sells seashells by the seashore").
• 'The sun peeps gay at dawn of the day' ('d' sound occurs
repeatedly) We'll string on a necklace fair and fine (f' sound
occurs)
And I sing, and wing away! (‘a’ sound occurs)

10. Repetition: Repeating words or phrase for emphasis or effect.
• Birdie, Birdie, will you pet?
• And I sing ,and wing away,away !
• A feather necklace round and round.
• Good -bye , good-bye to my lady fair!
Metaphor: Comparing two things without using "liken or "as"
(e.g., "He is a lion on the field").
A rocking twig is the finest chair

11. Additional Exercise
Read the extract and choose the most appropriate options to answer the questions.
I'd rather sleep in the ivy wall!
No rain comes through, though I hear it fall
The sun peeps gay at dawn of day.
And sing and wing away, away.
• Name the poem and the poet.
i) Birdie, will you pet? W.Allingharn
ii) Birdie, can you pet? W.Allingham
iii) Birdie, My pet? W. Allingham
iv) Birdie, will you pet? W. Wordsworth
• State the meaning Of the phrase I’d rather
i) preference or desire to do something
ii) to go somewhere
iii) to play in the field
iv) to run somewhere
• What does the speaker prefer ivy wall to?
i) silken quilts and a velvet bed
ii) a pillow of satin
iii) both (i) and (ii)
iv) bed of roses
• The poetic device used in ‘the sun peeps
gay’
i) Alliteration ii)Personification
iii) Simile iv) repetition
• The rhyme scheme of the at»ve stanza is
i) aabb ii) abab
iii) Abba iv) abbb

12. • Answer the following questions in about 25-30 words : (2 marks)
1. "Freedom is dear to all creatures and cannot be bought by money. It is very
expensive". Justify the statement with reference to the poem “Birdie will You Pet".
2.Why does the bird prefer the feather necklace?
3.Mention the importance Of nature in the life Of a bird.
4.VVhy does the bird refuse the child's offer Of becoming her pet?
5. Do you like pet thev be caged or left out freely ? Give reasons.
6.Write the message the poet wants to give through the poem.
7. The bird likes the ivy wall more than silken quilts and velvet bed. Explain why.
8. What does the bird prefer a rocking twig to?
9. The bird was not happy even after getting all luxuries from the little girl. Give
reasons.
10. List the things offered by the child to the bird to be her pet
11. The girl cared for the bird. Justify with reasons

13. •Answer the following in 70-80 words.
• In the poem “Birdie, will you pet? ”, the child offers various
comforts to the bird in exchange for its freedom, bit the bird
declines them as it values freedom is more important than
any other materialistic luxury in life. Write a letter to your
friend about the necessity of freedom in out life.

14. Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) I'd rather sleep in the ivy wall:
No rain comes through. tho' I hear it fall.
*Itie sun peeps gay at dawn of day.
And I sing. and wing away, away!
(i) Who is I in the above lines?
Answer: refers to the bird.
(ii) Ivy is a plant. What does the bird want to convey by describing it as a wall?
Answer: The bird describes the ivy plant as a wall because the plant protects
her nest as a wall from heat and rain.
(iii) mlat does the speaker prefer iy wall to?
Answer: The speaker prefers the ivy wall to silken quilts and velvet bed.

15. (b) 'Birdie, Birdie, will you pet?
Summer -time is far away yet,
You'll have silken quilts and a velvet bed,
And a pillow of satin for your head.
a) State why the little girl called the bird 'Birdie'.
b) Mention which season the poet talks about in the above stanza.
c) The girl offers to the bird
d) The poetic device used in the first line is