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Chapter - 9 Garden Snake
MCQs
Question 1.
The poet ran away due to the presence of:
(a) a chameleon
(b) a monkey
(c) a snake
(d) the beehive
Answer
(c) a snake
Question 2.
The snake rouses the sense of In the human beings:
(a) fear
(b) hatred
(c) love
(d) revenge
Answer
(a) fear
Question 3.
The mother told that a garden snake was:
(a) dangerous
(b) poisonous
(c) harmless
(d) their guest
Answer
(c) harmless
Question 4.
The poet learn a lesson to:
(a) hit the snake
(b) stand aside quietly
(c) run away
(d) wait for the guest
Answer
(b) stand aside quietly
Question 5.
The popular belief is that the:
(a) snake-bite kills a human being
(b) fangs of the snake are dangerous
(c) snakes guard wealth
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer
(a) snake-bite kills a human being
Question 6.
The term used for the movement of the snake is:
(a) wriggles
(b) crawls
(c) moves
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer
(a) wriggles
Question 7.
Why are snakes dangerous, according to you?
(a) because they look very dangerous
(b) because their venom is poisonous
(c) because they make terrible sounds
(d) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Answer
Answer: (d) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Question 8.
Why does the snake kill insects?
(a) because he does not like them
(b) because he wants to rule the forest
(c) because he wants to eat them as a food
(d) because he wants to save human beings
Answer
Answer: (c) because he wants to eat them as a food
Question 9.
What does the ‘wiggling’ of the snake mean?
(a) winking at other animals
(b) moving loftily his head left and right
(c) sneezing
(d) smiling
Answer
Answer: (b) moving loftily his head left and right
Question 10.
What does the poet mean by ‘There’s no mistake’?
(a) snake won’t bite
(b) that there is no harm in standing there
(c) that some mistakes can be made
(d) that everything is correct
Answer
Answer: (b) that there is no harm in standing there
(1)
I saw a snake and ran away …
Some snakes are dangerous, they say;
But mother says that kind is good,
And eats up Insects for his food.
Question 1.
The poet thought that the snake
(a) was king cobra
(b) could bite and kill him
(c) would chase him
(d) would move towards the mongoose
Answer
(b) could bite and kill him
Question 2.
The garden snake
(a) eats insects
(b) lives In the garden
(c) Is venomous
(d) is afraid of human beings
Answer
(a) eats insects
Question 3.
The mother told him
(a) to stand stiff
(b) to fight the snake
(c) to hold the snake
(d) not to be afraid
Answer
(d) not to be afraid
(2)
So when he wiggles in the grass
I’ll stand aside and watch him pass,
And tell myself. There’s no mistake,
It’s just a harmless garden snake !“
Questions 1.
What is it that wiggles in the grass?
Answer
The snake wiggles in the grass.
Question 2.
Why will the speaker stand aside?
Answer
The speaker will stand aside so that the snake may pass without seeing him.
Question 3.
Do you think that the speaker is afraid of the snakes?
Answer
Yes the author is afraid of the snakes. That Is why he has to tell himself that It Is not dangerous.
Question 1.
Answer the following questions :
(i) Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.
(ii) Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes?
Read it aloud.
(iii) But mother says that kind is good…….” What is mother referring to?
Answer:
(i) ‘Some snakes are dangerous, they say’
(ii) ‘It’s just a harmless garden snake!’
(iii) Mother is referring to the snake that was seen by the child.
Question 2.
Find the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass. ….
Answer:
The word is ‘wiggles’.
Question 3.
There are four pairs of rhyming words in the poem. Say them aloud.
Answer:
Away-say; Good-food; Grass-pass; Mistake-snake.
Question 4.
A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very fast. Can you guess how? Discuss in the group.
Answer:
The snake wiggles on its body with the help of scales.
Question 5.
Can you’recall the word used for a cobra’s long sharp teeth ? Where did you come across this word first ?
Answer:
The word ‘fang’ is used for cobra’s long, sharp teeth. I read this word in a story when I was in sixth class.
Garden Snake Introduction
The poet feels that snakes are dangerous creatures. So, he ran away on seeing the snake. But on the basis of mother’s observation he concludes that “that kind is good.” Watching from a distance, he feels that it was just a harmless garden snake.
Garden Snake Word notes
Garden Snake Complete hindi translation
Have you………. ………….snake. (Page 137)
क्या आपने किसी नेवले से साँप को लड़ते हुए या बिल में जाते हुए या नदी में तैरते हुए देखा है? अधिकतर हर व्यक्ति यह विश्वास करता है कि साँप खतरनाक होते हैं। कुछ होते हैं, कुछ नहीं होते। एक हानिरहित बगीचे के साँप पर लिखी यह कविता पढ़ो।
1. I saw…… ……………. his food. (Page 137)
मैंने साँप देखा और दौड़ा…… कुछ साँप खतरनाक होते हैं, वे कहते हैं; पर माँ कहती है उस किस्म के अच्छे होते हैं, और भोजन के लिए कीड़े-मकीड़े खाते हैं।
2. So when. ….snake! (Page 137)
इसलिए जब वह घास में टेढ़ा-मेढ़ा रेंगता है मैं एक तरफ खड़ा होऊँगा और उसे गुजरते हुए देखूगा और स्वयं को बताऊँगा, “इसमें कोई गलती नहीं है, यह एक हानिरहित बगीचे का साँप है।”
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