Table of Contents
Chapter - 8 Meadow Surprises
MCQs
Question 1.
The meadow offers surprises like:
(a) tableware
(b) wild burrows
(c) kitchenware
(d) wild plants
Answer
(d) wild plants
Question 2.
If you have alert eyes and ears you
(a) can discover the surprises
(b) can discover the wealth hidden
(c) can discover the nature
(d) none of the above
Answer
(a) can discover the surprises
Question 3.
Who hops and runs when it is scared ?
(a) the squirrel
(b) the pigeon
(c) the rabbit
(d) the dove
Answer
(c) the rabbit
Question 4.
The shape of the dandelion is:
(a) umbrella shaped
(b) like a candy
(c) parachute like
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (a)
Question 5.
One should explore the who live in the meadows.
(a) houses made by different
(b) food collected by the animals animals
(c) possibility of life for those
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer
(a) houses made by different
Question 6.
Who make(s) burrows ?
(a) the ants
(b) the rabbits
(c) the snails
(d) the squirrel
Answer
(b) the rabbits
Question 7.
An alert man can find – in the meadows:
(a) a treasure
(b) a cow
(c) the soil
(d) surprises
Answer
(d) surprises
Question 8.
Meadows are:
(a) grassy
(b) dry
(c) flowery
(d) watery
Answer
(a) grassy
Question 9.
The butterfly feeds on
(a) insects
(b) leaves
(c) nectar
(d) flowers
Answer
(c) nectar
Question 10.
In a meadow, the birds make their nests in.
(a) a building
(b) tall grass
(c) the earth
(d) the burrow
Answer
(b) tall grass
Question 11.
What is the butterfly busy doing?
(a) sucking nectar
(b) fluttering wings
(c) hovering over flowers
(d) eating other isects
Answer
Answer: (a) sucking nectar
Question 12.
The surprises do the meadows have to offer are __
(a) sound of brook
(b) velvety grass
(c) flowers
(d) all of these
Answer
Answer: (d) all of these
Question 13.
Who can feel the delight of the surprises that meadows offer?
(a) visitor
(b) an eager passerby with his eyes and ears wide open
(c) A person who takes photographs of it
(d) a hunter
Answer
Answer: (b) an eager passerby with his eyes and ears wide open
Question 14.
Which word is the opposite of‘badly1?
(a) look
(b) many
(c) well
(d) amazing
Answer
Answer: (c) well
Question 15.
What do you not see immediately in the meadows?
(a) a dandelion
(b) air parachutes
(c) a rabbit
(d) all of these
Answer
Answer: (c) a rabbit
Question 16.
What flutters when you blow at it?
(a) the little rabbit
(b) fuzzy heads of flowers
(c) parachutes
(d) none of these
Answer
Answer: (b) fuzzy heads of flowers
(1)
Meadows have surprises,
You can find them If you look;
Walk softly through the velvet grass.
And listen by the brook.
Question 1.
A meadow reveals
(a) the mystery of nature
(b) animals and their habitats
(c) wonderful things
(d) the brooks
Answer
Answer: (a)
Question 2.
To have a glimpse of the surprises one should
(a) walk softly and be alert
(b) wear glasses
(c) travel in a car
(d) bring a telescope
Answer
Answer: (a)
Question 3.
When we are by the side of a brook, we should
(a) try to listen
(b) sit on a stone
(c) not carry snacks
(d) not push
Answer
Answer: (a)
(2)
You may scare a rabbit
Who is sitting very still;
Though at first you may not see him.
When he hops you will.
Question 1.
You observe the rabbit only when he
(a) runs
(b) hops
(c) sits
(d) crawls
Answer
Answer: (a)
Question 2.
Your presence will
(a) delight the rabbit
(b) enliven the environment
(c) scare a rabbit
(d) sustain nature
Answer
Answer: (a)
Question 3.
A rabbit sits
(a) on Its paws
(b) very stiff
(c) on Its hind legs
(d) In a beautiful style
Answer
Answer: (a)
(3)
Explore the meadow houses,
The burrows In the ground.
A nest beneath tall grasses.
The ant’s amazing mound
Question 1.
The poet wants to explore
(a) the habitats of the animals
(b) hidden treasure
(c) the web of branches
(d) hidden life
Answer
Answer: (a)
Question 2.
The rabbits make
(a) mounds
(b) burrows in the ground
(c) small caves
(d) shelters
Answer
Answer: (a)
Question 3.
The mounds are amazing as one finds
(a) wonderful houses inside the
(b) lot of treasure mound
(c) storage rooms
(d) conference rooms
Answer
Answer: (a)
(4)
You may see a butterfly
Rest upon a buttercup
And unfold Its drinking straws
To sip the nectar up.
Questions 1.
Where does a butterfly rest?
Answer
A butterfly rests upon flowers.
Question 2.
What does it drink?
Answer
It drinks the nectar of the flowers.
Question 3.
Name the poem from which the above passage has been taken.
Answer
The passage has been taken from the poem Meadow Surprise&.
(5)
A dandelion whose fuzzy head
Was golden days ago
Has turned to airy parachutes
That flutter when you blow.
Questions 1.
What is being described in the passage?
Answer
A dandelion flower Is being described In the passage.
Question 2.
Where is the dandelion found?
Answer
The dandelion is found In a meadow.
Question 3.
Where do we find the seeds of the dandelion?
Answer
The seeds of the dandelion are found in its flower.
(6)
Oh ! Meadows have surprises
And many things to tell:
You may discover these yourself.
If you look and listen well.
Questions 1.
Can the meadow surprise everyone?
Answer
No. the meadow cannot surprise everyone.
Question 2.
What does a person need to enjoy a meadow?
Answer
A person needs to be a keen observer to enjoy a meadow.
Question 3.
Do you think that most persons enjoy a meadow ? Why ? Why not?
Answer
Most persons do not enjoy a meadow. It is so because they do not observe everything minutely.
Question 1.
Read the lines in which the following phrases occur. Then discuss with your partner the meaning of each phrase in its context.
(i) velvet grass
(ii) drinking straws
(iii) meadow houses
(iv) amazing mound
(v) fuzzy head.
Answer:
(i) The meadows are covered with velvet grass which is very soft to walk in.
(ii) The butterfly has long probosics with help of which it sucks nector.
(iii) Meadow house means the open place covered with grass where creatures like rabbits, snakes, ants etc. make burrows or mounds.
(iv) Mound is a small hill. Ants have collected soil particles which looks like a wonderful mound.
(v) Fuzzy head is the puffy tuft of the dandelion which floats in the air.
Question 2.
Which line in the poem suggests that you need a keen eye and a sharp ear to enjoy a meadow ? Read aloud the stánza that contains this line.
Answer:
The line is : “If you look and listen well.” The stanza is given below which you may read aloud: Oh! Meadows have surprises And many things to tell; You may discover these yourself, If you look and listen well.
Question 3.
Find pictures of the kinds of birds, insects and scenes mentioned in the poem.
Answer:
For self-attempt. You yourself have to collect pictures of the birds, insects and scenes mentioned in the poem.
Question 4.
Watch a tree or a plant, or walk across a field or park at the same time everyday for a week. Keep a diary of what you see and hear. At the end of the week, write a short paragraph or poem about your experiences. Put your writing up on the class bulletin board.
Answer:
For self-attempt and a class-room activity.
Meadow Surprises Introduction
The poet says the meadows offer surprises. We see a butterfly resting upon a butter cup, the rabbit when it hops and dandelion flutters when air blows. Poet wishes to explore the meadows to find about the burrows, nest and ant’s mound. But for this we have to “look and listen well.”
Meadow Surprises Word notes
Meadow Surprises Complete hindi translation
Walk across. ……………. ear.(Page 123)
एक हरे मैदान से, पार्क अथवा वृक्षों के झुरमुट से गुजरो और आप कई आश्चर्यजनक चीजें पायेंगे। एक तीक्ष्ण दृष्टि . तथा तेज कान के व्यक्ति के लिए चरागाह में कितने आश्चर्य हैं?
1. Meadows.. ……. the brook? (Page 123)
चरागाहों में आश्चर्य हैं
तुम अगर देखो तो पाओगे;
मखमली घास पर आराम से चलो
और जलधारा (की आवाज) सुनो।
2. You may……………..(Page 123)
तुम्हें शायद तितली दिखाई दे
बटरकप पर आराम करती हई
और अपनी पीने वाली नलिका को खोलती हुई
ताकि वह रस को पी सके।
3. You may…………. …………will. (Page 123)
तुम खरगोश को डरा सकते हो
जो बहुत शांत बैठा है
जबकि पहले तुम उसे न देख पाओ
जब वह कूदेगा, तुम देखोगे।
4. A dandelion……….. ……you blow (Page 123)
एक छोटा पीला फूल जिसका अस्पष्ट कोंपल
कुछ दिनों पहले सुनहरा था
वह हवा से भरपूर छाते में बदल गया है
जो हवा चलने से फड़फड़ाता है।
5. Explore the…. ……..mound. (Page 124)
चरागाहों की खोज करो,
धरती में बिल है, जो
लम्बी घास के नीचे एक घोंसला है,
चीटी का अद्भुत टीला है!
6. Oh! Meadows…….. ………………….will. (Page 124)
ओह! चरागाह में आश्चर्य हैं
और कई चीजें बताने को हैं;
तुम्हें इन्हें स्वयं खोजना है,
अगर तुम देखो और ध्यान से सुनो।
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