“He liked to tease and play.” Who is teasing whom? How?

NCERT English - Honeycomb

Book: NCERT English - Honeycomb

Chapter: 1. Three Questions

Subject: English - Class 7^th

Q. No. 3 of The Squirrel - Working with the Poem

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“He liked to tease and play.” Who is teasing whom? How?

The squirrel liked to tease and play with the poet and her friends. It would sit up sit up straight eating nuts, teasing the children from the top and if they ran around the tree, it would go away.

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Chapter Exercises

Comprehension Check I

Comprehension Check II

Working with the Text

Working with Language

Speaking and Writing

The Squirrel - Working with the Poem

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Why does the poet say the squirrel “wore a question mark for tail”? Draw a squirrel, or find a picture of a squirrel sitting on the ground. How would you describe its tail?

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Do we usually say that an animal ‘wears’ a tail? What do we say? (Think : Does an animal wear a coat? Consult a dictionary if you like, and find out how ‘wear’ is used in different ways.)

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“He liked to tease and play.” Who is teasing whom? How?