Lesson 9

Summer Friends

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A. Short Answer Type Questions :

• Answer the following questions: 

1. When does the swallow come?

Ans: The swallow comes in summer when the weather is fine and warm. 

2. Where does the swallow live during summer? 

Ans: The swallow lives in the chimney of the poet's house during summer. 

5. Who clings to man in the dreary days of snow and frost? 

Ans: The sparrow clings to man in dreary days of snow and frost. 

6. What does the sparrow do during winter? 

Ans: The sparrow clings closer to man during winter. 

7. What is the quality of our old friends? 

Ans: The old friends may be separated but their hearts will never be narrow. 

11. What type of a friend does the poet want? 

Ans: The poet wants a friend like the sparrow because he will stay with her in the time of joys and sorrows. 

B. Multiple Choice Questions:

•Tick the correct alternative: 

1.(i) The swallow comes to the poet in

(a) spring 

(b) summer✓ 

(c) winter

(ii) Many young friends follow the behaviour of the-

(a) sparrow 

(b) pigeon 

(c) swallow✓

( iii) The sparrow accompanies the poet in times of-

(a) snow and frost✓

(b) rain and thunder 

(c) sunshine and warmth

(iv) The poet wants a friend who will be like-

(a) swallow 

(b) sparrow✓

(c) nightingale

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2.(i) The poet's guest is the-

(a) swallow✓

(b) sparrow 

(c) lark

(ii) In summer the weather is-

(a) stormy

(b) rainy

(c) fine✓

(iii) The swallow chirps for-

(a) days 

(b) weeks✓

(c) months

(iv) During winter the swallow will-

(a) fly away✓

(b) cling closer 

(c) dance in frost

(v) 'Dreary days of snow and frost signifies-

(a) dull times

(b) extremely cold days

(c) one's time of hardships and distresses✓

(vi) 'We're crost' means-

(a) the people having been aged

(b) the people having passed the moments of hardships✓

(c) the people passed away

(vii) "Give me the bird - give me the friend -" Here the poet seeks-

(a) the friend like the bird in particular

(b) both the bird and the friend

(c) the bird in term of friend✓

(viii) The word 'crost' here means-

(a) angry

(b) separated✓

(c) happy

(ix) The swallow stays with us like-

(a) a relative 

(b) a selfish person✓

(c) an informer

(x) The sparrow is like-

(a) a true friend✓

(b) a commoner 

(c) a guest

C. Sentence completion Type Questions:

Complete the following sentences with information from the text: 

1.(i) The swallow chirps for weeks together when the weather.

Ans: Fine and warm.

(ii) In a cold day the swallow                  .

Ans: Flies away.

(iii) Even when old friends are separated, their hearts                   .

Ans: Never become narrow.

(iv) The poet wishes for a bird that will                   .

Ans: Sing in frost and love in sorrow

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2.(i) The swallow's chirping notes are heard for                   .

Ans: Weeks together.

(ii) The swallow sings in                          .

Ans: Summer.

(iii) The swallow leaves the poet in                      .

Ans: Winter.

(iv) The sparrow does not flee in                        .

Ans: Winter

(v) Good old friends                   .

Ans: Will never narrow their hearts.

GRAMMAR:

Read the following sentences. Identify Noun clauses, Adjective clauses and Adverb clauses and fill in the chart given below: 

(i) I expect that I shall get a prize.

Ans: Noun Clause That I Shall Get a Prize.

(ii) The umbrella which has a yellow handle is mine.

Ans: Adjective Clause Whice has a yellow handle. 

(iii) When I was younger I used to fly kites.

Ans: Adverb Clause When i was younger.

(iv) I remember the house where I was born.

Ans: Adjective Clause Where I was born.

Change the following sentences into Indirect speech: 

(i) The sailor said to us, "There will be a storm."

Ans: The sailor told us that there would be a storm.

(ii) The teacher said to the student, "Did you come to school yesterday?"

Ans: The teacher asked the student if he/she had come to school the previous day.

(iii) The tired guest said to the host, "Please give me a glass of cold water."

Ans: The tired guest requested the host to give him/her a glass of cold water.

(iv) Rita said, "How happy I am!"

Ans: Rita exclaimed in delight that she was very happy.

(v) My grandfather said, "May you live long."

Ans: My grandfather wished that I might live long.

• Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:

(a) guest:

Ans: guest: Parking is reserved for hotel guests.

(b) dreary:

Ans: dreary: I never found the season dreary before.

(c) narrow:

Ans: narrow: I see only what is in my narrow lane.

(d) mischance:

Ans: mischance: I lost your file by purely mischance.

 

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